. Consider the following passage:
“In the course of a career on the road spanning almost
thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern
hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44
modern countries, and put behind him a total distance of
approximately 73,000 miles”.
The world’s greatest traveler of pre-modern times to whom
the above passage refers is
(a) Megasthenes
(b) Fa Hien
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Ibn Battuta
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Athenian democracy? (a) Political rights and freedoms were not limited to their citizens alone (b) The citizens constituted a minority of the total population (c) It was a direct democracy (d) Athenian democracy reached its greatest heights under the leadership of Pericles
Which is our National Flower? (A) Lotus (B) Rose (C) Bougainvillea (D) Sun Flower
The Moti Masjid was built during the reign of Shahjahan at: (a) Shahjahanabad (b) Delhi (c) Agra (d) Lahore
At what temperature is the density of the water highest? (1) 00C (2) 40C (3) 200C (4) 1000C
The 10th Asia pacific Economic Co-operation meet was organized at which of the following cities in November 1998? 1 Manila 2 Kuala Lumpur 3 New Delhi 4 Tokyo
What are soaps? 1 Salts of silicates 2 Esters of heavy fatty acids 3 Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids 4 Mixture of glycerol and alcohols
Cinnabar is an ore of 1 Hg 2 Cu 3 Pb 4 Zn
Which of the following South American countries was devasted by the floods and mudslides in December 1999, killing more than 30,000 people? 1 Colombia 2 Peru 3 Venezuela 4 None of these
The President of Nigeria is: (1) Shehu Shagari (2) H.B. Roburt (3) Syed Muhammed
The place Sabarimala, which was recently in the news, in situated in which of the following States? 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Orissa 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Kerala
Which one of the following ships of India has now been converted into a floating museum? (A) INS Hamla (B) INS Khukhri (C) INS Vikrant (D) None of these
In how many fields, Magsaysay Awards, to commemorate the memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the former President of the Philippines, are awarded? (a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven