From which part of the saffron plant is saffron obtained?
(1) Dry flower buds
(2) Dry calyx
(3) Stigma
(4) Dry petals
Who of the following Gupta kings granted permission to Meghaverman, the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddist temple at Gaya? 1 Chandragupta I 2 samudragupta 3 Chandragupta II 4 Skandagupta
The author of the book ?Waiting for the Mahatma? is 1 R.K.Narayan 2 N.A.Palkhiwala 3 Amrita Pritam 4 M.Malgonkar
World tallest building
Which one of the following is not a unitary feature of our Constitution? (a) Double sets of government at National and State levels (b) More powers to the Central Government (c) Unequal Representation in the Rajya Sabha (d) Appointment of the State Governors by the President
Which of the following statements about INSAT-3a, which was launched by India in April 2003, is not true? 1 It will support telecommunication, broadcasting and weather forecasts 2 It has 25 transponders which will help bounce signals to and from the earth 3 It was launched from Kourou, French Guyana 4 It will be in service for 15 years after being placed in its final geostationary orbit
The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Mr.Dharam Singh, belongs to which of the following political parties? 1 BJP 2 JD(S) 3 TDP 4 Congress
To which one of the following places in India, do the Siberian birds flock in winter? (A) Bharatpur (B) Khajuraho (C) Ajanta-Elora (D) Bodh Gaya
When a ship enters a sea from a river a) it rises a little b) it sinks little c) it remains at the same level d) it rises or sinks depending on the material it is made of
Which one of the following was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2002? 1 Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho 2 Mahabodhi Temple, Bhubaneswar 3 Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar 4 Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebid
How many players are taken in a Basketball team? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
Kulottunga united the crown of : (1) Cholas and Eastern Gangas (2) Cholas and Eastern Chalukyas (3) Cholas and Pandyas (4) None
Medium range surface-to-air missile AKASH was recently successfully test-fired at 1 Chandipur-on-sea, Orissa 2 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 3 Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4 Panaji, Goa