When a river near the sea divides into many small channels,
the channels are known as:
(a) distributaries
(b) tributaries
(c) cascade
Growth of credit in agriculture, despite its priority sector status, has remained a persistent problem in the economy. According to the RBI, domestic banks must allocate what percent of their advances to the agricultural sector (including direct and indirect finances)? (1) 8% (2) 12% (3) 15% (4) 18% (5) None of these
Which of the following diseases is spread by the milk of an infected cow? 1 Tuberculosis and Rinderpest 2 Rinderpest and Typhoid 3 Tuberculosis 4 None of these
Which of the following is the main spice producer? (a) Deccan trap (b) Malabar coast (c) Coromandel coast (d) Sunderbans delta
Which restrictions have been placed on Fundamental Rights? (a) When the Proclamation of National Emergency is in operation the freedoms are automatically suspended (b) States are allowed to impose certain reasonable restrictions for certain purpose (c) Fundamental Rights are absolute (d) Only ?a? and ?b? are correct
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 1 UNICEF : New York 2 UNCTAD : Geneve 3 UNDP : Rome 4 UNEP : Nairobi
The leading lady starring opposite Amitabh Bachchan in the much awaited movie ?Baghbaan? is: (A) Rati Agnihotri (B) Hema Malini (C) Shabana Azmi (D) Jaya Bachchan
The demarcating line between India & Pakistan is 1 Mcmohan line 2 Durand line 3 Radcliff line 4 38th parallel
Jatakas are the sacred books of the: (a) Vaishnavas (b) Jains (c) Buddhists (d) Shaivs
SDR?s refer to (1) Sudanese Democratic Republic (2) Soviet Society for Democratic Rights (3) Special Drawing Rights (4) None of the above
Why was Sheikh Hasina Wajed of Bangladesh recently in news? 1 She has been re-elected as the Prime Minister after General Elections in the country in March ?99 2 She will be the Chief Guest in forthcoming Independence Day of Indian celebrations in August ?99 3 She is one of the recipients of the UNESCO peace prize for 1998 4 None of these
As per the census 2001, the number of million plus cities in India is (1) 20 (2) 24 (3) 35 (4) 42 (5) 52
What are soaps? 1 Salts of silicates 2 Esters of heavy fatty acids 3 Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids 4 Mixture of glycerol and alcohols