Panini was a
(a) Sanskrit grammerian
(b) Vedic scholar
(c) Famous saint
(d) Telugu poet
. Education which was originally a state subject was transferred to the concurrent list by the (1) 24th Amendment (2) 29th Amendment (3) 42nd Amendment (4) None of these
. Who among the following can suspend the Fundamental rights (1) The Prime Minister (2) The President (3) The Parliament (4) The Supreme Court
. The method of proportional representation is adopted in the election of (1) The President (2) The Prime Minister (3) The Governor (4) Chief Justice of India
Sankaracharya founded (a) Advaita Vedanta (b) Visistadvaita (c) Vyshnavism (d) None
. The first president of the Indian National congress was (1) Dadabhai Naoroji (2) W.C. Benerjee (3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (4) Feroze Shah Mehta
‘NABARD’s primary role is to (1) Provide term loans to Cooperatives (2) Assist State Governments for the share capital contribution (3) Act as a refinance institution (4) All of the above
Kautilya was also called : (a) Visnugupta (b) Skandagupta (c) Rakshasa Mantri (d) None
Who of the following kings bore the title Mahamandaleswara? (1) The Satavahana kings (2) The Chalukya kings (3) The Rastrakuta kings (4) The Kakatiya kings
The Constitution of India describes India as a (1) Voluntary Federation (2) Confederation (3) Union of States (4) Federation
One of the most fearless critics of American policy who delivered a series of lectures across the length and breadth of India during November 2001 is (1) Myron Wiener (2) Granewille Austin (3) Noam Chomsky (4) Norman D. Palmer
. Why are most of the oil refineries of India confined to the coastal areas? (1) Oil is exported (2) Crude oil is imported from other countries (3) There is greater consumption of oil at the ports (4) Saline water is required for the refineries
Which of the following is the only non-metal which is a good conductor of electricity? (1) Graphite (2) Phosphorus (3) Sulphur (4) Hydrogen