. The founder of the Advaita system of philosophy was
(1) Ramanuja
(2) Madhava
(3) Sankaracharya
(4) Ramanand
. Who will act as the President of India when the offices of both the President and the Vice-President vacant? (1) Prime Minister (2) Chief Justice of India (3) Chief Election Commissioner (4) None
Who was the author of the “Mala Palli”? (a) Guruzada (b) Unnava Lakshmi Narayana (c) Kodali Anjeneyulu (d) Jashuva
. “Though endowed with extra-ordinary intellect and industry, he lacked practical judgement and common sense”. The Sultanate king referred to in this quotation is (1) Balban (2) Ala-ud-din (3) Ibrahim Lodi (4) Muhammad-bin Tughluq
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched? (1) Wadhwa Commission - Burning of Australian Missionary Graham Staines (2) Arjun Singh - Restructuring the Commission Ministry of Defence (3) Verma Commission - Intelligence failure in Kargil (4) Sri Krishna Commission - Bombay bomb blasts
Which of the following materials is combustive just on the tip of a safety match-stick? (1) Manganese dioxide (2) Antimony sulphide (3) Sulphur (4) Phosphorus
. A Free port is a port which : (1) Allows free entry to goods which are to b re-exported (2) Allows duty free imports (3) Allows free entry to goods from certain specified countries (4) None
. The contribution of agriculture to National Income in India now is approximately: (1) 25% (2) 40% (3) 45% (4) 70%
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. Of the total volume of the earth, the three layers – the crust, the mantle and the core, constitute respectively (1) 16.5%, 0.5% and 83% (2) 0.5%, 83% and 16.5% (3) 83%, 16.5% and 0.5% (4) 0.5%, 16.5% and 83%
. Black soils are found in (1) Eastern and central Peninsula (2) Western part of the Deccan (Maharashtra) (3) Valleys of the Himalayas (4) None
Gandhi under took the tour of the Andhra in the company of: (a) Rama Chandra Rao (b) Kodali Anjaneyulu (c) K. Venkatappaiah (d) T. Prakasham Pantulu
. The traditional Chola country is situated near the modern city of (1) Hyderabad (2) Bangalore (3) Madras (4) Trivandrum
. The first Indian railway train in 1853 journeyed between (1) Bombay to Thane (2) Bombay to Pune (3) Howrah to Kharagpur (4) None