The International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), which
was established in 1957 under the aegis of the United
Nations, has its headquarters at:
(a) Washington
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Vienna
Sanchi stupa was built by (1) Ashoka (2) Bindusara (3) Harsha (4) Kanishka
Who designed ?Agni? Missile (1) Dr. Arunachalam (2) Dr. Abdul Kalam (3) R.M. Agarwal (4) M.S. Swaminathan
Who among the following is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge commission? 1 Deepak Nayyar 2 Sam Pitroda 3 R.A.Mashelkar 4 Yas Pal
Bernier visited India in this Century: (1) Fourteenth (2) Fifteenth (3) Sixteenth (4) Seventeenth
Rainbow Warrior is (1) US Navy Flagship (2) Russian Submarine (3) Green peace Flagship (4) Marine Research Ship
Which country is known as the ?Playground of Europe?? (a) Italy (b) France (c) Switzerland (d) Poland
4 Answers Federal Public Service Commission, TCS,
Why are two blankets warmer than one? (A) Two blankets have more wool and so, they are warmer (B) Two blankets enclose air, which does not allow the cold to penetrate (C) Two blankets compress the air in between the body and the blankets and this compression produces heat
The sub-tropical belts of high pressure are also called: (a) high pressure belts (b) horse latitudes (c) Wet latitudes
When was the first Five-Year Plan presented to the Parliament? 1 1950 2 1951 3 1952 4 1954
The gas used to extinguish fire, is 1 Neon 2 Nitrogen 3 Carbon dioxide 4 Carbon monoxide
9 Answers Directorate of Social Welfare, SSC,
In how many fields, Magsaysay Awards, to commemorate the memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the former President of the Philippines, are awarded? (a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven
The great Shiva temple at Tanjore which is the ?largest, highest and the most ambitious? religious structure in India was built by the: (a) Pallavas (b) Cholas (c) Solankis (d) Hoyasals