The first united Congress since 1907 was the :
(a) Calcutta Congress
(b) Lucknow Congress
(c) Poona Congress
(d) Surat Congress
Who among the following became Prime Minister of India without becoming a Union Cabinet Minister? 1 Chaudhray Charan Singh 2 H.D.Deve Gowda 3 Morarji Desai 4 I.K.Gujral
Which one of the following is not a function of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament? (a) To see that the expenditure conforms to the authority which governs it (b) To see that the money shown in the accounts as having been disbursed were legally available for and applicable to the service or purpose to which they have been applied or charged (c) To approve the budget of the Union Government (d) To examine, in the light of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General, the statements of accounts showing the income and expenditure of State Corporations
Who among the following received the prestigious Borlaug Award for generating awareness among farmers about threats to food security and livelihoods from patents and intellectual property rights ? (a) Aruna Roy (b) Champa Devi (c) Suman Sahai (d) Vandana Shiva
The present base year for calculating wholesale price index is (A) 1993-94 (B) 1991-92 (C) 1961-62 (D) 1950-51
The foodgrain production during the year 2003-04 is expected to be at the level of approximately 1 100 million tons 2 150 million tons 3 200 million tons 4 Between 200 to 250 million tons
Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals ? a) Lead b) Tin c) Zinc d) Mercury
The planet farthest from the sun is: (a) Pluto (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
A reason why Latin America has been slow to develop industry is that : (a) most of her trade is with Europe (b) lack of rain means that there is little water power available (c) There has been a lack of skilled workers
Which of the following countries became the 24th member of the ASEAN Regional forum in July 2004? (a) Pakistan (b) Indonesia (c) China (d) Japan
What rank does India occupy with regard to the size of population in the world? (a) First place (b) Second place (c) Third place (d) Fourth place
The book ?The Kargil Conflict 1999:Separating Fact From Fiction? is written by 1 Dr.Shireen Mazari 2 Khuswant Singh 3 Nawaz Sharif 4 None of these
Maldives was in news recently due to (a) Foreign exchange crisis (b) Emergency was clamped (c) Won a major football tournament (d) Bloodless coup