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
Srinidhi Varadarajan was in the news recently. He is associated with 1 Convergence technologies 2 Bio informatics 3 Creation of world’s third fastest Super Computer 4 Japanese Earth Simulator
As per the recent reports in the newspapers, the Prime Minister of Portugal, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso is likely to be the next President of the European Commission. Who among the following is the President of the EC at present? 1 Jacques Chirac 2 Tony Blair 3 George Sampaio 4 None of these
Pick out the wrong pair 1 Monkey ? 300 days 2 Elephant ? 600 days 3 Cow ? 280 days 4 Pig ? 68 days
Which one of the following was the founder of the Advaita system of philosophy? (a) Ramanuja (b) Ramanand (c) Kumaril Bhatt (d) Shankaracharya
The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is (a) 250 (b) 270 (c) 300 (d) 545
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
?Avenger? is a bike model launched by 1 Bajaj 2 Yamaha 3 Honda 4 None of these
Which of the following films won maximum Oscars at the 76th Academy Awards in Los Angels (USA) ? (a) Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King (b) Monster (c) Mystic River (d) Cold Mountain
The shining of diamond is due to (1) Its high density (2) Its hard nature (3) The repeated total internal reflection of light (4) None of these
The First Amendment of the Constitution was made in the year: (a) 1954 (b) 1958 (c) 1950 (d) 1949
India is likely to become world?s most populous country by the year 1 2010 2 2015 3 2020 4 2030
Kuchipudi is a dance drama of Andhra Pradesh. Which of the following statements about Kuchipudi is not correct? (a) It was a male prerogative (b) In recent years women have taken to it as well (c) It is mostly solo dance (d) The performers do not act and speak; they only dance