Fog is common around Newfoundland Coast because :
(a) icebergs melt around the cost
(b) warm and cold currents meet
(c) the rainfall is heavy
(d) high tides cause storms
Which of the following is not a Tiger Reserve? 1 Sariska 2 Bandipur 3 Manas 4 Sultanpur
The formation of soil depends upon: (a) climate, and not weathering (b) mechanical and chemical weathering equally (c) chemical weathering (d) mechanical weathering
Which of the following countries announced that it will help Pakistan to build a nuclear power plant? 1 S.Korea 2 China 3 France 4 Russia
Fatehpur Sikri was the capital of Akbar till the year (1) 1571 A.D. (2) 1585 A.D. (3) 1590 A.D. (4) 1605 A.D.
According to the targets set by WHO, polio will be eradicated from the world by the end of which of the following years? 1 2000 2 2001 3 2002 4 2003
Miss Universe 1999, Mpule Kwelagobe is from which of the following countries? 1 Uganda 2 Botswana 3 Philippines 4 China
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for: (A) a term of four years (B) a term of five years (C) a term of six years (D) whole life
. For hearing an echo, the time interval between the original sound and echo should be (a) 1/10 of a second (b) Less than 1/10 of a second (c) More than 1/10 of a second (d) None of these
Who wrote the book, ‘India Unbound’? 1 Gurcharan Das 2 Arundhati Roy 3 Aditya Birla 4 Mukesh Ambani
If the Rajya Sabha does not send the Money Bill back to the Lok Sabha within a period of fourteen days (a) It will be taken to have been passed by both the Houses (b) It will be taken to have been rejected by both the Houses (c) The Lok Sabha will have to pass it again (d) It will be again sent to the Rajya Sabha for reconsideration
The ?Khilafat Movement? was started by: (a) Ali Brothers (b) M A Jinnah (c) Muslim League (d) Chandrasekhar and Bhagat Singh
Which of the following statements about INSAT-3a, which was launched by India in April 2003, is not true? 1 It will support telecommunication, broadcasting and weather forecasts 2 It has 25 transponders which will help bounce signals to and from the earth 3 It was launched from Kourou, French Guyana 4 It will be in service for 15 years after being placed in its final geostationary orbit