Winter rains in north and north-west India are generally
associated with the phenomenon of
1 Retreating monsoon
2 Temperate cyclones
3 Local thunderstorms
4 Shift in jet stream movement
The Alpine races mostly live in the Indian States of: (a) Tamil Nadu and Kerala (b) Karnataka and Maharashtra (c) Gujarat and West Bengal (d) Rajasthan and Punjab
Whose last reported words were ?Don?t worry. Relax!?? 1 Mahatma Gandhi 2 Indira Gandhi 3 Rajiv Gandhi 4 Sanjay Gandhi
Jean Pierre Raffarin, who was on a three-day visit to India recently, is the 1 President of France 2 Prime Minister of France 3 Chancellor of Germany 4 None of these
There is a piece of ice in a glass of water when the ice completely melts the level of water (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains same (4) Any thing can happen
. The 66½0 lattitude is called (a) Arctic circle (b) Line of illumination (c) Antarctic circle (d) Temperature zone
The drier leeward side of the mountain is generally called: (a) rain shadow area (b) pene plain (c) yazoo
The magnificent temple of Kailas was erected by (1) Krishna I (2) Govinda II (3) Krishna II (4) Dantidurga
At Pataliputra during the reign of Ashoka was held the ??? Buddhistic Council or Synod. (a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth
What is washing soda? (A) Sodium chloride (B) Hydrated sodium carbonate (C) Sodium dicarbonate (D) Calcium carbonate
Kalpakkam Atomic Power Plant is located in 1 Rajasthan 2 Orissa 3 Tamil Nadu 4 UP
That Akbar was a great builder is evident from his establishment of a new town at: (a) Ahmednagar (b) Ahmedabad (c) Fatehpur Sikri (d) Jaunpur
Dr.Abdul Kalam was recently in the news. Which of the following awards is conferred upon him? 1 Bharat ratna 2 Padma Sri 3 Padma Vibhushan 4 None of these