Which of the following does not play a role in rural
indebtedness?
1 Low income
2 unemployment
3 Use of high yielding variety of seeds
4 Natural calamities
Radium is used to cure which disease? (A) Cancer (B) Bright?s disease (C) Haemophilia (D) Typhoid fever
The Supreme Court tenders advice to the President in a matter of law or fact: (A) on its own (B) only if he seeks such advice (C) only if the matter relates to the Fundamental Rights of the citizens (D) only if the issue poses a threat to the unity and integrity of the country
The ?Prakash Utsav? which the Sikhs celebrated on the 1st September 2004 marked the 400th anniversary of what event ? (a) Completion of the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar (b) Establishment of Sikh religion (c) Installation of Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple (d) Worship at Akal Takht
The largest producer of cocoa in the world is (1) Ghana (2) Ivory Coast (3) Nigeria (4) Brazil
This water is responsible for formation of wells, springs and geysers etc.: (a) Snow water (b) Sea water (c) River water (d) Underground-sub soil water
Which one of the following is in accordance with the principle of Collective Responsibility of the Council of the Ministers? (a) It means that all the Ministers stand together and fall together (b) The resignation of the Prime Minister means the resignation of the Council of Ministers (c) Collective responsibility means responsibility of all for all (d) All of these
The 4th Federation Cup Hockey matches were organized at which of the following places in December ?97 1 Hyderabad 2 Calcutta 3 Cochin 4 Mumbai
The number of ribs in human body is 1 12 2 18 3 20 4 24
Consider the following statements : 1. Ala-ud-din Khalji held religious discourses with Acharya Mahasena. 2. Ala-ud-din Khalji and Muhammad-bin-Tughluq demanded one sixth of the agricultural produce as revenue from peasants. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The Pochampad Project irrigates the State of: (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Karnataka
Tank irrigation is uneconomical because (1) It occupies proportionally greater area to area irrigated when compared to other modes of irrigation (2) It is shallow; hence contains limited water (3) It exposes vast surface to evaporation (4) All the above reasons
Who among the following is the author of the Suitable Boy? (a) Kamla Markandey (b) Khushwant Singh (c) Vikram Seth (d) Arundhati Roy