Which amidst the following is not a gem stone?
(a) Cat?s-eye
(b) Topaz
(c) Opal
(d) Pearl
?A Tale of Two Cities? is written by: (a) Charles Dickenss (b) Jane Austen (c) George Orwell (d) Hawthorne
The vice-President of India is: (a) Chairman (Ex-officio) of the Lok Sabha (b) Ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d) President of the Red Cross
For how much period can the term of Lok Sabha be extended during the Emergency? (a) By one year (b) By five years (c) By one year at a time (d) By six months
Vijay Tendulkar is a : (A) Poet (B) Political reformist (C) Social reformist (D) Playwright
The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is (a) Hindi (b) English (c) Mandarin (d) Spanish
Sri Lankan Prime Minister?s name has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records for being 1 The youngest Prime Minister of a country 2 The oldest Prime Minister of a country 3 The head of the government for four successive terms 4 None of these
The neutral atom?s two isotopes differ in the number of 1 Electron shells 2 Protons 3 Valence electrons 4 Neutrons
?All constitutions are the heirs of the past as well as the testators of the future?. Among the following, who made the above observation? (a) A. C. Dicey (b) Sir Ivor Jennings (c) A. B. Kieth (d) V. N. Shukla
Gulfstream is: (A) a river in the Gulf (B) an Ocean current (C) another name of jet stream (D) a surface wind
Every Member of Parliament shall have an oath or affirmation before taking his seat in the chamber by virtue of (a) Article 97 (b) Article 98 (c) Article 99 (d) Article 100
Who appoints the chairman of the UPSC ? a) President b) Chief Justice of India c) Prime Minister d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Who first propounded the Theory of Population? (a) Darwin (b) Mandel (c) Malthus (d) Marshal Ricardo (e) Adam Smith