The royal preceptor of Ganapatideva was:
(1) Basava
(2) Visvesvara Sambhu
(3) Panditaradhya
(4) Narahari Tirtha
Who appoints the Chief Justice of High Courts? (1) Prime Minister (2) Law Minister (3) President (4) Governor
How many players are taken in a Basketball team? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
. The earnings of India from diamond export is quite high. Which one of the following factors has contributed to it? (a) Pre-independence stock-piling of diamonds in the country which are now exported (b) Large production of industrial diamonds in the country (c) Expertise available for cutting and polishing of imported diamonds which are then exported (d) As in the past, India produces huge quantity of gem diamonds which are exported
Pulitzer Prizes are given for the best performance in the area of 1 Medical Sciences 2 Social Services 3 Literature 4 Sports
First one-day Cricket World Cup tournament was held in 1 Australia 2 England 3 New Zealand 4 West Indies
. Even though the Railways are the most pervasive mode of transport of India, it is the road transport which received the maximum impetus in most of the post-independence period. Which of the following are the reasons for this? 1. Railways are cheap to operate but the associated capital costs are very high. 2. Given the geographic spread of the human settlements, it is unrealistic that the railways alone can serve the needs of transport. 3. The per unit (tonne/km) cost of transport is cheaper in road compared to rail transport. 4. Given the indivisible nature of the Railways, it is not always convenient for the population to avail of it with the same ease as private cars, buses or two-wheelers. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
Who among the following has been re-elected the President of Philippines recently? (a) Goh Chok Tong (b) Hun Sen (c) Abdulla Ahmed Badawi (d) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
A child was playing with water, spraying vigorously on himself on a pleasant Sunday morning. One of the children surrounding him claimed he saw a beautiful rainbow. This kid was found standing on the (1) West side (2) North side (3) South side (4) East side
Government of Indian has taken a decision to disinvest some of the Public Sector undertakings recently, so that a target of disinvesting Rs.10,000 crore can be achieved. Which of the following units will be disinvested to the tune of 75 per cent? 1 Hindustan Latex Ltd 2 Madras Fertilisers 3 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 4 Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd
Who won the Sultan AzlanShah Cup Hockey Tournament held inKuala Lampur in January 2004? (A) Germany (B) Australia (C) Pakistan (D) Malaysia
Which among the following is a fortnightly magazine ? (a) Bhavan?s Journal (b) Outlook (c) Business India (d) India Today
. The table below compares apparel exports of various countries between the years 1980 and 1990: Apparel Exports of various countries ($ billion) 1980 1990 Hong Kong 4.98 15.41 Italy 4.58 11.84 China 1.63 9.67 S. Korea 2.95 7.88 Thailand 0.27 3.33 India 0.59 2.50 Indonesia 0.10 1.65 Malaysia 0.15 1.32 Total 15.25 53.60 Which one of the following statements is NOT true? (Restricting consideration to countries listed in the table only) (a) Thailand has overtaken India in apparel export performance between 1980 and 1990 (b) Total apparel export from the countries listed has increased (in dollar terms) between 1980 and 1990, but part of this is likely to be due to global inflation. (c) India’s share of the apparel export market has increased (d) Maximum improvement in apparel export performance has been achieved by Indonesia