Who had discovered North America in 1497?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Columbus
(c) John Cabot
(d) James Cook
Which of the following cities figure prominently in Meghaduta of Kalidasa? (a) Amaravati (b) Vaishali (c) Ujjaini (d) Taxila
Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre locaed? 1 Chandipur-on-sea 2 Sriharikota 3 Thiruvananthapuram 4 Thumba
The ?Khilafat Movement? was started by: (a) Ali Brothers (b) M A Jinnah (c) Muslim League (d) Chandrasekhar and Bhagat Singh
The most important function of perspiration is to ? a) Lubricate the skin b) Get rid of the body wastes c) Regulate body temperatures d) Regulate body wastes
Pick the odd man out. (A) Yahoo (B) Excite (C) Hotmail (D) World Wide Web
Which one of the following states Development Index 2001 of the Planning Commission (of India)? 1 Gujaraj 2 Kerala 3 Maharashtra 4 Punjab
The deposits of wind transported silt which has settled from dust stroms over many thousand years is known as: (a) Loess (b) Barkhans (c) Peneplain
The ?little corporal? is the nickname of: (a) Lal Bahadur Shastri (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Napoleon Bonaparte (d) Bismark
Can the Parliament of India amend the Fundamental Rights? (a) Yes (b) No (c) Never (d) None of these
Which of the following is not an essential qualification for appointment as a Governor ? a) He should be a citizen of India b) He should be a domicile of the state to which he is being appointed c) He must have completed the age of 35 years d) He must not be a member of either house of Parliament.
The first human being to land on moon is: (a) Yuri Gagarin (b) Neil Armstrong (c) Rakesh Sharma (d) Robert Medereze
Which of the pairs is not correctly matched? 1 Abdulla : Malaysia Ahmad Badawi 2 Lee Hsien Loong : China 3 Susilo Bambang : Indonesia Yuidhoyono 4 Thakshin : Thailand Shinawatra