Name the bestseller by Frederick Forsyth based on the Gulf War:
1 Fist of God
2 Iraqi Folly
3 Operation Dust
4 The Negotiator
The first paulos Mar Gregarios Award was recently given to who amongst the following? 1 Sonia Gandhi 2 Fidel Ramos 3 Nelson Mandela 4 Dalai Lama
INCAL was held in: (A) Melbourne (B) New Delhi (C) Geneva (D) Beijing
. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopedic in nature (a) Amarakosa (b) Siddhantasiromani (c) Brhat Samhita (d) Ashtangahydaya
The Great barrier Reef off the coast of Australia provides for that country a/an: (a) abundant supply of minerals (b) semi-enclosed waterway for about 1200 miles (c) excellent fortification against attack on its major cities (d) connecting link between it and New Zealand
The excavations in the Indus valley have pushed the antiquity of Indian History to (A) 5000 BC (B) 4000 BC (C) 2500 BC (D) 1000 BC
Which one of the following is contained in the Concurrent List? (a) Education (b) Economic and Social Planning (c) Trade Unions (d) All of the above
How much amount an individual resident can now borrow from the close relatives residing outside India (As per new RBI norms)? 1 US D 100000 only or its equivalent 2 US D 150000 only or its equivalent 3 US D 200000 only or its equivalent 4 US D 250000 only or its equivalent
. Which of the following is the correct answer (1) Safdar Hasmi was a street dancer and play writer. (2) He wrote children’s poems (3) He wrote dramas (4) He was a famous singer (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct (b) 1, 3 and 4 are correct (c) 1 and 4 are correct (d) 1 and 3 are correct
What was the main provision of the 4th Constitution Amendment passed in 1955? (a) Empowered the State to acquire or requisition private property in public interest (b) Empowered the President to refer a Bill to the State Legislature for its opinion whose territory is likely to be affected by reorganization (c) It gives effect to the reorganization of States (d) None of these
The Government of India is planning to introduce lot of tax reforms so that the Tax-GDP ratio may be improved. At present, what is the Tax-GDP ratio for the Centre and the States combined? 1 7.5% 2 10% 3 12% 4 15%
Which of the following is correct regarding the Governor of a state ? a) No money bill can be introduced in the state legislature without his prior permission b) He has the power of issuing ordinances when the legislature is not in session c) He can be recommended to the president to impose president’s rule in the state d) All the above
Mrs Junko Tabei, who created history on May 16, 1975 by becoming the world?s first woman to reach the 8,848 metre (29,002 ft) high Everest peak belongs to which of the following countries ? (a) Japan (b) Tibet (c) Thailand (d) Nepal