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
Palk Strait connect 1 India and Sri Lanka 2 North Korea and South Korea 3 Saudi Arabia and Burma 4 Britain and France
In the election of the President of India (a) The total number of votes to be cast by all the elected members of both Houses of parliament will be equal to the total number of votes cast by all the members of all State Assemblies (b) The total number of votes cast by the Members of both Houses of Parliament is less than the total number of votes cast by all the members of the State Assemblies (c) The total number of votes cast by both the Houses of Parliament is double than that of the number of votes cast by the State Assemblies (d) None of these is correct
Crescograph was discovered by: (A) Rutherford (B) J.C. Bose (C) Bohr (D) None of these
Single out the false statement pertaining to the International Court of Justice: (a) Its judges are elected (b) Its decisions are not enforceable (c) It is the Principal Judicial organ of the United Nations (d) In case of non-implementation of the decision the further redressal of national grievances is not feasible
The family car ?Tavera? has recently been introduced by 1 GM 2 Toyota 3 Ford 4 Honda
Giddha, a popular folk dance of Punjab, is performed by: (a) men alone (b) women alone (c) men and women together (d) men and women in separate groups
Cumulus clouds generally give: (a) torrential rain (b) steady and persistent rain (c) no rain at all
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in ? a) Bombay b) Calcutta c) Lahore d) New Delhi
When stream bends develop into smooth curves, it is called: (a) meanders (b) yazoo (c) zig-zag stream
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte of Chile was recently in the news as he 1 Is being tried on the charges of crimes against humanity 2 Has again taken over as the President of Chile after an exile for 10 years 3 Would be the new Secretary-General of the UNO 4 Took political asylum in Germany after a military coup in his country
Washing soda is the common name for 1 Calcium carbonate 2 Calcium bicarbonate 3 Sodium carbonate 4 Sodium bicarbonate
Which one of the following is popularly known as ?Lady with the Lamp?? (a) Mother Teresa (b) Florence Nightingale (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Isabella Archer