On the first day of the festival the Sun is worshipped; next
day cows and bullocks are fed on cooked rice; they are
decorated with flowers and paint and led in procession to
the beat of drums and crude music; on the third day and one
of the biggest festivals of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh is:
(a) Pooram
(b) Onam
(c) Pongal
(d) None of the above
In October 2004, where did the Prime Minister of India inagurate the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor ? (a) Ahmedabad (b) Kalpakkam (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Trombay
Which one of the following makes recommendations to the President of India as to the principles which should govern the grant-in-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India? 1 Planning Commission 2 Finance Commission 3 National Development Council 4 Union Ministry of Finance
The architecture of the Ashokan period gained in magnificence as for the first time: (a) stone was employed instead of wood (b) wood was used instead of stone (c) burnt bricks were used for the first time (d) None of the above
. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Characteristic) (Animal) A. Wingless insect 1. Kiwi B. Flishtless Bird 2. Silver fish C. Limbless reptile 3. Turtle D. Lungless Animal 4. Snake 5. Fish A B C D (a) 1 3 2 5 (b) 2 1 4 5 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 1 4 2
The mausoleum of Akbar at ??? is undoubtedly a fine specimen of Moghul art. (a) Secundera (b) Delhi (c) Fatehpur (d) Lahore
The river Damodar rises in the : (a) Rajasthan State (b) Gujarat State (c) Chhotanagpur Plateau (d) Arunachal Pradesh hills
The seal of the allavas was: (1) Bull (2) Tiger (3) Boar (4) Fish
Modern Foods was the first bublic sector company to be disinvested by the Government of India. Which company acquired 74% equity stake in Modern Foods in 200 for Rs.104 Crore? 1 Hindustan Lever Ltd 2 Nestle 3 Coca-Cola 4 Pepsi
Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of (a) Hydrogen with oxygen (b) Oxygen with acetylene (c) Methane with air (d) Carbon dioxide with ethane
2 Answers Competitive Exams, FCI, fddi, SCC, VAO,
Dada Saheb Phalke Award is associated with (A) Literature (B) Sports (C) Medicine (D) Cinema
The cause of conflict between Syria and Israel is/was the: (a) Occupation of Golan Heights by Israel (b) Israeli attack of Lebanon (c) Arab League?s support to Syria to fight a war with Israel (d) None of these
. The first Buddist Council met at (a) Rajagriha (b) Pataliputra (c) Jalandhra (d) Kashmir