A reason why Latin America has been slow to develop industry
is that :
(a) most of her trade is with Europe
(b) lack of rain means that there is little water power
available
(c) There has been a lack of skilled workers
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) was held at (1) Rio de Janeriro (2) Stockholm (3) Montreal (4) Geneva
The participation of peasants in the freedom struggle helped in making it: (a) an all-India movement (b) more broad-based and extensive (c) a socialist movement (d) a movement in favour of Indian princes
The architecture of the Ashokan period gained in magnificence as for the first time: (a) stone was employed instead of wood (b) wood was used instead of stone (c) burnt bricks were used for the first time (d) None of the above
For which among the following sections of the society, Union Ministry for Urban Development and Poverty Eradication has, for the first time, prepared a National Policy Draft? 1 Street dwellers 2 Roadside vendors 3 Beggars 4 Sex workers
In a Parliamentary form of democracy 1 Executive controls the Judiciary 2 Executive controls the Legislature 3 Judiciary controls the Executive 4 Legislature controls the Executive
Olympics 2000 was organized in 1 Perth 2 Manila 3 London 4 None of these
The region which received high rainfall due to the North-east monsoon is: (1) Tamil Nadu coast (2) Assam (3) Gangetic plain (4) Kashmir
The Mahanadi river mostly cultivates the soil of an Indian State namely: (a) Orissa (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh
The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against (a) British mill owners and Government officials (b) Indian mill owners and non-government officials (c) British non-government officials (d) Indian government officials
The most populous country is: (a) Switzerland (b) Norway (c) Sweden (d) Denmark
The branch of Botany which involves isolation and fusion of protoplasts is (1) Horticulture (2) Agriculture (3) Tissue culture (4) Floriculture
What was the main provision of the 4th Constitution Amendment passed in 1955? (a) Empowered the State to acquire or requisition private property in public interest (b) Empowered the President to refer a Bill to the State Legislature for its opinion whose territory is likely to be affected by reorganization (c) It gives effect to the reorganization of States (d) None of these