J D Rockfeller was:
(a) an industrialist
(b) a scientist
(c) American President
(d) world famous navigator
Which of the following books is not written by Kamala Markandeya who dierecently? 1 Two Virgins 2 My God Died Young 3 The Golden Honeycomb 4 All of these
The first PM to have resigned without attending a Parliament session, was: (a) Charan Singh (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Morarji Desai (d) Indira Gandhi
Which of the following were not the provisions of the Ist Amendment of the Constitution? (a) Empowers the State to impose reasonable restrictions on Seven Freedoms in the interest of the security of the State etc. (b) Empowers the State to make special provisions for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward class of citizens or for the SC/ST (c) Both of these (d) Neither of these
The coating of which one of the following metals on iron is termed as ?galvanising?? 1 Zinc 2 Copper 3 Cadmium 4 Tin
Which among the following States was created first? 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Arunachal Pradesh 3 Haryana 4 Himachal Pradesh
Where is the ?Hussain Sagar Lake? situated? (a) Mumbai (b) Pune (c) Hyderabad (d) Bangalore
The Government of India recently issued norms for Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs). Which of the following is NOT TRUE in this regard ? (1) The companies would have a pre-issue paid up capital and free reserves of at least 500 million US $. (2) Average turnover of the company should be 500 million US $. (3) The norm of average turnover of 500 million US $ should be during the three preceding years of financial performance. (4) The company should have declared a dividend of not less than 10% during the last five years. (5) All such companies need prior nod of SEBI.
The government of which of the following States in India has asked the private industries to adopt Government run primary health centres and taluka/district hospitals so that better health care facilities can be provided to the public? 1 Gujarat 2 Maharashtra 3 West Bengal 4 Tamil Nadu
Consider the following statements : 1. The expenditure to be incurred by the Government and the revenue to be collected by way of taxes must be approved by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. 2. The charge of impeachment against the President of India can be brought about by only Lok Sabha and not Rajya Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The Fundamental Right that aims at the abolition of social distinctions is the right ? a) To Property b) Against exploitation c) To equality d) To freedom
The Alpine races mostly live in the Indian States of: (a) Tamil Nadu and Kerala (b) Karnataka and Maharashtra (c) Gujarat and West Bengal (d) Rajasthan and Punjab
What is the anticipated GDP growth rate for India during 1999-2000? 1 5.8 2 4.7 3 5.9 4 6.8