?The Satanic Verses?, the controversial book written by
India born British author Salaman Rushdie, is a/an:
(a) epic
(b) drama in prose
(c) poetic drama
(d) novel
Goitre is caused by the deficiency of (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin C (C) Proteins (D) Iodine
Consider the following statements about aluminum: 1. it is the third most abundant element in the earth’s crust 2. It is used to make over-head electric transmission lines 3. Aluminium vessels cannot be used for making alkali solutions. 4. Of these statements, the correct ones are (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1,2 and 3
Which two companies have formed a research and collaboration alliance to develop patented drugs? 1 Ranbaxy and Glaxo SmithKline 2 Ranbaxy and Penacea Biotech 3 Nicholas Piramal and Ranbaxy 4 None of these
Which town/city in India has got a tower (minaar) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah? (a) Mumbai (b) Aligarh (c) Calicut (d) Guntur
?Portfolio Balance? is a term from 1 Shipping 2 Finance 3 Politics 4 None of these
Sarnath is well known because : (a) it has a big oil refinery (b) it is a holy place for Buddhists (c) it is an ancient capital (d) it has a big steel plant
Primo Nebiolo who died in November 1999, was 1 The President of International Amateur Athletics Federation 2 The President of IOC 3 The President of WTO 4 None of these
Why was Pratap Sinh Rane recently in the news? 1 He has been inducted in the Union Cabinet as Deputy Minister 2 He has taken over as the Chief Minister of Goa 3 He has taken over as the Speaker of the Goa Assembly 4 None of these
The capital of Canada is (A) Ottawa (B) Mexico (C) Georgetown (D) Brasilia
“The Great Indian Dream” is jointly written by Malay Chaudhuri and 1 Anita Desai 2 Arindam Chaudhuri 3 Rafique Zakaria 4 Mulk Raj Anand
India?s domestic savings have been at which of the following levels in terms of the percentage of GDP during 2003-04, the final figures for which are released recently? 1 20% 2 25% 3 28% 4 33%
The low-pressure belts in high latitudes are: (a) Subarctic and Subantarctic (b) Arctic and Antarctic (c) South and North