Which one of the following increases the blood calcium level
in the human body?
1 Calcitonin
2 Parathormone
3 Thyroxin
4 Vasopressin
The earliest Sivalinga in Andhra Pradesh is in the temple at (1) Nagarjunakonda (2) Srisailam (3) Hanumakonda (4) Gudimallam
The cutting of forests leads to: (a) soil erosion and uncontrollable floods (b) desilting and denaturation (c) Increase of rainfall and humidity (d) None of these
As Pushtu is to Afghanistan, so is Hebrew to 1 Mongolia 2 China 3 Israel 4 Philippines.
The term ?Diamond? is associated with the game of: (a) Bridge (b) Baseball (c) Basketball (d) Billiards
Where are most of the jute mills situated in India? (a) Along the river Hoogly (b) Near Malda (c) Near Burdwan (d) Near Howrah
Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta, a contemporary of Harshvardhana, the last Hindu-king of India? (a) Ratnavali (b) Mayur Shatak (c) Kadambari (d) Panchatantra
Tropic of Cancer passes through: (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
Which of the following is used in making artificial sweetener saccharin? 1 Benzene 2 Toluene 3 Phenol 4 Aniline
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the Simon Commission was appointed to (a) Examine the working of the reforms of 1919 (b) Determine the relations of the British Government with the Indian States (c) Review the provisions of the Rowlatt Act (d) Explore the possibility of granting dominion status to India
Aurangzeb re-established the Jizya on the Hindus: (a) because the Moghul exchequer was short of funds (b) because he did not like the non-conformists to his religion (c) because that was according to the tenets of the Muslim faith (d) because the Hindus were inimical to the Moghul Empire
According to Dalton?s atomic theory, the smallest particle which can exist independently is 1 An atom 2 A molecule 3 A cation 4 An anion
Which of the following north-eastern States was declared as disturbed area for a period of six months from June?99? 1 Assam 2 Arunachal Pradesh 3 Manipur 4 Meghalaya