?The Baath Party?, recently in the news, was the
1 Party headed by Ariel Sharon of Israel
2 Party headed by Saddam Hussain of Iraq
3 Name of the party floated by the Hamas leaders active in
Israel
4 None of these
Who among the following is the Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission? 1 Bimal Jalan 2 Montek Singh Ahluwalia 3 Syama Charan Shukla 4 None of these
Which of the following colours are mixed to bring out the several colours seen on TV? 1 Red, Yellow, Blue 2 Red, Yellow, Green 3 Red, Green, Blue 4 Yellow, Green, Blue
Which one of the following arguments justifies the indirect method of election for choosing the President of India? (a) Under a Parliamentary system of government the President is to be only a nominal head with a few real powers. Therefore a direct election would be unnecessary (b) If the President were to be elected by a direct method then he would demand real powers which cannot be given under a Parliamentary system (c) If the President is elected directly, there may be clashes between the Cabinet and the President (d) All of these
In which one of the following situations, can the President promulgate in Ordinance? (A) There is a disagreement between the two Houses of Parliament over a Bill (B) Both Houses have refused to pass a Bill sponsored by Government with the previous sanction of the President (C) A Bill has been pending in the Parliament for a long period (D) Parliament is not in session
Dadasaheb Phalke Award given for: (a) drama (b) social welfare (c) literature (d) films
India receives the major portion of its rainfall from (1) Cyclone winds (2) Southwest monsoon winds (3) North west monsoon winds (4) None of these
Idealism, combined with a highly developed sense of rhythm and beauty characterizes the sculptures of the : (a) Gupta period (b) Mauryan period (c) Ashokan period (d) None of the above
Water contained by glaciers on earth is: (a) 3% (b) 2.24% (c) 2.50%
Which instrument is played by Bismillah Khan? (a) Flute (b) Tabla (c) Shehnai (d) Sarod (e) Sarangi
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
. Variable reserve rates and Open Market Operations are instruments of (a) Fiscal Policy (b) Monetary Policy (c) Budgetary Policy (d) Trade Policy
. The economic drain of wealth was written by (a) Arabindo Ghose (b) Ram Mohan Roy (c) Dada Bhai Nouroji (d) James Pinces