. Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by
(a) Females and expressed by females
(b) Females and expressed by males
(c) Males and expressed by females
(d) Males and expressed by males
. Among the four political parties listed below, which one
was the last to be formed?
(a) The Conservative Party in Britain
(b) The Democratic Party in U.S.A
(c) The Republican Party in U.S.A
(d) The Indian National Congress
. Though a few (gas-based) industries have already been
established good reserves of natural gas in India remain
unutilized. This vast resource of natural gas can be used in
the production of
(a) Fertilizers
(b) Carbide
(c) Graphite
(d) Synthetic Petroleum
. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Rationing : Fiscal Control
(b) Cash Reserve Ratio : Selective Credit Control
(c) Licensing : Comprehensive Control
(d) Import Quota : Physical Control
. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked
difference in total rainfall per annum even though located
approximately along the same latitude?
(a) Bangalore and Madras
(b) Bombay and Visakhapatnam
(c) Ajmer and shillong
(d) Nagpur and Calcutta
. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological
department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
(a) 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
(b) 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
(c) 1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
(d) Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
. Scratching eases itching because
(a) It removes the outer dust in the skin
(b) It kills the germs
(c) It stimulates certain nerves which direct the brain to
increase the production of antihistaminic chemicals
(d) It suppresses the production of enzymes which cause itching
. Which one of the following statements regarding the office
of the Speaker is correct?
(a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President
(b) He need not be a member of the House at the time of his
election but has to become a member of the House within six
months from the date of his election
(c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the
end of its normal tenure
(d) If he intends to resign the letter of his resignation is
to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker
. 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 places have their standard times
that are the same as GMT?
1. Accra
2. Dublin
3. Madrid
4. Lisbon
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
. Which one of the following seeds can benefit a patient of
diabetes mellitus by normalizing his blood sugar level?
(a) Coriander seeds
(b) Mustard seeds
(c) Cumin seeds
(d) Fenugreek seeds
. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Dr. Kurien : Space Science
(b) Dr. Malcom Adiseshaiah : Cooperative Movement
(c) Dr. Abdul Kalam : Development Economics
(d) Dr. Pramod Karan Sethi : Jaipur Foot
The Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956, was challenged by:
(1) Mathrubhoomi
(2) Deccan Herald
(3) Sakal
(4) Sandesh
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Why the Government is reluctant in constructing the
double-line(both-way) railway communication from Sealdah to
Joynagar Majilpur( Sealdah South Section)?
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