The message of Bhagwad Gita is:
(a) virtue triumphs in the end
(b) god helps those who help themselves
(c) do your duty without desire for reward
(d) None of the three above
The low-pressure belts in high latitudes are: (a) Subarctic and Subantarctic (b) Arctic and Antarctic (c) South and North
Charak was a renowned: (a) Historian (b) Physician (c) Minister (d) Astronomer (e) Economist
Buddhagupta is a great (1) Dramatist (2) Grammarian (3) Mahanavika (4) Painter
When is a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament convened? (a) If a Bill, which has been passed by one House and transmitted to other House (b) If the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill (c) If more than six months elapse from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it (d) In all the above cases
Which of the following appointments is not made by the president of India ? a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha b) Chief Justice of India c) Chief of the Air Force d) Chief of the Army
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? UN Organisation Headquarters (a) UNICEF : New York (b) UNCTAD : Geneva (c) UNDP : Rome (d) UNEP : Nairobi
The first Olympic Games were held at Olympia (Greece) in the year: (a) 776 BC (b) 300 BC (c) 872 BC (d) 205 AD
Who first propounded the Theory of Population? (a) Darwin (b) Mandel (c) Malthus (d) Marshal Ricardo (e) Adam Smith
The wording of the preamble to the Indian Constitution is: (1) Sovereign Democratic Republic (2) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic (3) Federal Democratic Country
Operation Vijay is concerned to (1) Oil seeds production (2) Tea-leaves production (3) Elimination of Terrorists (4) Complete literacy
Match List-I (Institute) with List-II (City) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II (Institute) (City) A. National Institute of 1. Chennai Ocean Technology B. National Centre for 2. Goa Antarctic and Ocean Research C. Indian National Centre for Indian 3. Hyderabad Ocean Information Services 4. Visakhapatnam A B C (a) 1 2 3 (b) 2 3 4 (c) 1 2 4 (d) 2 1 3
The mean age index for the world population is no longer the same as it was 50 years ago. The mean age estimated for the year 2000 is approximately 1 26 years 2 23 years 3 33 years 4 40 years