. The traditional Chola country is situated near the modern
city of
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Bangalore
(3) Madras
(4) Trivandrum
The New York based Australian novelist, Peter Carey won the Booker Prize for the second time this year on 18th October, 2001 for his novel. (1) Amsterdam (2) Atonement (3) True History of the Kelly Gang (4) Hotel World
. Shivaji assumed the title of Chhatrapati in the year (1) 1665 (2) 1666 (3) 1670 (4) 1672
. Which one of the following is the world’s longest dam? (1) Beas Dam (2) Bhakra Dam (3) Hirakud (4) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Arya Samaj was established by (a) Raja Rama Mohan Roy (b) Vivekanand (c) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (d) Dayananda Saraswati
The decision of the Supreme Court in the Menaka Gandhi Case was concerned with the (1) Right to travel abroad (2) Prevention of cruelty to animals (3) Protection of the environment (4) Rights of women
Which of the following countries has enacted a bill banning donations to politicians ? (1) New Zealand (2) Australia (3) France (4) Japan
. The Rashtrakutas were originally the vassels of (1) The Pallavas of Kanchi (2) The Chalukyas of Badami (3) The Gangas of Mysore (4) The Chalukyas of Vengi
. Jatakas are the sacred books of (1) Hindus (2) Buddists (3) Jains (4) Greeks
. Changes in the standard of living in a country are best reflected in changes in (1) Gross National production at current prices (2) Per capita income at current prices (3) National income at current prices (4) Per capita income at consistent prices
Birds do not have (1) Nerves (2) Eyelids (3) Sweat glands (4) Solid bones
. Zabti system was introduced by (1) Akbar (2) Jahangir (3) Shahjahan (4) Aurangzeb
Muhammad Quli Qutub was a great builder he builds (a) Charminar (b) Jami Masjid (c) Chananamahal (d) All the above