In which of the following countries were 4 million chickens
slaughtered in an attempt to root out bird flu?
(1) China
(2) Hong Kong
(3) Japan
(4) England
The constitution of India is designed to work as a unitary government ? a) In normal times b) In times of emergency c) When the parliament so desires d) At the will of the President
Which country has allocated US$ 10 billion to provide relief to its earthquake victims?
Which index is used in India to measure the rate of inflation? (A) Wholesale Price Index (B) Consumer Price Index (C) Consumer Price Index for industrial workers (D) None of the above
?A Passage of England? was written by: (a) R K Narayanan (b) V S Naipaul (c) Nirad C Chaudhury (d) E M Forster
Palk Strait connect 1 India and Sri Lanka 2 North Korea and South Korea 3 Saudi Arabia and Burma 4 Britain and France
Which of the following famous world leaders has announced his/her retirement from active politics? 1 Bill Clinton 2 Benazir Bhutto 3 Tony Blair 4 Nelson Mandela
The RBI has four Chief weapons to control or maintain desired equilibrium in the economy of the country. Which of the following is NOT one of them? 1 Open market operations 2 Repo rate 3 Bank rate 4 Introducing new taxes/levies, etc.
Economic Drain Theory is generally associated with the name of (1) The Britisher Warren Hastings (2) Veera Anstey (3) R.C. Dutt (4) Dadabhai Naoroji
. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the principle of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the (a) British (b) Dutch (c) Portuguese (d) Danish
If a minister losses a no-confidence motion, then ? a) The minister resigns b) The whole council of ministers resign c) Lok sabha is dissolved d) Only prime minister and that minister resign
When a ship crosses the International Date Line from West to East it: (a) loses one-day (b) gains one day (c) gains two days
Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council? 1 China 2 France 3 USA 4 Japan