Where in India can you normally spot the Siberian crane in
winter?
(a) Sasangir Sanctuary
(b) Ranthambore Sanctuary
(c) Dachigam National park
(d) Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary
The great scholar Alberuni was the courtier of: (a) Sultan Mahmud (b) Iltutmish (c) Sabuktagin (d) Sultana Raziya
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order ? (a) First Round Table Conference ? Poona Pact ? Simon Commission ? Gandhi-Irwin Pact (b) Simon Commission?First Round Table Conference?Gandhi-Irwin Pact?Poona Pact (c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact?Simon Commission?First Round Table Conference?Poona Pact (d) Poona Pact?Simon Commission?First Round Table Conference?Gandhi-Irwin Pact
The great Pyramid at Gizeh was built about: (a) 2650 BC (b) 1800 BC (c) 1750 BC (d) 2000 BC
Which among the following States was created first? 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Arunachal Pradesh 3 Haryana 4 Himachal Pradesh
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 1 Baffin Bay : Canada 2 Gulf of California : USA 3 Gulf of Panama : Colombia 4 Caribbean Sea : Honduras
The famous book ?Two Lives? has been written by 1 Anurag Mathur 2 Arundhati Roy 3 Vikram Seth 4 Shiv Khera
Bhakra Nangal Dam is located on the river (A) Beas (B) Jhelum (C) Sutlej (D) Ravi
Sultan Balban (a) was a weak ruler (b) lacked initiative (c) raised prestige of monarchy (d) was a kind hearted man
Vazgen Sarkisiyan was in the news during October,1000 for which one of the following reasons? 1 He was appointed as the President of Armenia 2 He was appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia 3 He was the Prime Minister of Armenia who was shot dead inside the Parliament 4 None of these
Which of the following statements is correct? 1 The famous Sun Temple of Konarak was built by Narsimhadeve I 2 Kashmir never became a part of the Mughal empire 3 The Wodeyar dynasty in Karnataka region was overthrown by Tipu Sultan 4 The Sena dynasty of Bengal ruled from their capital at Puruliya
The 11th Finance Commission has projected that if all its recommendations were accepted by the year 2004-05, the fiscal deficit of the Centre would come down to 1 4.5% 2 3.5% 3 2.9% 4 7.5%
How often the Finance Commission is constituted in India? (a) Only once (b) Once every year (c) After every 5 years (d) After every 10 years