The gland that directly regulates the rate of metabolism is the
1 Pituitary
2 Thymus
3 Thyroid
4 Parathyroid
Regarding the re-election of the Vice-President our (a) Constitution places as a clear ban (b) Constitution is absolutely silent (c) Constitution prescribes re-election only once (d) Constitution prescribes re-election for a maximum period of two terms
The Meghdoot was written by: (a) Humayun Kabir (b) Khushwant Singh (c) Kalidasa (d) Banabhatta
3 Answers Delhi Public School, SSC,
Pancreas secretes hormones which help in 1 Blood clotting 2 Production of antibodies 3 Growth of body 4 Keeping sugar balance in body
According to the World Economic outlook Report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the growth projection for India for 2003 and 2003 are expected to be ?. And ??..respectively 1 5.1%;5.9% 2 4.7%;5.5% 3 6.5%;6.0% 4 6.5%;6.0%
In the consolidation of his empire Chandragupta was greatly helped by: (a) Yaudhayana (b) Upagupta (c) Chankya (d) Shudraka
The RBI has four chief weapons to control or maintain desired equilibrium in the economy of the country. Which of the following is NOT one of them? (1) Open market operations (2) Reserve requirement (banks have to keep a part of deposits in reserve) (3) Repo rate (4) Bank rate (5) Introducing new taxes/levies, etc.
Indian standard time is measured based on the longitude at (1) 82 1/20 E (2) 82 1/20 W (3) 82 1/20 S (4) 82 1/20 N
Which one of the following places was the venue of the 1999 Miss World Contest? 1 Los Angeles 2 Japan 3 London 4 New Zealand
The deposition of sand, gravel or cobbles near the sea-shore is: (a) Beach (b) Lagoon (c) Reef
Which of the following is not a neighbouring State of Jharkhand? 1 Madhya Pradesh 2 Bihar 3 West Bengal 4 Orrisa
As per the data collected by a popular publication, who amongst the following has become the third richest person in the world? 1 Azim Premji 2 Adi Godrej 3 Ratan Tata 4 Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four town/cities as one proceeds from west to east? (a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur (b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong (c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur (d) Nasik, aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded