This year, low budget airlines started service in India in a
big way. Which was the world?s first low budget airline?
1 Virgin Blue
2 Virgin Atlantic
3 Southwest Airlines
4 Deccan
The combustible material at the tip of a safety match sitck is 1 Sulphur 2 Manganese dioxide 3 Phosphorus 4 Antimony sulphide
According to the Indian mythology there are three deities who create, preserve and destroy. The creator is Brahma and the preserver is Vishnu, who is destroyer? (a) Ravana (b) Kansa (c) Bali (d) Mahesh
Bismark was: (a) German Democrat of late Nineteenth century, a very influential figure (b) a noted German statesman (c) a great inventor of early 20th century who classified human blood into various groups (d) an Emperor of France before World War I
A person standing in front of a mirror finds his image thinner but with normal hesight. The mirror in question is 1 Concave and spherical 2 Convex and spherical 3 Convex and cylindrical with axis vertical 4 Convex and cylindrical with axis horizontal
The outer layers of rocks around the earth are called the: (a) skin (b) rim (c) crust (d) peripheral strata
On which of the following plants, did Gregor Mendel perform his classical experiment? (A) Gram (B) Maize (C) Pea (D) Wheat
Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman of the Human Rights Commission in India? (1) Justice Ranganth Mishra (2) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer (3) V.M. Tarkunde (4) A.G. Noorani
Which of the battles gave death blow to Vijayanagara empire (1) Battle of Khanua (2) Battle of Tarain (3) Battle of Talikota (4) All the above
The Morley-Minto Reforms were announced in: (a) 1861 (b) 1909 (c) 1906 (d) 1916
2 Answers WBCS West Bengal Civil Service,
The India Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), meant to impart training to farm workers, men and women, are established by: (a) Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) (b) Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organisation (AAPRO) (c) Agricultural University of Rudrapur (d) National Commission on Agriculture
What is India?s second permanent station at Antarctica called? (A) Swetha (B) Chakra (C) Maitree (D) Dakshin Gangotri
Megasthenese was: (a) a Chinese ambassador at the court of Chandragupta (b) a Greek Philosopher (c) the envoy of Seleucus at the court of Chandragupta (d) a Greek Geometrician traveler (e) sent to India by Alexander the Great to study and learn the teachings of Buddhism