Consider the following statements :
1. Ala-ud-din Khalji held religious discourses with Acharya
Mahasena.
2. Ala-ud-din Khalji and Muhammad-bin-Tughluq demanded one
sixth of the agricultural produce as revenue from peasants.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Public Service Commission (1) is an advisory body (2) conducts examinations for appointment to service (3) is to be consulted in disciplinary cases (4) is requested to notify recommendations for promotions
The ?World Day for Water? is observed on which of the following days? 1 22nd Janaury 2 22nd March 3 22nd May 4 12th March
Which of the following is/are the main source of state finance ? (a) General sales tax (b) Share is central taxes (c) Grants-in-aid (d) All of these
Which of the following regarding the election of the president is correct ? a) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected b) The supreme court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the president. c) The presidential election can’t take place when one or more state assembles stand dissolved because all the state assembles from part of the electoral college. d) The total value of the votes allotted to both house of parliament is much more then the total value of the votes of all the states taken together.
The State that won the 58th National Football Championship was 1 Maharashtra 2 Sikkim 3 Manipur 4 Kerela
Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each house of the Indian Parliament separately, by a special majority? (a) Ordinary Bill (b) Money Bill (c) Finance Bill (d) Constitution Amendment Bill
According to a legend Lord Krishna lifted Mount Govardhana to crush the pride of: (a) Duryodhana (b) Kansa (c) Indra (d) None of these
Which Indian business family owns the brand ?Hero Cycles? ? the largest manufacturers of cycles in the world? 1 Jindal 2 Munjal 3 Ambani 4 Lohia
. Given below are two settlements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A) : Hong Kong is to revert to China from British control in a few years Reason (R) : The people of Hong Kong have opted for it in a referendum. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is true? (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true
Internatioinally acclaimed Pushkar fair is held in 1 Jaipur 2 Jodhpur 3 Ahmedabad 4 Ajmer
Who wrote An Equal Music? (A) Arundhati Roy (B) Vikram Seth (C) Salman Rushdie (D) Anita Desai
In laundry soaps, a material called ?filler? is used. Which of the following is a ?filler? 1 Talc 2 Sodium silicate 3 Soda ash 4 Sodium phosphate