The first Olympic Games were held at Olympia (Greece) in the
year:
(a) 776 BC
(b) 300 BC
(c) 872 BC
(d) 205 AD
To sum up, the demand of the moderate nationalist movement was for: (a) freedom (b) a larger share in the council (c) rapid development of modern industries (d) gradual reforms
Tipu Sultan of Mysore was killed in a bloody engagement in the: (a) First Mysore War (b) Second Mysore War (c) Third Mysore War (d) Fourth Mysore War
Who among the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Services? (a) Satyendranath Tagore (b) Surendranath Bennerji (c) R. C. Dutt (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Central Government employees will be getting an additional dearness allowance with effect from January 1999. How much will be the increase in terms of percengate? 1 5% 2 7% 3 10% 4 15%
Edaphic factors are related to: (a) soil (b) climate (c) evaporation
Ad line ?We understand your world? is associated with 1 State Bank of India 2 HDFC Bank 3 ABN ? AMRO 4 UTI Bank
How is nigh blindness cured? (1) By eating carrots which contain carotene (2) By taking medicines (3) By standing in the sun (4) By using spectacles
Name the ?Law? Officers who hold office at the pleasure of the President. (a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Attorney-General (b) The Attorney-General and the Solicitor General (c) The Law Minister and any judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court (d) The Attorney-General and the Law Minister
Who amongst the following has edited the book ?People?s Power in Practice? released recently? 1 Manishankar Iyer 2 Nikhil Chakravartty 3 Nirad C.Chaudhuri 4 Jyoti Basu
Which of the following statements is true for planktons? 1 They live on the surface of lake water 2 They live on the bottom of lakes 3 They live on the plants growing in water 4 They live n the water column
The Khajuraho temples were constructed by: (a) the Parmar rulers (b) the Chandel rulers (c) the Solanki rulers (d) Lalitaditya
The authorship of ?Divine Life? is ascribed to: (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Swami Muktananda (c) Sivananda Swami (d) Dhirendra Bhramchari