The National Literacy Mission launched in 1988 aims at
attaining full literacy (i.e.sustainable threshold level of
75%) by the year
1 2004
2 2005
3 2008
4 2010
. In Mizoram the settlement pattern is mostly of ‘linear type’ along the ridges because (a) The valleys are cooler than the ridges (b) Accessibility is easier on the ridge tops (c) The ridges are cooler than the valleys (d) The valleys are densely forested
Who composed the music of the Indian National Anthem A. Kavi Pradeep B. Hafeez Jalandhari C. Qazi Nasrul Islam D. Rabindranath Tagore
Chocolates can be bad for health because of a high content of 1 Nickel 2 Sugar 3 Carbohydrates 4 Fats
Blood does not clot in the absence of Vitamin K because it is: 1 Essential for synthesis of prothrombin 2 Essential for synthesis of fibrinogen 3 An essential component of the clot 4 An essential component of the platelets
Lethal genes are much less common in haploid organisms than in diploids because: (A) haploids are usually smaller than the diploids (B) there are more diploids around us than these are haploids (C) in haploids, a gene is expressed even in a single dose (D) of the occurrence of irregular meiosis in haploids
Chennai is hotter than Kolkata because: (a) there is no mountain nearby (b) Chennai is closer to the sea than Kolkata (c) Chennai is nearer to the Equator (d) Chennai has sandy region everywhere
Which of the following cities figure prominently in Meghaduta of Kalidasa? (a) Amaravati (b) Vaishali (c) Ujjaini (d) Taxila
Bulk of the passenger coaches of the Indian Railways are manufactured at: (a) Integral Coach Factory Perambur (b) Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala (c) M/s Jessops, Kolkata (d) Both ?a? and ?b? above
The functional kidney in adult amphibians is 1 Pronephros 2 Metanephros 3 Mesonephros 4 Opisthonephros
Which of the following cities will host the Olympics in 2003? 1 Adelaide 2 Brussels 3 Vienna 4 Athens
Who has been appointed the new Solicitor General of India ? (a) B. Dutta (b) F. H. Nariman (c) Goolam E. Vahanvati (d) Soli Sorabji
What was the main purpose of 23rd Constitution Amendment? (a) Extended the reservation of seats in Lok Sabha to the SC/ST and Anglo Indians for 10 years (b) It changed the definition of the expression ?estate? in clause (1) a of Article 31A (c) It amended Article 3 to clarify Parliament?s power in respect of creating a new State or Union Territory (d) None of these