Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, is a simple building in which four
walls enclose a square hall and octagonal seven storeyed
towers stand at each of the four corners. A remarkable
feature of this building is its:
(a) interior decoration (painting)
(b) intricate carving on the towers
(c) extraordinary acoustics
(d) None of the above
Who among the following foreign travelers visited India during the seventh century A.D. ? (1) Alberuni (2) Fa ? hien (3) I ? tsing (4) Suleman
Straits and canals are important in water routes because they: (a) are sometimes as large as seas (b) have the best seaports along their routes (c) are often short cuts to larger bodies of water
. The principal reason why national economic planning is still being pursued inspite of embracing a market economy since 1991 is that (a) It is a constitutional requirement (b) The vast quantity of capital already deployed in the public sector needs to be nurtured (c) Five Year Plans can continue to provide a long-term perspective to the economy in market-friendly fashions. (d) The market economy is mainly confined to industry and commerce, and central planning in agriculture is necessary
At the end of October 1999, what was the a value of India?s exports in million dollars? 1 18866 2 20757 3 22843 4 25757
Hutchison Essar Tlecom has announced and investment of Rs.460 crore to roll out wireless facilities to build the most advanced GSM network in 1 Uttaranchal 2 Rajasthan 3 Jharkhand 4 Punjab
Which of the following (Rs.in Crores), represents the volume of 9th Five-Year-Plan details of which were released recently? 1 37400 2 54300 3 68500 4 86900
The new agriculture policy is aimed at achieving an annual growth rate of over 1 2% 2 3% 3 1% 4 4%
Which of the following fibers is least prone to fire? 1 Rayon 2 Nylon 3 Cotton 4 Terycott
Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh is famous for: (a) rock-cut temples (b) cave paintings (c) stupas (d) Ashoka?s rock edicts
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 1 UNICEF : New York 2 UNCTAD : Geneve 3 UNDP : Rome 4 UNEP : Nairobi
Kelkar Committee dealt with 1 Indeustrial pollution 2 Tax reforms 3 Babri Masjid issue 4 Rilway accidents
About??of the total calcium present in the human body is in the blood. 1 99% 2 70% 3 5% 4 1%