Sedimentary rocks are easily recognized in the filed because:
(a) they form rounded hills
(b) they are folded
(c) they occur in horizontal layers
(d) they occur in layers
An electronic device conducts current only during the positive half cycle and does not conduct at all during the negative half. The state during the conduction period is known as: (A) forward bias (B) reverse bias (C) nil bias (D) bias-in-transit
Which one of the following soils of India is infertile? (1) Black soil (2) Alluvial soil (3) Laterite soil (4) Red soil
Why was Pratap Sinh Rane recently in the news? 1 He has been inducted in the Union Cabinet as Deputy Minister 2 He has taken over as the Chief Minister of Goa 3 He has taken over as the Speaker of the Goa Assembly 4 None of these
The upper limit of the atmosphere can be drawn at a distance of: (a) 10,000 km (b) 1,000 km (c) 100 km
The House of the People can express no-confidence against the Council of Ministers by (a) Passing a motion of no-confidence against the Cabinet (b) Rejecting any important or constitutional Bill piloted by the Cabinet (c) By rejecting any money bill piloted by the Cabinet (d) All of these
The period 1792-1815 has been termed: (a) an international civil war (b) the Napoleonic wars (c) the European war (d) The Austro-Prussian war
M.S.Subbalakshmi who died recetly was a famour 1 Kathakl Dancer 2 Classical Singer 3 Veena Player 4 Bharatnatyam Dancer
The salaries and allowances and pension of the Comptroller and Auditor - General of India are (1) Paid by the Union Finance Ministry (2) Paid by the President (3) Charged to the consolidated fund of India (4) Voted by the parliament
In the recent past, a study by which organization found that popular cold drinks including Coke and Pepsi contain 30 to 36 times more residual pesticides than permitted? 1 Central Food Laboratory 2 Central Food Technological Research Institute 3 Centre for Science and Environment 4 None of these
Which of the following countries is the world?s largest producer of rubber? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Negeria (c) India (d) Zaire Republic (e) Malaysia
Michael Angelo was a famous artist, poet, painter, sculptor, architect of Italy. He can rightly be called a ?brother? to: (a) Picasso (b) Van Gogh (c) M F Hussain (d) Leonardo da Vinci
Cororate tax is a form of 1 Sales tax 2 Excise duty 3 Income tax 4 Expenditure tax