Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta, a
contemporary of Harshvardhana, the last Hindu-king of India?
(a) Ratnavali
(b) Mayur Shatak
(c) Kadambari
(d) Panchatantra
Red blood corpuscles are produced in: (A) spleen (B) liver (C) bone marrow (D) Kidney
Which one of the following battles nearly decided the war of succession in favour of Aurangzeb? (a) Battle of Dharmat (b) Battle of Samugarh (c) Battle of Bahadurpur (d) None of the above
Peter Nicol who was in India recently is associated with which of the following games/sports? 1 Hockey 2 Cricket 3 Squash 4 None of these
The writer who refused the Nobel Prize for literature was: (a) Winston Churchill (b) Jean Paul Sartre (c) Boris Pasternak (d) Prem Chand
Balaputradeva, the King of Sumatra, was a contemporary of : (a) Devapala (b) Dharmapala (c) Mahipala (d) Bigrahapala
The author of Kuvalayamala is (1) Bana (2) Kundakunda (3) Dandi (4) Udyotana
An electric bulb of 60 Watts 250 volts is connected to a source of 250 V a.c. mains. The bulb is burned for 100 days at the rate of 5 hours per day. What is the total cost of electricity consumed if the cost of one unit is Rs.2? 1 Rs.10 2 Rs.30 3 Rs.60 4 Rs.100
In human systems, vitamins cannot (A) Help in digestion (B) Help in metabolizing drugs (C) Help in growth (D) Supply energy
Non stick cooling utensils are coated with ? a) Black paint b) PVC c) Teflon d) Polystyrene
To Hindus the sight of which of the following birds is considered lucky on Dussehra day? (a) Cuckoo (b) Parrot (c) Bulbul (d) Nilkanth
Scratching eases itching because 1 It kills germs 2 It suppresses the production of enzymes which cause itching 3 It removes the outer dust in the skin 4 It stimulates certain nerves which direct the brain to increase the production of antihistaminic chemicals
Cumulus clouds generally give: (a) torrential rain (b) steady and persistent rain (c) no rain at all