Bismark was:
(a) German Democrat of late Nineteenth century, a very
influential figure
(b) a noted German statesman
(c) a great inventor of early 20th century who classified
human blood into various groups
(d) an Emperor of France before World War I
Which of the following is used as a material for making protective windows in space probes ? a) Steel b) Graphite c) Tungsten d) Diamond
In which one of the following does the subject of Co-operative Societies fall? (a) Union List (b) State List (c) Concurrent List (d) Residuary Powers of Union Government
During the year 2002-03, which of the following commodities accounted for the highest amongst the agricultural imports by India, in terms of the value? 1 Cereals 2 Edible oils 3 Pulses 4 Sugar
The most important revolution which took place in the beginning of the 20th century, was the: (a) French Revolution (b) Indian Revolution (c) Russian Revolution (d) Chinese Revolution
Narain Karthikeyan was recently in the news as he became the first Indian who 1 Won the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2 Participated in the Australian Grand Prix (F-1 car race) held in Melbourne 3 Is selected by the NASA to participate in the Space Research Programme 4 None of these
When was our National Anthem first sung and where? 1 January 24, 1950 in Allahabad 2 Janaury 24, 1950 in Delhi 3 December 26, 1942 in Calcutta 4 December 27, 1911 in Calcutta
U Thant Award is given for (a) Contribution to east-west understanding (b) Community leadership (c) Social service (d) Journalism
The Iran-Iraq war started for exclusive possession of: (a) Iranian oil refineries (b) Shatt-al-Arab region (c) the territory already captured by Iran from Jordan and Iraq both (d) The whole of Western Iran
New schools of thought against Vedic ritualistic practices arose around: (a) 1000 BC (b) 600 BC (c) the 5th century AD (d) 100 BC
Which one of the following features make our Constitution Unitary? (a) Emergency Powers of the Centre (b) Imposition of President?s Rule in a State (c) Union Government?s power to issue directions to the State Governments (d) Residuary Powers with the Union Parliament
Why was the Battle of Buxar fought? 1 Shah Alam II wanted to chastise the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal 2 Mir Kasim joined hands with Shah Alam II and Shuja-ud-Daulah against English 3 Marathas wanted to expel the English from Oudh and free Shah AlamII from confinement 4 Shauja-ud-daulah wanted the help of Mir Kasim and English to be saved from onslaughts of the Marathas Shah Alam II wanted to chastise the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal
The graceful Ras dances of Manipur are performed by: (a) only men (b) only women (c) only women and young girls (d) all of the three above