Ashoka was initiated into Buddhism by:
(a) Dipankara
(b) Shreenjan Atisha
(c) Sheelabhadra
(d) Upagupta
In the recent report on annual global corruption index, which country occupied the top ranking (as the least corrupt country)? 1 US 2 Japan 3 Finland 4 New Zealand
Who was the Governor-General when the Revolt of 1857 took place? 1 Lord Hardinge 2 Lord Dalhousie 3 Lord Canning 4 Lord Elgin
5 Answers HGS, PSC, TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission,
Imre Kerterz who won the ?Nobel Prize for Literature ? 2001? hails from which of the following countries? 1 Russia 2 Hungary 3 Germany 4 Japan
The first Indian to get a Grand Slam title in tennis is (A) Mahesh Bhupati (B) R. Krishnan (C) Leander Paes (D) Vijay Amritraj
Which one of the following States has no coal or oil resources? (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu
The National Calendar, which is based on Saka Era, was introduced in the country in the year: (a) 1957 (b) 1951 (c) 1949 (d) 1947
Iron is present in the blood in the form of a ? a) Free salt b) Compound c) Mixture d) Complex
In mammals, the sequence of bones from shoulder to finger tips is ? a) Humerus, radius-ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges b) Humerus, metacarpals, carpals, radius-ulna, phalanges c) Radius-ulna, humerus, metacarpals, carpals, phalanges d) Humerus, radius-ulna, metacarpals, carpals, phalanges
The Semangs are tribal people who live in (1) Amazon Basin (2) Zaire Basin (3) Indonesia (4) Malaysia
Electroencephalogram is used for ? a) Measuring changes in temperature b) Maintaining constant temperature c) Recording the changes in electric potential in brain areas d) None of these
Tipu Sultan was the ruler of (A) Vijaynagar (B) Madurai (C) Daultabad (D) Mysore
This port is associated with Dutch East India Company : (1) Madras (2) Pulicat (3) Mahe (4) Daman