Name the first Arabic writer to be awarded Nobel Prize for
Literature?
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Gen Gaddafi
(c) Yasser Ararat
(d) Naguib Mah Fouz
. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji? (a) That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain (b) That a part of India’s national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns (c) That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power (d) That the British goods were being imported to the country making it poorer day by day
Pearls are formed inside 1 Squids 2 Oysters 3 Snails 4 Molluses
Any foreign particle which stimulates the formation of antibodies is called ? a) Histone b) Antigen c) Receptor d) Antibiotic
Peaty soils occur in: (A) the arid regions (B) the humid regions (C) the icy regions (D) Both (A) and (B)
The biosphere of the earth comprises: (A) all the areas on the earth?s surface and the atmosphere around the earth where organisms live (B) the oceans of the earth (C) the upper crust of the earth where man, animals and other biological organisms thrive (D) the atmosphere where the micro organisms live
What is meant by the term ?blue baby?? (A) It is term used for a sea-to-surface missile developed by the USA (B) It is referred to the infants who have congenital heart defects (C) It is the name of a software developed for the children (D) It is the new version of the ?Star Wars? concept
What is the Laughing Gas ? a) Carbon Dioxide b) Sulphar Dioxide c) Hydrogen Peroxide d) Nitrous Oxide e) Carbon Monoxide
In August 2004, Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament. Who was the Man f the Series ? (a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Muthaiah Muralitharan (c) Sanath Jayasuria (d) Irfan Pathan
The richest vegetable source of Vitamin A (1) Liver (2) Egg (3) Carrot (4) Sunlight
The other Ministers are (a) Also chosen and appointed by the President (b) Appointed by the Prime Minister (c) Appointed by the Vice-President (d) Appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister
?Anna? was the abbreviated name of: (a) C N Annadurai (b) T Prakasam (c) C Rajagopalachari (d) None of these
India?s exports growth rate grew by what percentage during April 1999-october 1999? 1 5.6% 2 7.2% 3 8.9% 4 10.2%