The Directive Principles of State Policy were given an
overriding position over the Fundamental Rights under
certain circumstances by the
(a) Forty-second Amendment
(b) Forty-first Amendment
(c) Twenty-fourth Amendment
(d) Twenty-fifth Amendment
Which one of the following states Development Index 2001 of the Planning Commission (of India)? 1 Gujaraj 2 Kerala 3 Maharashtra 4 Punjab
Who persuaded Maricha to go in the guise of a golden deer to tempt Sita? (a) Surpanakha (b) Meghanad (c) Jatayu (d) Ravana
The meeting of Rajya Sabha are presided over by the 1 President 2 Vise President 3 Prime Minister 4 Speaker of Lok Sabha
Which of the following countries has made the first floating runway ?MEGA FLOT? opened recently? 1 Japan 2 U.K. 3 U.S.A 4 None of these
The new agriculture policy is aimed at achieving an annual growth rate of over 1 2% 2 3% 3 1% 4 4%
Which of the following represents the amount that the Petroleum Ministry is planning to raise by selling part of the Government?s stake in oil and Natural Gas Corporation or in Indian Oil Corporation? 1 Rs.5000 to 7000 crore 2 Rs.8000 to 10000 crore 3 Rs.10000 to 15000 crore 4 Rs.16000 to 20000 crore
The rapid sliding of large masses of rock with little or no flow is: (a) landslide (b) mud flow (c) talus
The principal work of Sir Issac Newton is: (a) Origin of the Species (b) Principia (c) One World (d) Shape of Things to Come
Sun?s total energy output intercepted by the earth is: (a) one/two billionth (b) one/three billionth (c) one/three millionth
Name the largest island in the world: (a) Greenland (b) Madagascar (c) Great Britain (d) New Guinea
General Knowledge & Current Affairs ? September 2005
A 500 feet tall statue of Lord Buddha is being installed in India and it will be the World?s largest and also the modern day wonder of the world. The statue will be installed in 1 Sarnath 2 Rajgir 3 Nalanda 4 Kushinagar