Which rulers issued variety of gold coins
(1) Kushans
(2) Guptas
(3) Vijayanagara
(4) Pallavas
General Knowledge & Current Affairs ? May 2005
The Director General of WTO is: (A) Kofi Annan (B) Supachai Panichapakdi (C) Kim Beazley (D) None of the above
Recently about one million pigs were slaughtered as they were said to be affected by a deadly virus, fatal for human beings. This was done in which of the following countries? 1 Uganda 2 Hong Kong 3 Australia 4 Malaysia
The region between 50N and 50S is referred to as: (a) doldrums (b) horse latitudes (c) westerlies
The territory of Alaska became a United States possession in 1867, when the American Government purchased it from. (1) Canada (2) Japan (3) Russia (4) Greenland
Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States? (a) President of India (b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) Vice-President of India (d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Why was joint sector mooted in India? (a) For mobilizing initiative resources (b) Because the government was unable to handle (c) Because private entrepreneurs were exploiting consumers (d) None of these
On which day every year National Awards for Teachers are announced? (a) November 14 (b) November 19 (c) August 15 (d) September 5
The depictions in Ajanta caves display the: (a) incidents in the life of Buddha (b) incidents pertaining to Mahavira?s life (c) legends of Vikramditya (d) epic incidents
On a cold morning, a metal surface will feel colder to touch than a wooden surface because : (A) a metal has high specific heat (B) a metal has high thermal conductivity (C) a metal has low specific heat (D) a metal has low thermal conductivity
The Sorts star, the sports magazine published from India, has chosen who amongst the following as the sportsperson of the year for 1996, the announcement for which came recently? 1 Sachin Tendulkar 2 Viswanathan Anand 3 Leander Paes 4 None of these
Suja, the second son of Shahjahan, was the ruler of the: (a) Deccan (b) Kandhar (c) Bengal (d) Ahmednagar