The new currency, the Euro, has been adopted by:
(A) 10 nations
(B) 12 nations
(C) Bhutan, France and Germany
(D) All the European nations
The name of ancient place generally identified with the Indus Valley is: (1) Meluha (2) Niniveh (3) Sindon (4) Tyre
India?s National Cricket Championship is: (a) Ranji Trophy (b) Duleep Trophy (c) Irani Trophy (d) Sheesh Mahal Trophy
Sportsmen and the sports in which they attained worldwide distinction are listed below. Which one of the following pairs is not correct? (a) K D Singh-Hockey (b) Don Bradman-Cricket (c) Billie Jean King-Tennis (d) Pele-Chess
The founder of the Achaemenid empire was: (a) Cyrus (b) Darius III (c) Darius I (d) Xerxes
About 35 multistate Co-operative Banks are likely to come under the Banking Regulation Act as the Government is going to issue an ordinance to that effect in days to come. It was required to be done asA) Co-operative Banks are in bad shape and their restructuring is very much needed.B) RBI recommended that Government should issue an ordinance to this effect.C) The Supreme Court of India has issued an order which says that RBI does not have authority to issue licences to multistate Co-operative Banks. Which of these statements is/are true? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Only A & C (5) None of these
India?s first hydel power station has completed its 100 years recently. The power house is located at 1 Mumbai 2 Chennai 3 Darjeeling 4 Calcutta
Imre Kerterz who won the ?Nobel Prize for Literature ? 2001? hails from which of the following countries? 1 Russia 2 Hungary 3 Germany 4 Japan
The Chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission is (1) R. Chidambaram (2) K. Ramesh (3) Ashok Bhatnagar (4) P.R. Narvekar
Akbar abolished the Hindu capitation tax primarily because : (a) the revenue derived from it amounted to very little (b) it made the Hindus in his reign more contented since they were not discriminated against bys such a tax (c) he thought of more effective ways of raising revenue (d) he could not enforce its collection
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
Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India? (a) Only Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha (c) Any Vidhan Sabha (d) Either House of Parliament
4 Answers BHU, CDS, HPSE, TATA,
U Thant Award is given for (a) Contribution to east-west understanding (b) Community leadership (c) Social service (d) Journalism