The 2004 Man Booker Prize has been awarded to Alan
Hollinghurst for his novel
A. My Life
B. Vernon God Little
C. The Line of Beauty
D. Burial at Sea
The name of Lord Cornwallis is associated with the (a) Dual government (b) Maratha wars (c) System of subsidiary (d) Permanent settlement
Who is considered the hero of Mahabharata? (a) Yudhisthira (b) Arjuna (c) Abhimanyu (d) Krishna
One of the Vitamins which is required to help in blood clotting (1) Vitamin K (2) Vitamin D (3) Vitamin C (4) Vitamin E
A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the Parliament for its approval within a period of (a) Three months (b) Four months (c) Six months (d) One month
In the context of Panchayati Raj, which one of the following is true about Gram Sabha? 1 This is the topmost tier of the Panchayati Raj 2 It consists of all the voters residing in the jurisdiction of a Village Panchyat 3 It is the executive body consisting of selected representatives from Vilage Panchayat 4 It consists of all the adult males of the vVillage Panchayat
Mahadevi Varma is a : (1) Hindi Poetess (2) Opposition leader in U.P. (3) Script writer (4) Politician
First Five Year Plan accorded highest priority to: (a) Agriculture and Irrigation (b) Industry and Minerals (c) Family Planning (d) Self-reliance
The Montreal Protocol is related to???. A. Ozone Depletion B. Nuclear Weapons C. Land Mines D. Sea Bed
What are soaps? 1 Salts of silicates 2 Esters of heavy fatty acids 3 Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids 4 Mixture of glycerol and alcohols
Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, is in: (a) Bihar (b) Sikkim (c) Nepal (d) Uttar Pradesh
Which one of the following is NOT a key policy development 8in Indian telecom sector? 1 The international long distance business was opened up for unrestricted entry 2 The monopoly of VSNL over international Long Distance (ILD) service was ended and VSNL was privatized 3 Large number of villages covered through Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) 4 Radio Frequency Spectrum allocation is being done away with
The first ever World Summit for Social Development was held in (1) Berlin (2) Geneva (3) New York (4) Copenhagen