A feature of the Mediterranean climate is:
(a) frequent rain and fog
(b) a long growing season
(c) hillside farming
Commonwealth Games 2010 will be held in (A) England (B) Australia (C) Myanmar (D) India
Darwin proposed the theory of organic evolution on the basis of (1) inheritance of acquired characters (2) natural selection (3) mutation (4) geographic isolation
The Government of India recently issued norms for Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs). Which of the following is NOT TRUE in this regard ? (1) The companies would have a pre-issue paid up capital and free reserves of at least 500 million US $. (2) Average turnover of the company should be 500 million US $. (3) The norm of average turnover of 500 million US $ should be during the three preceding years of financial performance. (4) The company should have declared a dividend of not less than 10% during the last five years. (5) All such companies need prior nod of SEBI.
When compared to the mammals, birds are less sensitive to temporary deprivation of water, because 1 Urea excretion in mammals entails a greater loss of water than that in birds 2 The water requirement per unit weight is less in birds than in mammals 3 Absorption of water from the gut is more efficient in birds than in mammals 4 None of these
How much blood does an averge adult have in the body ? a) 3-4 liters b) 4-5 liters c) 5-6 liters d) 6-7 liters
The currency of China is 1 Yen 2 Yuan 3 Ringgit 4 Won
German silver is an alloy of 1 Copper, nickel and silver 2 Silver, copper and aluminum 3 Zinc, copper and nickel 4 Silver, zinc and copper
The place Sabarimala, which was recently in the news, in situated in which of the following States? 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Orissa 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Kerala
. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because (a) It has a high boiling point (b) It has a high dipole moment (c) It has a high specific heat (d) It has no colour
Which was the first among the following ? (a) Doctrine of Lapse (b) Subsidiary Alliance (c) Permanent Settlement (d) Double Government
The Spartans did not allow trade, and travel because: (a) they had no time due to strict discipline in life (b) of their slave-system (c) they feared that new ideas would destroy their system (d) their chief concern was militarism and nothing else
The measure of the weight of water vapour that exists within a given volume of air is: (a) absolute humidity (b) relative humidity (c) potential humidity