Match the following:
(A) Islets of Langerhans – (1) Calcitonin
(B) Pitutary gland – (2) Epinephrine
(C) Thyroid gland – (3) Growth hormone
(D) Adrenal gland – (4) Insulin
(a) A4,B3,C2,D1
(b) A4,B3,C1,D2
(c) A3,B4,C1,D2
(d) A3,B2,C4,D1
. Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly are true? 1. It was not based on adult franchise. 2. It resulted from direct elections. 3. It was a multi-party body. 4. It worked through several committees. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Which of the following British statesman/politician won a Nobel Prize in literature ? (a) C Atlee (b) W Churchill (c) Robert Clive (d) Margaret Thatcher
Which of the following cannot be called a major wheat producing State in India? 1 Punjab 2 Haryana 3 Madhya Pradesh 4 Tamil Nadu
Who wrote the book, ‘India Unbound’? 1 Gurcharan Das 2 Arundhati Roy 3 Aditya Birla 4 Mukesh Ambani
For what reason does Chernobyl, which is 100km north of Kiev, appear in the news frequently? 1 Ethnic violence and separatist movements 2 Frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes 3 Explosion of nuclear power station causing radioactive fallout 4 Suspected activity of cloning of human being
Famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is in: (a) Italy (b) Greece (c) Cyprus (d) Turkey
Which one of the following Sikh gurus was executed by Jahangir? (1) Angad (2) Arjun (3) Amardas (4) Armadas
The ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India is 1 The Governor of Reserve Bank 2 The Finance Minister 3 The Prime Minister 4 The President
The orbit of INSAT ?1B is said to be : (1) Heliocentric (2) Geo-stationary (3) Helfostationary
Which one of the following statements is not correct? 1 No amendment can be proposed to an Appropriation Bill in either House of Parliament 2 No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under appropriation made be an Appropriation Act 3 Unlike other Bills, the Finance Bill needs to be passed by the Lok Sabha only 4 The finance Bill can be introduced only on the recommendation of the President of India
The main industry during the Mughal period was : (1) Cotton (2) Spices (3) Indigo (4) Saltepetre
Mr.Kenneth Kaunda, who was very much in the news recently, was the ex-president of 1 Uganda 2 Rwanda 3 South Africa 4 Zambia