In relation to altitude, temperature falls at the rate of:
(a) 6.4 C/km
(b) 3.00 C/km
(c) 6.2 C/km
In which of the following situation does the president act in his own discretion ? a) In appointing the prime minister b) In returning a proposal to the council of ministers for reconcideration c) Both of these d) None of the above
Which of the following organizations/banks has created a Rs.50,000 crore Rural Development Fund know as Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Fund? 1 State Bank of India 2 ICICI Bank 3 NABARD 4 SIDBI
Rickets is caused by the deficiency of (1) Vitamin C (2) Protein (3) Iodine (4) Vitamin D
The ability of water to pull itself upward against gravity is: (a) capillary action (b) upward movement (c) spring
An ant can see the objects all around it due to the presence of 1 Simple eyes 2 Eyes over the head 3 Well developed eyes 4 Compound eyes
When the right ventricle in the human heart contracts, the blood moves to: (A) aorta (B) brain (C) lungs (D) pulmonary arteries
Shri L. K. Advani is contesting the parliamentary election from (a) Rajkot (b) Gandhinagar (c) Gwalior (d) None of these
Financial allocation to the States is made on the recommendation of: (a) Finance Commission (b) Planning Commission (c) Prime Minister (d) President of India
In the recent year, which one of the following has the highest per capita income? (1) Punjab (2) Haryana (3) Delhi (4) West Bengal
The Gates Foundation, founded by Bill Gates, pledged US$ 750 million over ten years to the global alliances for which of the following purposes? 1 Rehabilitation of tsunami victims 2 Vaccines and immunization programs 3 Research work contributing to prevent AIDS in Asian/African countries 4 Promotion of computer literacy in rural India
Who among the following is the author of famous best seller series Harry potter? 1 Richard Branson 2 J.K.Rowling 3 Bruce Chatwin 4 None of these
The introduction of local self government in the modern period of India is associated with the administration of 1 Lord Ripon 2 Lord Irwin 3 Lord Dufferin 4 Lord Canning