Which of the following countries returned to democracy after
a 15-year military rule, as the first free presidential
elections were held there ion February ?99?
1 Nigeria
2 Angola
3 South Africa
4 Ethiopia
The scheme of constitutional reforms of Edwin Montague and Lord Chelmsford led to the enactment of the Government of India Act of: (a) 1935 (b) 1919 (c) 1909 (d) 1892
The for Plaster of Paris is ? a) CaSO 4 b) CaSO 4.2H2O c) 2CaSO 4.4H2O d) 2CaSO 4.H2O
Medicines Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), a medical aid organization which received the 1999 Nobel Prize for Peace, operates, in which of the following countries? 1 Great Britain 2 France 3 Germany 4 Spain
ONGC has planned to invest approximately how many crore of rupees during the next three years for the development of Bombay Offshore oil fields? 1 Rs.2000 crore 2 Rs.3000 crore 3 Rs.5000 crore 4 Rs.8000 crore
Mandal Panchayats were recommended by the 1 Ashok Mehta Committee 2 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 3 Narsimham committee 4 Sarkaria Commission
He is a sitarist or a pianist: (A)He is not a pianist; (B)He is a pianist; (C)He is a sitarist; (D)He is not a sitarist 1 DB 2 CB 3 AD 4 DA
Which of the following is used as a filler in rubber tyres? 1 Graphite 2 Coal 3 Coke 4 Corbon black
Bangladesh has decided to purchase MiG-29 fighter planes from 1 Russia 2 China 3 France 4 Germany
The foodgrain production during the year 2003-04 is expected to be at the level of approximately 1 100 million tons 2 150 million tons 3 200 million tons 4 Between 200 to 250 million tons
The highest peaks of the Himalayas are found in (1) Himachal (2) Siwalik (3) Himadri (4) Purvanchal
Why was Sophie Rhysjones recently in news? 1 She is the new Foreign minister of U.K. 2 She has been married to Edward Windsor of U.K 3 She is the new Foreign Secretary of U.S.A. and was in India recently 4 None of these
Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is given annually for: (a) outstanding contribution to Indian literature (b) outstanding contribution towards promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among the people of the world (c) outstanding contribution in dance and drama