. On 21st June, the duration of the daylight at a place on
earth, with latitude 66033’ N and angle of incidence 470 of
the Sun’s ray is
(1) Zero hours
(2) 10 hours and 33 minutes
(3) 13 hours and 27 minutes
(4) 24 hours
. On 21st December, the duration of daylight at a place on earth, with latitude 660300 S and angle of incidence 470 of the Sun’s ray is (1) Zero hours (2) 24 hours (3) 16 hours and 18 minutes (4) 7 hours and 42 minutes
The Nizam of Hyderabad, Afzal-u-Dowla, supported the company at the time of the revolt. In return the Nizam Got, (a) The districts of Osmanabad and Raichur (b) Protection from the English (c) The Province of Berar (d) Financial assistance from the English
. What type of winds are the monsoons? (1) Periodic (2) Cyclonic (3) Constant (4) Anti-cyclonic
. Who composed the eulogy of Samudra-gupta and had it engraved on the Allahabad Pillar Inscription ? (1) Chandrasena (2) Harisena (3) Hastiverman (4) Kacha
Hindustan Shipyard is located at: (a) Kakinada (b) Shriharikota (c) Visakhapatnam (d) None
Akbar’s revenue system was called (a) Bando-bast (b) Ryotwari (c) Pattas (d) None
. The Governor General, who abolished the inhuman practice of Sati, was (1) Lord Hastings (2) Lord Amherst (3) Lord William Bentinck (4) Lord Minto
. The founder of the Muslim Sultanate in India was (1) Mehmud of Ghazani (2) Qutabuddin Aibak (3) Mohammed Ghori (4) None
The location of a place is determined by (1) The noon at the place (2) The night at the place (3) Evening (4) None of the above
. India’s trade with the East European Socialist countries can be described as: (1) Rupee trade (2) Bilateral trade (3) Free trade (4) Barter trade
During whose reign the English East India Company established a trade center at Machilipatnam in 1611 A.D.? (a) Abdul Hasan (b) Ibrahim Qutub (c) Muhammud Quli Qutub (d) Muhammud Qutub
. The signatories to Panchasheel declaration were (1) India and Burma (2) India and Pakistan (3) India and China (4) India and Russia