What is meant by Bay Islands?
(a) Lakshadweep Islands
(b) Kaccha Tivu
(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(d) Diego Garcia
The obvious cause of the crusades was: (a) their desire for new lands (b) to regain the holy land (c) the Church taking recourse to questionable practices (d) that fighting was practically the only occupation of the nobility
The State Finance Commission is appointed by (1) Comptroller and Auditor General (2) Prime Minister (3) State Government (4) Finance Commission of India
Why was luizinho Falerio recently in the news? 1 He was appointed Special Assistant to the Foreign Minister 2 He has taken over as the Chief Minister of Goa 3 He will be our new High Commissioner to U.K. 4 None of these
Furnish the frequency of Olympic Games (summer) : (a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) As decided by IOC (d) 6 years
Penicillin is produced from 1 Yeast 2 Algae 3 Mould 4 Mushroom
Retina in the eyes acts as a 1 Lens in the camera 2 Shutter in the camera 3 Film in the camera 4 None of these
The qualification required to become Vice-President of India is that (A) He must be a graduate (B) He must not be a woman (C) He must fulfil the requirements of becoming a Rajya Sabha member (D) He must own his house in India
A reason why farming is difficult in Scandinavia is that : (a) the growing season is short (b) there is a small population (c) there is a lack of water
Prorogation of Parliament means (1) Dissolution of Parliament (2) Adjournment of Parliament (3) End of a Parliament Session (4) None of the above
Which of the following is not true about the relations between Japan and South Korea which were recently in news? 1 A three-day summit of both the nations was held in March 1999 in Hong Kong 2 Relations between two nations have remained problematic since long 3 Japan is against the merger of South Korea with North Korea 4 All the above statements are not true
Which one of the following reasons compelled the Fathers of the Indian Constitution to provide for a strong Centre in India? (a) To check the centrifugal forces (b) Widespread communal riots in India at the time of partition (c) Uniform development and progress of the country as a whole (d) To solve refugee problem, food problem, problem of law and order, etc., which existed at the time of Independence
Who won the Sultan AzlanShah Cup Hockey Tournament held inKuala Lampur in January 2004? (A) Germany (B) Australia (C) Pakistan (D) Malaysia