Which of the following represents the percentage increase in
the production of cotton between 1992-97 as per figures
released recently?
1 30%
2 35%
3 40%
4 47%
The chairman and members of state public service commission are appointed by the ? a) President b) Prime Minister c) Governor d) Chairman, UPSC
The administrative and operational control of the armed forces is exercised by the ? a) Ministry of Defence b) Three Chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air force Staff c) President d) Cabinet Committee on political affairs with prime minister as the chairman
Which country awards the Nobel Prize? (a) USA (b) UK (c) Russia (d) Sweden (e) Switzerland
G-15 is a group of 1 Non-aligned countries 2 Developed countries 3 Developing countries 4 None of these
Dronacharya Awards are given 1 To outstanding athletes 2 To outstanding coaches 3 For best performance in Archery 4 Fro invention in Science
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in the year 2003 for the discoveries 1 Of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system 2 Concerning magnetic resonance imaging. 3 Concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death 4 Of key regulators of the cell cycle
If a person can see an object clearly when it is placed at about 25cm away from him, he is suffering from 1 Myopia 2 Hypermetropia 3 Astigmatism 4 None of these
What is acupuncture ? (1) Curing illness by puncturing specified areas of skin with needles (2) It is a modern medicinal science developed in Japan (3) A galvanizing process (4) A Vulcanising process
?Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century? title has been given to: (a) Donald Bradman (b) Marks Spitz (c) Kapil Dev (d) Pele
When can the Speaker exercise his right to vote in the House? (a) Whenever the House desires (b) Whenever he desires (c) Only in the event of equality of vote (d) Whenever his part directs
The inscription containing the description of the achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni is at: (1) Ajanta (2) Nasik (3) Amaravathi (4) Bhattipolu
Pick the odd person out. (A) Bachendri Pal (B) Junko Tabei (C) Santosh Yadav (D) N. Kanjurani Devi