The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the
Alps Mountains are known as
(a) Chinook
(b) Fohn
(c) Khamsin
(d) Sirocco
The seasons occur because the: (a) earth?s axis is tilted (b) earth?s orbit is an ellipse (c) moon obstructs different amounts of sunlight at different times of ear (d) sun?s output of radiation varies throughout the year
The constituent assembly which framed the constituent for independent India was set up in? a) 1945 b) 1946 c) 1947 d) 1949
The ?Akbarnamah? was written by: (a) Abul Fazl (b) Badauni (c) Kafi Khan (d) Sheik Faiji
The 2004 Man Booker Prize has been awarded to Alan Hollinghurst for his novel A. My Life B. Vernon God Little C. The Line of Beauty D. Burial at Sea
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Dynastry? (1) Chandragupta Maurya (2) Asoka (3) Bindusara (4) Skandagupta
The strength of Rajya Sabha is: (A) 525 (B) 250 (C) 244 (D) None of these
Apart from the sun and the moon, the brightest object in the sky is: (a) the North Star (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
Names like LOTUS, JAVA, ORACLE, etc., refer to which area of activity ? (a) Telecommunications (b) Missile Technology (c) Computer Software (d) Biomedical Instrumentation
The Telugu personality who prepared a design for the National Flag which was later adopted as the National Flag with some changes. (1) Hari Sarvottama Rao (2) Swami Ramananda Tirtha (3) Duggirala Gopalakrishayya (4) Pingali Venkaya
. Which of the following is the correct chronocal order (1) Baji Rao-I (2) Balaji Baji Rao (3) Balaji Viswanth (4) Baji Rao-II (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 1, 4 and 3 (c) 3, 1, 2 and 4 (d) 4, 3, 2 and 1
How many players are taken in a Basketball team? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
. Which of the following is/are among the functions of the Election Commission of India? 1. Conduct of election for the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha 2. Conduct of election to the Corporations and Municipalities 3. Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of elections Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) None