Who among the following has the constitutional authority to make rules and regulations fixing the number of members of the UPSC ?
a) Home Ministry
b) President
c) Cabinet Secretary
d) Vice President
The Preamble to the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly (a) On the first day of its meeting (b) Lon the day the Fundamental Rights were adopted (c) On the day the Directive Principles of State Policy were approved (d) After the full draft of the Constitution was approved
. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude? (a) Bangalore and Madras (b) Bombay and Visakhapatnam (c) Ajmer and shillong (d) Nagpur and Calcutta
Which battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India ? (a) Battle of Plassey (b) Battle of Talikota (c) First Battle of Panipat (d) Battle of Haldighati
Which one is a condensation polymer? (A) Lexah (B) Myler (C) Kodel (D) All of these
Which of the following represents the foreign investment in India during 1998-99 (approximately in billion dollars)? 1 1.06 2 2.02 3 3.04 4 3.78
Pick the odd man out. (A) Yahoo (B) Excite (C) Hotmail (D) World Wide Web
Which one of the following countries is landlocked? (a) Bolivia (b) Peru (c) Suriname (d) Uruguay
. What is the number of chromosomes present in a man? (a) 46 (b) 58 (c) 32 (d) 16
The invocatory number with which Bharat Natyam performance begins is called: (a) Vamam (b) Jathi Swaram (c) Alarippu (d) Thillana
The Government of India was transferred from the hands of the East India Company to those of the British Crown during the viceroyalty of: (a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Elgin (c) Sir John Lawrence (d) Lord Mayo
Which instrument is played by Bismillah Khan? (a) Flute (b) Tabla (c) Shehnai (d) Sarod (e) Sarangi
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, is a simple building in which four walls enclose a square hall and octagonal seven storeyed towers stand at each of the four corners. A remarkable feature of this building is its: (a) interior decoration (painting) (b) intricate carving on the towers (c) extraordinary acoustics (d) None of the above