Which of the following is the power of the Prime Minister in
practice?
(a) Choosing the members of the council of Ministers and
allocating portfolios
(b) Calling the meetings of the cabinet and presiding over them
(c) His responsibility to carry the work of the government
efficiently
(d) Senior appointments are made with his approval
(e) All of these
The mausoleum of Akbar at ??? is undoubtedly a fine specimen of Moghul art. (a) Secundera (b) Delhi (c) Fatehpur (d) Lahore
India owes its political integration to the genius of: (a) c. Rajagopalachari (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
The largest Indian state is: (A) Maharashtra (B) Rajasthan (C) West Bengal (D) Uttar Pradesh
. A lottery system has ticket numbers with eight digits. There are ten first prizes of Rs. 1.00 lakh each, one hundred of Rs. 1,000 each. At the draw of lots an eight digit number is generated by choosing for each digit from left to right a random number in the range of 0 to 9. Any one who has a ticket with the first two digits (from left to right) matching the chosen number gets a first prize, and so on. One individual purchases a large number of tickets at a discounted price of Re. 0.75 each. For how much money should he purchase tickets to achieve a 10% chance of winning a third prize? (a) Rs. 10,000 (b) Rs. 75,000 (c) Rs. 1,00,000 (d) Rs. 7,500
The largest cattle fair in the world that lasts for a month, takes place at: (a) Pushkar (b) Nauchandi (c) Sonepur (d) Bateshwar
The Constitution of India was adopted by the ? a) Governor General b) British Parliament c) Constituent Assembly d) Parliament of India
According to a recent decision by the Government of India, what is the minimum pension that Central Government employees are entitled to after superannuation? 1 Equivalent to the revised basic pay in January 1996 2 Equivalent to the total emoluments on the day of superannuation 3 30% of the total emoluments at the time of superannuation 4 Their pension should not be less than 50% of their revised pay in January 1996
Who propounded the possibility of placing communication satellites in geosynchronous orbit for the first time? (a) Edwin P. Hubble (b) William Herschel (c) Arthur C. Clarke (d) Pierre Laplace
Why was Dr.M.S.Swaminathan in the news recently? 1 He will be the Chairman of National Commission for farmers. 2 He will be the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister 3 He will be our permanent representative to the UN 4 None of these
The special rehabilitation package was announced by the NDA Government for a particular commodity/industry. As per the newspaper reports, a fund may be set up for which of the following industries/sectors by the UPA-led Government? 1 Steel 2 Coal 3 Textiles 4 IT
The angular growth of branches are known as (1) plagiotropism (2) geotropism (3) heliotropis (4) hydrotropism
Under what circumstances can the term of the Lok Sabha be extended? (a) Whenever the President dies (b) Whenever the country faces a famine (c) Whenever the Prime Minister wants it (d) While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation