Which of the following type of coal has the lowest
proportion of volatile matter?
(a) Lignite
(b) Peat
(c) Bituminous
(d) Anthracite
How many major languages are recognized by the Constitution of India? 1 12 2 15 3 18 4 20
When was the Indian Constitution first amended? 1 1951 2 1952 3 1953 4 1955
. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the (a) Harappan culture (b) Chalcolithic cultures of Western India (c) Vedic texts (d) Silver punch-marked coins
Rank of the following countries attracting FDI (as per World Investment Report 2004) in order: (I)India; (II)China; (III)Singapore; (IV)Hongkong (A)II, III, IV, I (B)IV, I, III, II (C)II, III, IV, I (D)I, III, IV, II
Which one of the following statements is correct ? The Speaker of Lok Sabha can be removed by a resolution passed by (a) A majority of all the then members of Lok Sabha (b) A majority of the then members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (c) Two-thirds majority of the total members of the Lok Sabha (d) Two-thirds majority of the Lok Sabha members present and voting
. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Countries Purpose for which the U.N. Peace Keeping Force is maintained (a) Lebanon : For supervising a 1992 accord (b) El Salvador : To deliver humanitarian aid (c) Mozambique : To supervise a referendum (d) Cyprus : To maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country
Gypsum is added to cement clinker to 1 Increase the tensile strength of cement 2 Bind the particles of calcium silicate 3 Decrease the rate of setting of cement 4 Facilitate the formation of colloidal gel
Mr.J.M.Coetzee was in the news recently for which of the following reasons? 1 He is the only author to win the Booker Prize twice 2 He has received the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature 3 He won the Booker Prize for 1998 4 None of these
Tourism is a: (A) capital intensive industry (B) labour intensive industry (C) party capital intensive and partly labour intensive (D) None of the above
Which of the following provisions can be amended by the simple majority of the members present and voting in the parliament? (a) Provisions relating to citizenship (b) Creation or abolition of Upper House of State Legislatures (c) Administration of SC/ST (d) Creation or abolition of a State (e) Changing the boundary or name of a State
Pancreas secretes hormones which help in 1 Blood clotting 2 Production of antibodies 3 Growth of body 4 Keeping sugar balance in body
With what is ?blue revolutions? associated? (A) Agriculture (B) Iron and steel industry (C) Irrigation (D) Fishing