The great mountain region of the Himalayas runs upto about
??? from Assam westwards:
(a) 2,400 km
(b) 1,500 km
(c) 1,000 km
(d) 4,324 km
Which one of the following arguments justifies the indirect method of election for choosing the President of India? (a) Under a Parliamentary system of government the President is to be only a nominal head with a few real powers. Therefore a direct election would be unnecessary (b) If the President were to be elected by a direct method then he would demand real powers which cannot be given under a Parliamentary system (c) If the President is elected directly, there may be clashes between the Cabinet and the President (d) All of these
Why was Kalpana Chawla recently in news? 1 She is the first women selected for a mission on space shuttle ?Columbia? 2 She is Miss World ?97 3 She has got the Booker Prize 4 None of these
?Fallujah? city, which was recently news, is in 1 Iran 2 Afghanistan 3 Isreal 4 Iraq
Reiki is a therapy related to: (A) construction and architecture of buildings and homes (B) touch and heal process (C) an Ayurvedic system of medicine (D) Either (A) or (B)
Carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher should not be used in closed rooms, because it produces a poisonous gas called 1 Carbon monoxide 2 Phosphine 3 Phosgene 4 None of these
The full form of TRAI is 1 Transport Regulatory Authority of India 2 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 3 Telecom Regulatory Agency of India 4 Transport Regulatory Agency of India
Mica is used in an electric iron because it is a (a) bad conductor of heat (b) good conductor of heat (c) good conductor of electricity (d) bad conductor of electricity
When a traveler crosses the International Date Line from west to east, he will: (a) lose one day (b) lose twelve hours (c) gain twelve hours (d) gain one day
Anaemia occurs due to the lack of (A) Iodine (B) Calcium (C) Potassium (D) Iron
The energy for the contraction of muscles is derived by the combustion of (A) Proteins (B) Carbohydrates (C) Fats (D) Minerals
Tamerlane attacked India during the reign of: (a) Firouz Tughlak (b) Mahmud Nasir-ud-din (c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlak (d) Daulat Khan
Which battle laid the foundation of British Empire in India? (1) First Battle of Panipat (2) Battle of Khanwah (3) Battle of Talikota (4) Battle of Plassey