The direction of winds is determined by:
(a) wind-vane
(b) anemometer
(c) barometer
What is the element required by the growing plants (in large quantities)? (A) Carbon (B) Iron (C) Nitrogen (D) Phosphorus
Farakka Dam is likely to improve water supply of a city named: (a) Monghyr (b) Patna (c) Kolkata (d) Dacca
The largest producer of gold in the world is: (A) Russia (B) South Africa (C) India (D) The USA
97 per cent of the air is concentrated in the first: (a) 15 km (b) 20 km (c) 29 km
Diabetes is a disease of (A) Metabolism (B) Blood pressure (C) Digestive system (D) None of these
Which of the following is NOT a Public Sector Bank? 1 Centurian Bank 2 Andhra Bank 3 Central Bank of India 4 Oriental Bank of Commerce
Sectoral distribution of public sector expenditure shows that during the Fifth Plan 25 per cent was spent on: (1) Agriculture and irrigation (2) Transport and Communications (3) Power (4) Industry
Pavan Chamling is at present Chief Minister of (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Sikkim (C) Manipur (D) Tripura
An Arjuna Award winner Anju Bobby George has become the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championship held in Paris. She has won Bronze Medal in 1 High Jump 2 Shooting 3 Long Jump 4 Gymnastics
Peaty soils occur in: (A) the arid regions (B) the humid regions (C) the icy regions (D) Both (A) and (B)
Bank rate is the interest rate at which the banks 1 Borrow Debenture 2 Lend 3 Discount bills 4 Discount ?hundis?
Which of the following countries was visited by Mr.K.R.Narayanan, for the first time by an Indian President, recently? 1 Libya 2 Kenya 3 Britain 4 Austria