Who among the following was appointed the new Deputy
Chairman of Planning Commission recently?
(a) P. Chidambaram
(b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(c) Digvijay Singh
(d) Balaram Jakhar
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. Which one of the following is the best strategy for environment-friendly, sustainable development in Indian agriculture? (a) Expansion of cultivable land increased use of superphosphate, urea and effective biocides (b) Wider popularization of high-yielding crop varieties, better and more frequent irrigation and increased frequency of aerial sprays of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides (c) Mixed cropping, organic manures, nitrogen-fixing plants and pest-resistant crop varieties (d) Improved farm implements and machinery, use of potent insecticides to minimize post-harvest grain losses and monoculture cropping practices
Which mineral in India, noted below, occurs in nature in the form of Pyrites? (1) Aluminium (2) Gold (3) Copper (4) Iron-ore
Who founded the free Hotmail service? (A) Bill Gates (B) John Chambers (C) Saber Bhatia (D) N. Seshagiri
Hormone that helps in cell division (1) Absicic acid (2) Cytokinin (3) Gibberellic acid (4) Rennin
Pr capita income is calculated as 1 The income per head of all the states of India divided by the income per head of all the Union Territories 2 Individual income per head divided by the population 3 Total income divided by the income per person. 4 Gross National income divided by the total lpopulation.
Which of the following is used in making artificial sweetener saccharin? 1 Benzene 2 Toluene 3 Phenol 4 Aniline
. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say, the city of Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say, 12-00 noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because (a) The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter (b) Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the surface of the earth in winter (c) Evaporation of water from atmospheric precipitation occurring in winter alone (d) The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Indians fighting for independence learnt fighting for independence learnt that their conflict was with the British government and not with the: (a) British imperialism (b) British system (c) British people (d) British policy of subjugation
The largest automobile manufacturing center in the world is located at (1) Birmingham (2) Tokyo (3) Detroit (4) Berlin
Which of the following is a short tailed rodent used in scientific experiment? 1 Rat 2 Rabbit 3 Guinea pig 4 Squirrel
The Chairman of the Drafting Committee to prepare a Draft Constitution of India was (a) Shri Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. S. Rahdakrishnan
After the formation of the new Union government, NDA has set a National agenda. Which among the following is NOT true as per this agenda? 1 Private Sector participation in second generation reforms will not be encouraged 2 Campaign against corruption and electoral reforms shall be done 3 Create 10 crore additional jobs in ten years 4 None of these