Indian monsoons are caused due to
(1) Differential heating of land and sea
(2) Cold winds of Central Asia
(3) Great uniformity of temperature
(4) None of the above
Which type of ancient script did the Harappans use? 1 Pictographic 2 Linear 3 Hileroglyphic 4 Symbolic
Pawapuri in Bihar is famous for: (a) Tomb of Sher Shah Suri (b) The place where Lord Mahavira breathed his last (c) Pilgrim place for Buddhists (d) Ruins of a Buddhist university
Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain 1 Nitrates 2 Bicarbonates 3 Sulphonates 4 Bismutnates
Oberon, Titania, Arial, Umbrial and Miranda are the five chief satellites of which of the following planets? 1 Jupiter 2 Neptune 3 Uranus 4 Mars
Which vehicle is not a product of Maruti-Suzuki? 1 Omni 2 Versa 3 Baleno 4 Bolero
City of London was in the news recently, for which of the following reasons? 1 It was the venue of 1999 Miss World contest 2 It recorded highest number of tourists during 1999 in the world 3 It was hit by a powerful earthquake 4 None of these
What was the estimated inflow of actual Foreign Direct Investment in India During the year 1998 (in billions of dollars) 1 3.5 2 4.0 3 4.5 4 3.0
Mr.Kenneth Kaunda, who was very much in the news recently, was the ex-president of 1 Uganda 2 Rwanda 3 South Africa 4 Zambia
Supreme Court?s Judgement in Bachan Singh?s case: (1) Upholds death sentence in the rarest to rare cases (2) Upholds the Government order to reduce the retirement age (3) Grants relief to a rape victim (4) Upholds the constitution
Commercial banks finance rural credit directly and through 1 NABARD 2 Rural Banks 3 Cooperative Societies 4 State Government
The founder of the Pala dynasty in Bengal was: (a) Gopala (b) Dharmapala (c) Mahipala (d) Devapala
The drier leeward side of the mountain is generally called: (a) rain shadow area (b) pene plain (c) yazoo