Which of the following are the new promoters of Dabhol Power
Company (DPC)?
1 GE and Bechtel
2 GE and ABB
3 Bechtel and Tatas
4 Bechtel and Reliance Energy
India is set to have a revised or new series of the Index of Whole Sale Price (WPI) very soon, as the base year will now be 1 1990-91 2 1985-86 3 1989-1990 4 1993-1994
Who is known as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? (a) The President (b) The Vice-President (c) The Speaker (d) The Home Minister
Beighton Cup is awarded for which sport? 1 Hockey 2 Cricket 3 Golf 4 Volleyball
. Consider the following: (1) Offer of shares of SBI to Public (2) appoint a private industrialist as chairman of Indian Airlines (3) offer the opportunity to computerize government activities to third party (4) make public sector industries accountable Among the above which will constitute “Privitasation” (a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All the four
In India, which one of the following has the lowest density of population as per Census 2001? (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Mizoram (d) Sikkim
. Two persons start walking at a steady pace of 3 km/hour from a road intersection along two roads that make an angle of 600 with each other. What will be the (shortest) distance separating them at the end of 20 minutes? (a) 3 km (b) 2 km (c) 1.5 km (d) 1 km
Which State leads in inland fisheries? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) West Bengal (d) Maharashtra
The indian president is ? a) Real Exectutive b) Titular execjutive c) Real/Titular executive d) None of the se
Why was Murali Nair recently in the news? 1 He has won Booker?s prize for his new book 2 He was elected Chairperson of the national Film Development Corporation of India 3 He won the notable First-Time-Feature-Film-Director Award 4 None of these
Which one of the following sequences is in correct chronological order that ultimately led to the setting up of World Trade Organisation (WTO)? 1 GATT, Uruguay Rounds, Dunkel Draft, Marrakesh Treaty 2 GATT, Dunkel Draft, Uruguay Rounds, Marrakesh Treaty 3 Uruguay Rouds, ATT, Dunkel Draft, Marrakesh Treaty 4 GATT, Uruguay Rounds, Marrakesh Treaty, Dunkel Draft
. Which one of the following provides the best estimate of the world’s biological diversity? (a) Of about ten million species probably alive today, some 20 species are lost everyday, most of them unknown because no more than half a million have yet been actually identified by scientists (b) Of about thirty million living species, some 50 are lost everyday, most of them unknown because no more than one million have been actually identified (c) Of about forty five million living species, some 100 are lost everyday, most of them unknown because no more than 1.5 million have been actually identified (d) Of about seventy five million living species, some 500 are lost everyday, most of them unknown because no more than 3 million have been actually identified
The population of which of the following is maximum on the earth? 1 Reptiles 2 Fishes 3 Birds 4 Beetles