When is a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament
convened?
(a) If a Bill, which has been passed by one House and
transmitted to other House
(b) If the Houses have finally disagreed as to the
amendments to be made in the Bill
(c) If more than six months elapse from the date of the
reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill
being passed by it
(d) In all the above cases
The army of Alexander refused to cross the Beas and proceed further to the east because: (a) it was afraid of the Magadha army (b) it had traveled far away from home (c) it was home-sick (d) All the above
The proportion of red blood corpuscles and white blood corpuscles in human body is 1 5:1 2 50:1 3 500:1 4 5000:1
During the Indian freedom struggle, which one among the following was fromed earliest? 1 Congress Socialist Party 2 Communist Party of India 3 Hindustan Republican Socialist Association 4 All-India States People?s Conference
In which one of the following countries is the ethnic conflict between Hutus and Tutsis led to a great Violence in recent times? 1 Ingeria 2 Rwanda 3 Sierra leone 4 South Africa
What is the name of the research station established by the Indian Government for conducting research at Antarctic? (A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Yamunotry (C) Uttari Gangotry (D) None of the above
A news item published recently stated that the Gross Domestic Product of a country took a sudden boost after the income from the trade in illegal drugs was taken into account. Which of the following is the country and its new GDP? 1 Bangladesh, 200 million dollars 2 Nigeria, 350 million dollars 3 Ethiopia, 453 million dollars 4 Colombia, 512 million dollars
. The Government of India has totally banned the export of “Burnt Coal” (Jhama) because it contains recoverable amount of a metal/element used in transistors. Which one of the following is that element? (a) Phosphorus (b) Germanium (c) Silicon (d) Tungsten
The constitution provides that Hindi shall be ? a) The national language of India b) The language of communication between the state governments c) The official language of the Union of India d) The language of communication between the Union Government and the State Governments
What are picoplanktons? (A) Animals that are extinct now (B) Micro-organisms (C) A platform in the Arabian sea of Mumbai, used for drilling (D) None of the above
BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) is gaining ground due to 1 Factor cost advantage 2 Economy of scale 3 Business risk mitigation 4 All of these
Which one of the pairs is not correctly matched ? (a) Abdulla Ahamad Badawi : Malaysia (b) Lee Hsien Loong : China (c) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono : Indonesia (d) Thakshin Shinawatra : Thailand
President Eduard Shevardnadze who escaped an attempt on his life recently is the President of ?? 1 Russia 2 Georgia 3 Peru 4 Chechnia