The Panchmarhi hill station is located in which of the
following States?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Timil Nadu
Where was the World Food Summit held in the year 2002? 1 New York 2 Rome 3 Geneva 4 Durban
The system of Sati was abolished in India during the governor-generalship of: (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord William Bentick
The Kelkar proposals which were in the news recently were the (a) Recommendations for reforms in the power sector (b) Recommendations for tax reforms (c) Guidelines for the privatization of public sector undertakings (d) Guidelines for reducing vehicular pollution, and the promotion of CNG use
By which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India were the Directive Principles of the state policy given precedence over the Fundamental Rights wherever they come into conflict ? (a) 40th (b) 42nd (c) 44th (d) 46th
The salaries and other emoluments of the Members of Parliament in India are decided by the 1 President 2 Prime Minister 3 Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 4 Parliament itself
In which of the following sectors during the decade 1991-2001, the Foreign Direct Investment in India is maximum? 1 Steel 2 Telecom 3 Service 4 Fuels
When a river near the sea divides into many small channels, the channels are known as: (a) distributaries (b) tributaries (c) cascade
How many Indians have won the Nobel Prize for literature? 1 3 2 4 3 1 4 2
Why does a lift pump fail beyond a particular height? (A) Since the water in a lift pump is raised by the atmospheric pressure, the height of the lift pump will be lower than the height of the water barometer (B) Beyond a particular height, upward thrust of air becomes less (C) The rarefied air at higher heights cannot keep it aloft
The royal preceptor of Ganapatideva was: (1) Basava (2) Visvesvara Sambhu (3) Panditaradhya (4) Narahari Tirtha
The chief organizer of the campaigns of Alauddin was: (a) Ulugh Khan (b) Nasrat Khan (c) Malik Kafur (d) Khijir Khan
Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like ?A cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank?? (a) Shri Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Prof. K. T. Shah