Recently, the Reserve Bank of India reduced the prime
lending rate by 1%. The present rate of interest is
1 11%
2 10%
3 8%
4 8.5%
Recently, India and which other country have agreed to step up their cooperation in areas like biotechnology and school education, and explore new areas for further cooperation like the Golden Rice Project? 1 Russia 2 Bangladesh 3 Israel 4 South Africa
National Youth Day every year celebrated on 1 January 12 2 February 28 3 September 5 4 October 8
Which of the following non-trade issues has taken a dominance in WTO agenda? (1) Patents (2) Genetically-modified crops (3) Free trade (4) Environment (5) None of these
Which company is associated with the campaign ? What?s your Moto? 1 Microsoft 2 Motorola 3 Leo Mattel 4 Nokia
Who is the author of the novel ?The Hungry Tide?? 1 Amitav Ghosh 2 Arundhati Roy 3 Shashi Tharoor 4 Ved Mehta
who is chief minister of Assam?
Who among the following is the world?s top exporter of toys? (A) China (B) Japan (C) India (D) US
Which of the following two major satellite channels were in the news because of their merger which ultimately did not take place? 1 Sony Entertainment Television and Star Television 2 Zee Tele Films and Star Television 3 Star Television and CNN 4 None of these
During Maurayan period Brahmi script was prevalent in India. It was: (a) written from right to left (b) spoken by elite (c) the language of the priests only (d) the language of the common masses
A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultlines, formed by the subsidence of a part of the earth?s crust, is known as 1 Hanging Valley 2 Gorge 3 Canyon 4 Rift Valley
For what period does the Vice President of India hold office ? a) 5 years b) 6 years c) 2 years d) Till the age of 65 years
The Government has targeted to provide telephone facility in all the villages of India by 1 March, 2001 2 March, 2002 3 March, 2003 4 March, 2004