. Which of the following was the first Buddhist council held at
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Kashmir
(c) Rajagriha
(d) Ujjain
The largest silver producer in the world is: (a) USA (b) Mexico (c) Guatemala (d) Bolivia
From January 20, 2003,trade began in an entirely new currency market product. This product is known as 1 Gold Bond 2 CBLO 3 Rail Bond 4 None of these
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte of Chile was recently in the news as he 1 Is being tried on the charges of crimes against humanity 2 Has again taken over as the President of Chile after an exile for 10 years 3 Would be the new Secretary-General of the UNO 4 Took political asylum in Germany after a military coup in his country
The Telugu Novel ?Rajasekharacharitramu? was written by (1) Adavi Bapiraju (2) Viswanatha Satyanarayana (3) Kandukuri Veeresalingam (4) Nori Narasimhasastry
Who granted the permission to establish the first British factory at Hooghli in Bengal? 1 Shah Shuja 2 Murshid Quli khan 3 Shuja-ud-din 4 Alivardi Khan
The ?Televesion? was inveted by 1 J.L.Baird 2 Edward Jenner 3 W.Shockley 4 James Watt
What are the consequences of the price rise? (a) Adverse effect on investment (b) Adverse effect on balance of payment (c) Promotion of inequalities (d) All of these
The electoral college that elects the President of India consists of the (a) Elected members of all the State Legislatures, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (b) Elected members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Assemblies (c) Elected members of Lok Sabha and State Assemblies (d) Elected members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The chief instrument through which nationalist-minded Indians created an all-India consciousness in the early period was: (a) the English language (b) literature (c) the press (d) patriotic poetry
Who among the following was a weaver by profession? 1 Kabir 2 Ramdas 3 Ravidas 4 Tukaram
Ptolemy built a temple/museum to the goddess of art, literature and learning at: (a) Athens (b) Boukephala (c) Kabul (d) Alexandria
. What was the position of an Indian in the army upto 1856? (a) Indians could get the rank of subedar only (b) They were given officers’ jobs (c) They were not allowed to get leave (d) They were treated as slaves