The tiny enclave of Macau was handed over to China In
December 1999. Macau was under the rule of
1 Russia
2 Britain
3 India
4 Portugal
In the field of religion, Akbar?s greatest contribution was in his: (a) founding of a new religion (b) expansion of his father?s religion (c) the building of temples and mosques (d) the religious toleration of his administration
The teacher-trainee who was rusticated from the college during the Vandemataram movement was : (1) Pattabhi Seetharamaiah (2) Godicherla Harisarvothama Rao (3) Nyapathi Subba Rao (4) A.L. Narasimha Rao
The Indian National Movement, upto 1905, was dominated by leaders who have been described as: (a) parliamentarians (b) constitutionalists (c) liberal thinkers (d) moderate nationalists
Which among the following are known for co-operation and division of labour? 1 Fire flies 2 Cockroaches 3 Ants 4 Bed bug
The smallest of the following planets is: (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) None of these
The obvious cause of the crusades was: (a) their desire for new lands (b) to regain the holy land (c) the Church taking recourse to questionable practices (d) that fighting was practically the only occupation of the nobility
The farmers in Egypt are called (1) Bedouins (2) Fallahins (3) Bushmen (4) Tuaregs
Water contained by glaciers on earth is: (a) 3% (b) 2.24% (c) 2.50%
A recently developed technique for monitoring foetal growth uses (1) X-rays (2) Microwaves (3) Ultrasonics (4) Ultra-violet rays
Tobacco in India grows in abundance in areas which are: (a) dry and sandy (b) rocky (c) hot and moist (d) cool and rocky
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
Recently, in which one of the following countries did ONGC Videsh Ltd. Acquire 25% stake in an oil project? 1 Bahrain 2 Egypt 3 Libya 4 Sudan