Why does atmosphere warm up?
(1) Sunlight
(2) Absence of water
(3) Absence of Vegetation
(4) Presence of Vegetation
Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because the (1) Soil is porous (2) Level of underground water is high (3) Sources of canals are the perennial rivers (4) Region is densely populated
Which of the following is not a member of D-8 whose second summit was held in 1999 in Dhaka? 1 Bangladesh 2 Egypt 3 Iran 4 Iraq
Prithviraj, the Chauhan King, was finally defeated by Mohammad Ghori at: (a) Thaneswar (b) Tirauri (c) Chausa (d) Panipat
Managanese is produced in its maximum in the Indian State of: (a) Orissa (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
The longitude ?used? to reckon the Indian Standard Time is: (a) 750?30? E (b) 820?30? E (c) 850?00? E (d) 860?15? E
Gandhiji went to England in 1931 to attend the: (a) First Round Table Conference (b) Second Round Table Conference (c) Session of the ?League of Oppressed Peoples? (d) Third Round Table conference
Polar winds are: (a) permanent winds (b) variable winds (c) local winds
. Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary control over the Budget? (a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget (b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund (c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President’s recommendation (d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President’s recommendation
The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against (a) British mill owners and Government officials (b) Indian mill owners and non-government officials (c) British non-government officials (d) Indian government officials
Why was Sophie Rhysjones recently in news? 1 She is the new Foreign minister of U.K. 2 She has been married to Edward Windsor of U.K 3 She is the new Foreign Secretary of U.S.A. and was in India recently 4 None of these
. Which of the following were the main objectives of the Khilafat Movement? 1. To rouse Anti-British feelings among the Muslims of India 2. To reform the Muslim Society 3. To demand separate electorates and preserve the Khilafat. 4. To save the Ottoman empire and preserve the Khilafat. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
William Wordsworth, the famous British poet, has written: (a) Childe Harold (b) Prelude (c) Ode to the West Wind (d) Paradise Lost