The foodgrain production during the year 2003-04 is expected
to be at the level of approximately
1 100 million tons
2 150 million tons
3 200 million tons
4 Between 200 to 250 million tons
The primary source for Balban?s opinions on sovereignty and government is (1) I ? Barni (2) I Sami (3) Ibn Batila (4) Minhaf ? us ? siraf
In which State has the density of population been recorded the lowest? (a) Delhi (b) Haryana (c) Rajasthan (d) Nagaland
The architecture of the Ashokan period gained in magnificence as for the first time: (a) stone was employed instead of wood (b) wood was used instead of stone (c) burnt bricks were used for the first time (d) None of the above
Deepak Shourie is the Managing Director of 1 SAB TV 2 Discovery Communications 3 NDTV 4 None of these
Chronicle of an impossible Election is the latest book by which of the following persons ? (a) M.S. Gill (b) T.N. Seshan (c) T.S. Krishnamurthy (d) J.M. Lyngdoh
?Golconda Fort? is in which state? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar
. Why is it dangerous to have charcoal burning in a closed room? (a) Burning charcoal produces a poisonous gas called carbon monoxide (b) It consumes the whole of the oxygen and man cannot breathe (c) Smoke suffocates (d) None of these
Among the tobacco producing countries of the world the position of India is next to: (a) US and China (b) Italy and France (c) Turkey and Egypt (d) Japan and Malaysia
. Why do short sighted persons use concave lenses in spectacles? (a) Concave lens can focus the image of the far off object on the retina (b) Concave lens gives a clear vision (c) Concave lens gives erect image (d) None of these
In a decision taken by the government of India, which of the following would carry a label ?Not recommended for children?? 1 All ?ready to eat? contained foods 2 Fruit pulps containing preservatives 3 Sweetened soft drinks 4 None of these
The climate in areas where no month has an average temperature exceeding 500F is: (a) Polar climate (b) Midlatitude humid climate (c) Highland climate
The President of India is elected (a) By the people of India directly (b) By an indirect method by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of all the State Legislative Assemblies (c) By the members of both the Houses of Parliament (d) By the members of the Lok Sabha and the members of both the Houses of the State Legislatures