Recently in which of the following countries, thousands of
people staged a dharana, made a protest against the powerful
citizens of a particular community in that country and
accused them of limiting their freedom?
1 India
2 Sri lanka
3 China
4 Myanmar
The main cause of the punic wars was: (a) rivalry over Sicily (b) occupation of Sicily by the Carthagians (c) the Romans setting Carthage on fire (d) the Romans selling thousands of slaves
Bhakra Nangal Dam is located on the river (A) Beas (B) Jhelum (C) Sutlej (D) Ravi
When Parliament is in session, a Member of Parliament gets (per day) 1 Rs.100 2 Rs.500 3 Rs.1,000 4 Rs.400
Which animal has been declared as National Heritage Animal in October 2010 by the Union Government?
Straits and canals are important in water routes because they: (a) are sometimes as large as seas (b) have the best seaports along their routes (c) are often short cuts to larger bodies of water
The Kumbha Mela comes round once in: (a) 7 years (b) 5 years (c) 10 years (d) 12 years
Which of the following statements is correct? 1 The famous Sun Temple of Konarak was built by Narsimhadeve I 2 Kashmir never became a part of the Mughal empire 3 The Wodeyar dynasty in Karnataka region was overthrown by Tipu Sultan 4 The Sena dynasty of Bengal ruled from their capital at Puruliya
Which battle laid the foundation of British Empire in India? (1) First Battle of Panipat (2) Battle of Khanwah (3) Battle of Talikota (4) Battle of Plassey
. Which one of the following is used for dating archaeological specimens in wood, bones and shells? (a) Uranium -238 (b) Argon isotope (c) Carbon -14 (d) Strontium -90
Which among the states given below is most urbanized? (1) Bihar (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Karnataka
The equal annual mean temperature lines drawn on the world map are: (a) Isotherms (b) Isohel (c) Corange lines
The gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan has been in the news recently. Which of the following is another major pipeline project the work on which is going on presently? 1 India-Bhutan-Iran 2 Iran-Bangladesh-India 3 China-Bangaldesh-India 4 Myanmar-Bangladesh -India