. The first Buddist Council met at
(a) Rajagriha
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Jalandhra
(d) Kashmir
India became a sovereign, democratic republic on ? a) Aug 15’ 1947 b) Jan 30’ 1948 c) Jan 26’ 1950 d) Nov 26’ 1929
Phakir Mohan Senapati, Radhanath Raya and Madhusudan Rao are known as the famous trio of: (a) Oriya literature (b) Assamese literature (c) Gujarati literature (d) Hindi literature
Satish Gujral is a famous : (a) painter (b) architect (c) violinist (d) sitarist
Recently Central Government has announced an increase in the minimum wages from the present RS.50 to 1 Rs.60 2 Rs.100 3 Rs.65 4 Rs.66
Element present in largest amount in human body is 1 Hydrogen 2 Nitrogen 3 Oxygen 4 Carbon
The heart is covered by a membrane called 1 Epidermis 2 Dermis 3 Epicardium 4 Pericardium
?Taka? is the currency of 1 Sri Lanka 2 Bhutan 3 Nepal 4 None of these
Haldia in West Bengal is famous for its: (a) Steel-goods (b) Radio industry (c) Oil refinery (d) Atomic power station
A bond is a 1 Fixed deposit 2 Debenture 3 Share 4 None of these
Who among the following was recently crowned as ?Miss World 1997?? 1 Lauralee Martinovich 2 Jessica Moguang 3 Geeta Ajwani 4 Diana Hayden
Why is one?s breath visible in cold but not in hot weather? (A) The water vapours in the exhaled breath condense into small droplets, which become visible (B) During winter, visibility is clearer and water vapour in the breath can be seen (C) During hot weather, water drops in breath evaporate
the constitution was adopted in 26Nov 1949, India became a republic on 26 Jan 1950, the first parliamentary elections were held in 1951-52, What was the constitution of the government during the intervening period of 1950 to 1952