The mid-latitude temperature zone extends from 23-1/20 to
66-1/20 latitudes:
(a) in southern hemisphere
(b) in northern hemisphere
(c) in both hemisphere
Mrs Junko Tabei, who created history on May 16, 1975 by becoming the world?s first woman to reach the 8,848 metre (29,002 ft) high Everest peak belongs to which of the following countries ? (a) Japan (b) Tibet (c) Thailand (d) Nepal
?White Lily? is the emblem of: (a) Italy (b) Greece (c) Cyprus (d) Guinea
The formula for Plaster of Paris is 1 CaSO4 2 CaSO4.2H2O 3 2CaSO4.4H2O 4 2caSO4.H2O
What is washing soda? (A) Sodium chloride (B) Hydrated sodium carbonate (C) Sodium dicarbonate (D) Calcium carbonate
What is Sagar Samriddhi project which was in the Indian news in recent times? 1 A Central Government project in collaboration with States to promote marine fishery industry 2 A Central Government project to cultivate certain marine plankton which yield inexpensive but protein rich foods 3 An oil and natural gas exploration project 4 The Cultivation of pearls in shallow coastal waters undertaken by coastal States
Author of the book ?Origin of Species? was: (a) Karl Marx (b) Charles Darwin (c) Newton (d) T A Edison
President of which of the following countries was killed in a plane crash recently in Southern Bosnia? (a) Serbia (b) Romania (c) Greece (d) Macedonia
Who was the Chief Guest for the Republic Day Parade in January 2004 ? (a) King of Bhutan (b) Prime Minister of Bangladesh (c) President of Sri Lanka (d) President of Brazil
Which one of the following companies in India has launched a new car, named Indica? (A) Honda (B) Fiat (C) Hindustan Motors (D) None of these
In Indian history, which one of the following wars occurred earliest ? (a) First Anglo-Afghan war (b) Second Carnatic war (c) Third Anglo-Maratha war (d) Fourth Anglo Mysore war
What is meant by ?office of profit?? (a) It is that office the holder of which draws pecuniary benefits from the government (b) Office which gives an opportunity to exploit others (c) Office which is meant only for profit making (d) Office which means any financial involvement
. The 66½0 lattitude is called (a) Arctic circle (b) Line of illumination (c) Antarctic circle (d) Temperature zone