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 rise of melattur Village as a center of art is due to (1) Krishna devaraya (2) Sivappa nayak (3) Achyutappa Nayak (4) Shahaji
The first microprocessor chip was introduced by (1) Motorola (2) IBM (3) Texas Instruments (4) INTEL
Who among the following is the recipient of the ?Honest Man of the Year? Award for the 1997, given away recently? 1 Mr.Atal Behari Vajpayee 2 Mr.Murali Manohar Joshi 3 Mr.Kalyan Singh 4 Mr. LalKrishna Advani
The great Pyramid at Gizeh was built about: (a) 2650 BC (b) 1800 BC (c) 1750 BC (d) 2000 BC
Which of the following structures (glands) is concerned with the production of cortisone hormone in man ? a) Thyroid b) Testis c) Adrenal d) Pancreas
The religious teachings of Ashoka lay great stress on the : (a) moral aspect of human life (b) religious aspect of human life (c) economic well-being of the people (d) performance of yajnas or sacrifices
Sir Robert Clive first came to India as: (a) a traveler to the court of the Nawab at Murshidabad (b) a governor of the British possessions in India (c) a clerk of the East India Company (d) None of the above
. The earnings of India from diamond export is quite high. Which one of the following factors has contributed to it? (a) Pre-independence stock-piling of diamonds in the country which are now exported (b) Large production of industrial diamonds in the country (c) Expertise available for cutting and polishing of imported diamonds which are then exported (d) As in the past, India produces huge quantity of gem diamonds which are exported
India is a: (a) Secular State (b) Bilingual State (c) Communist State (d) Capitalist State
The most literate Union Territory in India is (A) Delhi (B) Pondicherry (C) Chandigarh (D) Lakshadweep
Which of the followng is a good source of protein (1) Potato (2) Peas (3) Vegetables (4) Lemon
Alauddin married the queen of Gujarat whose name was: (a) Devala Devi (b) Kamala Devi (c) Padmini (d) Tarabai