The Forty-second Amendment of Constitution is a landmark in
respect of Directive Principles of State Policy. Which of
the following was not provided by it?
(a) Free Legal Aid
(b) Removal of inequality
(c) Participation of workers in management
(d) Protection of children against exploitation
What was the target fixed by the Government of India for disinvestment by the end of the Year 1999-2000? 1 Rs.10,000 crore 2 Rs.15,000 crore 3 Rs.5,000 crore 4 Rs.7,000 crore
Who had discovered North America in 1497? (a) Vasco da Gama (b) Columbus (c) John Cabot (d) James Cook
Which Parliamentary Committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the opposition? (a) Committee on Government Assurances (b) Estimates Committee (c) Privileges Committee (d) Public Accounts Committee
The Cauveri river flows into the: (a) Bay of Bengal (b) Arabian Sea (c) Palk Strait
Yeast is used in making bread because it produces 1 CO2 2 O2 3 Sugar 4 Bacteria
What are the consequences of the price rise? (a) Adverse effect on investment (b) Adverse effect on balance of payment (c) Promotion of inequalities (d) All of these
Which one of the following is true about India?s position on intellectual property protection?1) India has joined the Paris convention for protection of Intellectual Property and Patient Cooperation Treaty2) India has refused to join the Paris Convention3) India has agreed to join the Paris Convention provided that the patents of Basmati rice and turmmeic are allotted to her (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Only 1, 2 and 3
All speeches and remarks made in the House of the People are addressed to the (a) Prime Minister (b) Speaker (c) Minister concerned (d) President of India
2008 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in 1 Beijing 2 Sydney 3 New Delhi 4 London
Which of the following shows the masses of three elementary particles in decreasing order? 1 Mesons, Baryons, Leptons 2 Leptons, Baryons, Mesons 3 Baryons, Mesons, Leptons 4 Leptons, Mesons, Baryons
Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh is famous for: (a) rock-cut temples (b) cave paintings (c) stupas (d) Ashoka?s rock edicts
India is set to have a revised or new series of the Index of Wholesale Price (WPI) very soon, as the base year will now be (1) 1990-91 (2) 1985-86 (3) 1989-90 (4) 1993-94 (5) None of these