Formation of fruit without fertilisation is known as:
(A) polygamy
(B) polyembryony
(C) parthenocarpy
(D) parthenogenesis
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the Simon Commission was appointed to (a) Examine the working of the reforms of 1919 (b) Determine the relations of the British Government with the Indian States (c) Review the provisions of the Rowlatt Act (d) Explore the possibility of granting dominion status to India
Judges of the High Courts cannot practice, after retirement, in (a) The Supreme Court (b) Any of the High Courts (c) The High Courts served by them (d) Any court in the country
Mittal Steel, the largest steel maker in the world, has signed a MOU with which State Government for setting up a steel plant as well as undertaking mining operations? 1 Chattisgarh 2 Bihar 3 West Bengal 4 None of these
Which of the following is a universal blood do-not? 1 A 2 B 3 AB 4 O
When a Bill is presented to the President, he (a) Has to sign it (b) May change certain clauses of the Bill (c) May send it back for reconsideration (d) May refuse to sign it
The late Palestinian leader Mr.Yasser Arafat was buried in 1 Paris 2 Cairo 3 Ramallah 4 Jerusalem
Vimana style of architecture in temples is the contribution of: (A) Cholas (B) Rashtrakutas (C) Chalukyas (D) Pallavas
Which of the following awards was recently given to Dr.R.Chidambaram, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India? 1 Veer Savarkar Award 2 Man of the Year 3 Padma Vibhushan 4 None of these
Which of the following is used in making artificial sweetener saccharin? 1 Benzene 2 Toluene 3 Phenol 4 Aniline
?Ramayanam?, the Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana was made by: (a) Kamban (b) Avvaiyar (c) Ilangovadigal (d) None of the above
. The Swaran Singh Committee considered the question of (a) More autonomy to Punjab on the model of Jammu and Kashmir (b) The suitability of the Presidential form of government of India (c) The precedence of the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights (d) Administrative reforms
Exactly half way around the globe from the Greenwich Meridian is: (a) International Date Line (b) Siberian Line (c) Alaska Date Line