Which of the following South American countries was devasted
by the floods and mudslides in December 1999, killing more
than 30,000 people?
1 Colombia
2 Peru
3 Venezuela
4 None of these
This ruler was called "the Akbar of Kashmir" (1) Shah Mirza (2) Ali Shah (3) Zain-ul-Abedin (4) Haidar Shah
Names like LOTUS, JAVA, ORACLE, etc., refer to which area of activity ? (a) Telecommunications (b) Missile Technology (c) Computer Software (d) Biomedical Instrumentation
What is the maximum limit of sound intensity in decibel units beyond which a person cannot hear? 1 50 2 70 3 85 4 95
The speed of wind is measured by: (a) anemometer (b) wind-vane (c) rotameter
Which one of the following measures could prove to be helpful in raising agricultural production in India during a short period? (a) Mechanization of agriculture (b) Co-operative farming (c) Use of better seeds (d) Consolidation of land holdings
Synthetic ethanol is produced by reacting ethane (in the presence of phosphoric acid) with (a) Hydrogen (b) Potassium dichromate (c) Oxygen (d) Water
Philip Kotled is well-known as a 1 Film actor 2 Swimmer 3 Management expert 4 Fashion designer
As per the Monetary and Credit Policy for 2003-04, the bank rate for the next six months will be at 1 6.5% 2 6% 3 7% 4 7.5%
. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) Assertion (A) : Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki Reason (R) : Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true
Why was Colonel Assonumani Azzali of Comoro Islands in the news recently? 1 He handed over the power to the newly-elected government after a ten-year long military rule in the country 2 He was killed in an unsuccessful coup against the present government 3 He became the President of the Island after getting power in a bloodless coup 4 None of these
. Next to Hindi, the language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is (a) Urdu (b) Telugu (c) Bengali (d) Tamil
Which one of the fhollowing provides fixed line telephone services with number s starting with 2? 1 Relaiance Infocom 2 Tata Infocom 3 BSNL 4 HUTCH