Against which of the following announcements of the Central
government, the truckers? associations went on a strike?
1 Increase in octroi charges
2 Hike in the diesel prices
3 Compulsory insurance by drivers
4 None of these
Which one of the following dance forms is associated with Samyukta Panigrahi? (a) Kathakali (b) Mohini Attam (c) Kathak (d) Odissi
Which of the following river valley has the maximum ravines? (a) Krishna (b) Ganga (c) Godavari (d) Chambal
Why was Sheikh Hasina Wajed of Bangladesh recently in news? 1 She has been re-elected as the Prime Minister after General Elections in the country in March ?99 2 She will be the Chief Guest in forthcoming Independence Day of Indian celebrations in August ?99 3 She is one of the recipients of the UNESCO peace prize for 1998 4 None of these
Why was the Battle of Buxar fought? 1 Shah Alam II wanted to chastise the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal 2 Mir Kasim joined hands with Shah Alam II and Shuja-ud-Daulah against English 3 Marathas wanted to expel the English from Oudh and free Shah AlamII from confinement 4 Shauja-ud-daulah wanted the help of Mir Kasim and English to be saved from onslaughts of the Marathas Shah Alam II wanted to chastise the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal
. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is (a) 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours (b) 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours (c) 1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours (d) Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
Which of the following states has a separate constitution (1) Sikkim (2) Nagaland (3) Meghalaya (4) Jammu and Kashmir
First one-day Cricket World Cup tournament was held in 1 Australia 2 England 3 New Zealand 4 West Indies
The Chapter III on Fundamental Rights contains twenty-four articles from (a) Article 14 to 37 (b) Article 16 to 39 (c) Article 12 to 35 (d) Article 10 to 33
The sayings and deeds of the Prophet are known as: (a) Caliph (b) Sunna (c) Hadith (d) Sura
The writ concerned with personal liberty is: (a) Mandamus (b) Quo Warranto (c) Habeas Corpus (d) None of the above
Ninth Summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held at 1 Bali 2 Goa 3 Delhi 4 None of these
Which one of the following is not a function of the Cabinet? (a) All the major appointments are made by the Cabinet (b) All the legislative bills which are introduced in the Parliament by the Government are decided by the Cabinet (c) The Budget of the Union government is passed by the Cabinet (d) All important policies of the Government are formulated by the Cabinet