The World Human Rights Day is celebrated on which of the
following days?
1 5th December
2 8th December
3 10th December
4 26th December
Pulitzer Prizes of the US are awarded for 1 Music 2 Films 3 Print Journalism 4 None of these
Who amongst the following wrote the famous book ?My Presidential Years?? 1 Dr.V.V.Giri 2 Dr.Radhakrishnan 3 Giani Zail Singh 4 None of these
In man, the absence of a Y Chromosome in a fertilized egg causes it to develop into 1 Male 2 Female 3 Inter sex 4 Dead chromosome
Why was Kalpana Chawla recently in news? 1 She is the first women selected for a mission on space shuttle ?Columbia? 2 She is Miss World ?97 3 She has got the Booker Prize 4 None of these
Gravitational mass is proportional to gravitational: (A) field (B) force (C) intensity (D) All of these
. Even though the Railways are the most pervasive mode of transport of India, it is the road transport which received the maximum impetus in most of the post-independence period. Which of the following are the reasons for this? 1. Railways are cheap to operate but the associated capital costs are very high. 2. Given the geographic spread of the human settlements, it is unrealistic that the railways alone can serve the needs of transport. 3. The per unit (tonne/km) cost of transport is cheaper in road compared to rail transport. 4. Given the indivisible nature of the Railways, it is not always convenient for the population to avail of it with the same ease as private cars, buses or two-wheelers. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
?A View from Delhi? was written by: (a) Lewis Carol (b) Chester Bowles (c) Mira Nair (d) V S Naipaul
Indian constitution was prepared in 1 2 years 11 months 2 2 years 18 months 3 2 years 18 months 4 2 years 11 months
Which restrictions have been placed on Fundamental Rights? (a) When the Proclamation of National Emergency is in operation the freedoms are automatically suspended (b) States are allowed to impose certain reasonable restrictions for certain purpose (c) Fundamental Rights are absolute (d) Only ?a? and ?b? are correct
?Sagar-Samrat? is the name of India?s first : (a) merchant ship (b) cargo ship (c) mobile off-shore drilling platform (d) Naval ship built in the country
The highest mountain peak in India is: (a) Dhaulagiri (b) Nanga Parbat (c) Nanda Devi (d) K-2
Whose discussion on Buddhism converted the Indo-Greek king Manander to Buddhism? 1 Nagasena 2 Nagarjuna 3 Kasyapa Matanga 4 Ashvaghosa