The instrument measuring humidity is called
(1) The thermometer
(2) The barometer
(3) The hygrometer
(4) The hydrometer
The 80 Years War, which took place from 1568 to 1648, was also called the Dutch Revolt. It ended with the forma recognition of Dutch independence from 1 England 2 France 3 Spain 4 Germany
The Rajahmundry Social Reform Association was founded by: (1) K.A. Natesan (2) Bipin Chandra pal (3) Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu (4) Veeresalingam
When were the postal services opened to the public in India? 1 1837 2 1867 3 1923 4 1948
India?s domestic savings have been at which of the following levels in terms of the percentage of GDP during 2003-04, the final figures for which are released recently? 1 20% 2 25% 3 28% 4 33%
. Devaluation of a currency means (a) Reduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies (b) Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market (c) Fixing the value of the currency in conjunction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies (d) Fixing the value of a currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the World Bank and major trading partners
The formation of an Interim government set up on September 2, 1946 was first envisaged by (a) Cripps Mission (b) Wavell Plan (c) Cabinet Mission Plan (d) None of these
Which is the most urbanized State in India? (a) Punjab (b) West Bengal (c) Delhi (d) Maharashtra
The country which suspended defence ties with France over its test in the South Pacific is (1) Australia (2) United States (3) Russia (4) Britain
Classical Sanskrit poetry of India is: (a) predominantly secular (b) predominantly religious (c) a mixture of religious and secular (d) Nothing can be said definitely
Which type of fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire? 1 Foam type 2 Soda acid type 3 Powder type 4 None of these
Which of the following is used in making artificial sweetener saccharin? 1 Benzene 2 Toluene 3 Phenol 4 Aniline
Paper is manufactured by 1 Wood and resin 2 Wood, sodium and bleaching powder 3 Wood and bleaching powder 4 Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin