The Election Commission is
(a) A legislative body
(b) A constitutional body
(c) An executive body
(d) A non-formal body
In 1918, Gandhiji intervened in a dispute between: (a) peasants and planters (b) workers and mill owners (c) moderates and extremists (d) rightists and socialists
What generally happens when an atom of an electronegative element becomes an ion? (1) It loses one or more electrons (2) It is ionized (3) Its atomic number increases (4) It gains electrons
A person using a lens as a simple microscope sees an: (A) inverted virtual image (B) inverted real magnified image (C) upright virtual image (D) upright real magnified image
The Sorts star, the sports magazine published from India, has chosen who amongst the following as the sportsperson of the year for 1996, the announcement for which came recently? 1 Sachin Tendulkar 2 Viswanathan Anand 3 Leander Paes 4 None of these
Which of the following is a distributary river? (a) Hoogly (b) Chambal (c) Kosi
Mohiniattam is a classical dance form of 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Tamil Nadu 3 Karnataka 4 None of these
The Value Added Tax (VAT) will replace which of the following taxes in all the 21 states who have agreed to adopt it? 1 Customs Duty 2 State Sales Tax 3 Exercise Duty 4 Service Tax
?Anna? was the abbreviated name of: (a) C N Annadurai (b) T Prakasam (c) C Rajagopalachari (d) None of these
The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is established with ? 1 NABAD 2 RBI 3 SBI 4 ICICI Bank
The principle of Conservation of Energy refers to the fact that: (A) it is essential not to waste natural gas and oil for these are limited in supply (B) solar heating makes use of the Sun?s energy, which would otherwise have been wasted (C) energy can neither be created nor be destroyed (D) nuclear power plants recycle spent fuel
The name of Lord Cornwallis is associated with the (a) Dual government (b) Maratha wars (c) System of subsidiary (d) Permanent settlement
In which of the following years Mrs. Indira Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India? (A) 1978 (B) 1979 (C) 1980 (D) 1981