The Government of India was transferred from the hands of
the East India Company to those of the British Crown during
the viceroyalty of:
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Elgin
(c) Sir John Lawrence
(d) Lord Mayo
Which of the following festivals is not a harvest festival of India? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Bhogali Bihu (d) Lohri
Which one of the following combinations of the book and its author is not correct? (A) The Dark Side of Camelot ? Salman Rushdie (B) The Everest Hotel ? Shiela Gujral (C) Pride of India ? Persis Khhambatta (D) Surviving Men ? Shobha De
Official languages of the UNO are: (a) English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Spanish (b) English and French (c) English, Chinese, French and Russian (d) English, Hindi, Chinese and Russian
Who among the following artists has made the painting ?Sychronisation of Nuclear Physics and Indian Mythology?, which was very much in the news recentlyl? 1 Satish Gujaral 2 M.F.Hussain 3 Sanat Kumar Chatterjee 4 B.Prabha
World Heritage Day was observed on 1 April 26, 2003 2 April 18, 2003 3 April 12, 2003 4 April 5, 2003
. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion(A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) Assertion (A): A lock of Einstein’s hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning. Reason (R): The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development, can be transferred to individual eggs which in turn can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical offspring? In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true
Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre locaed? 1 Chandipur-on-sea 2 Sriharikota 3 Thiruvananthapuram 4 Thumba
Famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is in: (a) Italy (b) Greece (c) Cyprus (d) Turkey
The organ in the body which accumulates iodine is ? a) Pituitary Gland b) Thymus c) Typhoid Gland d) Spleen
The largest proportion of the total outlay of the Five Year Plans in India is mobilized through : (1) Direct taxes (2) Deficit financing (3) External borrowing (4) Indirect taxes
Who appoints the Primer Minister of India ? a) Parliament b) Citizens of India c) Lok Sabha d) President
The parliament is not empowered to vote on the expenditure charged on the ‘consolidated fund of india’ which includes the emoulments and allowances of ? a) Prime Minister and his council of ministers b) President of India c) Secretaries of various ministries d) Armed forces of India