Who is one of the recipient of this year?s (2004) Ashoka
Chakra (posthumously)?
(A) Vishnu Prabhakar
(B) MN Venkatachaliah
(C) Triveni Singh
(D) Rupindra Batra
. A zero rate of inflation obtains necessarily in a year where the annual rate of inflation (a) In every week of the year is zero (b) Is falling in every week of the year (c) Is both falling and rising in a year (d) Is constant in every week of the year
The long term fiscal policy proposes to maintain the stability of (a) Direct tax rates (b) Indirect tax rates (c) Ratio of tax revenue to national income (d) Ratio of direct tax revenue to revenue from indirect taxes
The demand for a constitution made by the people of India without outside interference was officially asserted by the National Congress in ? a) 1929 b) 1935 c) 1939 d) 1942
Where no month has average temperature above 320F and a permanent snow cover in characteristic is called: (a) polar climate (b) ice-cap climate (c) cold climate
The residuary powers have been given to the: (a) State Legislatures (b) Union Parliament (c) Both the State legislatures and the Union Parliament (d) Local Bodies
Which country is known as the ?Land of the Rising Sun?? 1 Japan 2 Australia 3 Norway 4 North Korea
The Kanha national park tiger reserve, is located in: (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab
Which is the only place in India where the Asiatic lions are found? 1 Sariska National park 2 Sasan Gir National park 3 Nallamalai Hills of Andhra Pradesh 4 Western Ghats of Malabar Coast
. Why is it dangerous to have charcoal burning in a closed room? (a) Burning charcoal produces a poisonous gas called carbon monoxide (b) It consumes the whole of the oxygen and man cannot breathe (c) Smoke suffocates (d) None of these
Can the Rajya Sabha be dissolved by the President? (a) Yes (b) No (c) At any time he likes (d) Sometimes
A carbon based ring for correcting which of the following deformities has been developed recently by the National Physical Laboratory, Delhi? 1 Arthritis 2 Asthma 3 Polio 4 None of these
The UAE has Emirates, the largest and the richest of them is: (a) 6; Fujeirah (b) 7; Abu Dhabi (c) 8; Dubai (d) 4; Umm-al-Quwain