Who amongst the following is actively campaigning to ban
landmines and was also honoured by Nobel Peace Prize for 1997?
1 Dr.Syukuro Manabe
2 Mr.Jerzy Buzek
3 Ms.Jody Williams
4 Mr.Dario Fo
According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau Report on SCs/STs, which of the following States has recorded as the highest incidence of murder cases? (a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made ? (a) English and Nizam of Hyderabad (b) Marathas and Portuguese (c) Marathas and English (d) English and Sultan of Mysore
Snow line is: (a) the line above which snow never melts (b) the line below which snow never falls (c) the line above which snow is never seen (d) great mass of snow on the poles
Though the growth of agricultural production has been low in India it is still the important sector; the reason being (1) High yield of grains (2) Vast number of people are involved in agriculture (3) Agriculture is an Indian tradition (4) Lack of alternative employment
Which one of the following companies in India has launched a new car, named Indica? (A) Honda (B) Fiat (C) Hindustan Motors (D) None of these
84th Amendment Bill gives reservation for which of the following categories? 1 Women in Parliament 2 Anglo-Indians, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 3 Freedom of Press 4 Freedom of Religion
The characteristic feature of virus is that (1) it is made up of with fats (2) it multiplies only on dead animals (3) it multiplies only on hosts (4) all the above
What is the main issue that is addressed to by the Kyoto Protocol which came into force recently? 1 Preserving the bio-diversity and conserving the plants and animals 2 Controlling the production of weapons of mass destruction 3 Promoting a free-trade block consisting of ASEAN members and other East Asian countries 4 Controlling the emission of greenhouse gases
Deep blue color is imparted to glass by the presence of 1 Iron oxide 2 Cupric oxide 3 Nickel oxide 4 Cobalt oxide
Duncan passage lies between: (a) South Andaman and Little Andaman (b) South and Middle Andaman Islands (c) North and Middle Andaman Islands (d) North and South Andaman Islands
Project tiger, a project of Wild Life Fund, was very much in news recently as 1 It completed its 25 years in India 2 It helped in protecting tigers and now their population has doubled 3 It is considered the most successful project in the field of wildlife protection of India 4 None of these
The maximum strength of the House of the People of Lok Sabha as envisaged by the Constitution now is (a) 500 (b) 545 (c) 552 (d) 550