The term ?Diamond? is associated with the game of:
(a) Bridge
(b) Baseball
(c) Basketball
(d) Billiards
. The dispute regarding East Timor is between (a) Japan and Russia (b) China and Philippines (c) Indonesia and Malaysia (d) Australia and Indonesia
The president nominates 12 members of the Rajya Sabha according to ? a) Their performance as office bearers of cultural societies b) Their role played in political set up of the country c) The recommendations made by the vice president d) Their distinction in the field of science, art, literature and social service
Which one of the following steel plants was built with German collaboration? (a) Bhilai Steel Plant (b) Rourkela Steel Plant (c) Durgapur Steel Plant (d) Bokaro Steel Plant
The cutting of forests leads to: (a) soil erosion and uncontrollable floods (b) desilting and denaturation (c) Increase of rainfall and humidity (d) None of these
Which of the following is good evidence for concluding that glaciers once covered Canada? (a) Rocs containing melted ice have been found throughout Canada (b) Radioactive decay of uranium in Canadian rocks has been measured (c) Scratches on surface rocks in Canada look like scratches made by known glaciers (d) Only glaciers could have formed the high Canadian mountains (e) Canada has a cold climate which glaciers need in order to keep from melting
Gypsum is added to cement clinker to 1 Increase the tensile strength of cement 2 Bind the particles of calcium silicate 3 Decrease the rate of setting of cement 4 Facilitate the formation of colloidal gel
Famous ?Oscar Awards? are presented by the : (a) American Motion Pictures Association (b) World Film Society (c) American Film Society (d) Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
Article 78 of the constitution deals with ? a) Emergency powers of the President b) Prime Minister’s duty regarding keeping the president informed about the government’s decisions and policies c) President’s power to send advisory messages to the parliament d) President’s power to get information from the council of Ministers
Which article of the constitution empowers the president to appoint a commission to investigate the condition of backward classes in general and suggest ameliorative measure ? a) Art 339 b) Art 340 c) Art 342 d) Art 344
The protocol that is used to transfer files from one machine to another on Internet is (A) TCP/IP (B) FTP (C) HTTP (D) PPP
Which of the following correctly explains the phenomenon of ?Test Tube Baby?? 1 When every process of embryo formation is in the test tube 2 When the embryo develops in a test tube 3 When the fertilization external and development is internal 4 None of these
The blood group known as the universal recipient (1) A (2) B (3) O (4) AB