. Aryabhatta, believed to have been born in the 5th century
AD, was a most renowned scholar of
(1) Astronomy
(2) Biology
(3) Medicine
(4) Physiology
Who were the Ikshvakus? (a) They were the northers (b) The were the subordinates of the Satavahanas (c) They were the foreigners (d) None
Who reversed the “blue water policy” ? (a) Col. Forde (b) Count de Laly (c) Albuquenqrue (d) Francisco de Almeide
. Khetri, Kudremukh and Jharia are associated with (1) Copper, Iron ore and Coal (2) Copper, Coal and Iron ore (3) Coal, Iron ore and Coal (4) Iron ore, Copper and Coal
. The salary of the President is taken from (1) Consolidated Fund (2) Contingency Fund (3) Emergency Fund (4) None of these
. Family Planning has faced maximum obstacle in rural areas because of : (1) Deficiency in planning (2) Non-availability of birth control devices (3) Psychological factors and social orthodoxy (4) Lack of allotment of adequate funds
Who is the Chairman of the Estimates Committee in the Parliament at present? (1) Raj Singh Chauhan (2) Umareddy Venkateswarlu (3) Yerrannaidu (4) Bidyuthnath Sinha
. The Mughal king who permitted English to build factory was (1) Akbar (2) Aurangzeb (3) Bahadur Shah (4) Jahangir
. The Gupta period saw trade between Indians and (1) Cambodia (2) Burma (3) Java (4) All of these
Who of the following took over charge as the Chairman of the National School of Drama (NSD) recently? (1) Ms. Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (2) Anupam Kher (3) Mithun Chakravarthy (4) Goutam Ghosh
. When cancitizenship not be terminated? (1) When there is emergency (2) When there is war (3) When there are elections (4) It can be terminated regardless of conditions
. The Prime Minister must be a member of (1) Lok Sabha (2) Rajya Sabha (3) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (4) None
. Which climatic region has the least temperature range ? (1) Equatorial region (2) Monsoon region (3) Tropical region (4) Mediterranean region