Hawaiian Islands were discovered in 1778 by the legendary:
(a) Captain James Cook
(b) John Cabot
(c) Christopher Columbus
(d) Vasco da Gama
Among the following, who has been appointed as Director ? General of the National Human Rights Commission? (1) M.M. Venkatachalaiah (2) N.K. Ghosh (3) D.R. Karthikeyan (4) S.K. Srivastav
Birju Maharaj is a famous??? dancer. 1 Bharatnatyam 2 Kathakali 3 Kathak 4 Odissi
Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, is in: (a) Bihar (b) Sikkim (c) Nepal (d) Uttar Pradesh
. A zero rate of inflation obtains necessarily in a year where the annual rate of inflation (a) In every week of the year is zero (b) Is falling in every week of the year (c) Is both falling and rising in a year (d) Is constant in every week of the year
Bombay High is famous for (a) high city (b) having high ways (c) offshore oil exploration (d) high buildings
The first Olympic Games were held at Olympia (Greece) in the year: (a) 776 BC (b) 300 BC (c) 872 BC (d) 205 AD
. Which radioactive pollutant has recently drawn the attention of the public, due to its occurrence in the building material? (a) Plutonium (b) Thorium (c) Radon (d) Radium
13 Answers Radium, Radon, TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission,
Which of the following is correct regarding the Governor of a state ? a) No money bill can be introduced in the state legislature without his prior permission b) He has the power of issuing ordinances when the legislature is not in session c) He can be recommended to the president to impose president’s rule in the state d) All the above
The youngest player who led India in Test Cricket is 1 Sachin Tendulkar 2 Azharudding 3 Nawab of Pataudi 4 Kapil Dev
Dr.Abdul Kalam was recently in the news. Which of the following awards is conferred upon him? 1 Bharat ratna 2 Padma Sri 3 Padma Vibhushan 4 None of these
. Massacre of Jalianwalabagh was preceded by (event)? (a) Congress Muslism League Pact (b) Home Rule Movement (c) Passage of Rowlatt Act (d) Minto-Morley Reforms
Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in the year : (a) 1963 (b) 1965 (c) 1966 (d) 1968