The graceful Ras dances of Manipur are performed by:
(a) only men
(b) only women
(c) only women and young girls
(d) all of the three above
The Buddhist monk, who converted Ashoka into Buddhism after the Kalinga war, was: (A) Udayana (B) Lord Buddha (C) Upagupta (D) Prasenjit
The certificate of the Speaker regarding a Money Bill is (a) Not final (b) Subject to the approval of the President (c) Final and it cannot be challenged in any court of law (d) Final but can only be challenged in the Supreme Court
Who founded the Indian National Congress? (a) W C Bonnerjee (b) A O Hume (c) Sardar Patel (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
The Pythagorean Theorem states that: (A) In any triangle, the square of the longest side equals the sum of the squares of the other sides (B) In any triangle, the square of the longest side equals the square of the sum of the other sides (C) In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides (D) In an isosceles triangle, the third side equals the sum of the other two equal sides
As per the reports from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the three important causes of mortality in India are (1) Tuberculosis, Typhoid and Malaria (2) Malaria, Polio, Cancer (3) Cancer, Heart ailments, Polio (4) Polio, Malaria, Heart ailments (5) None of these
Which of the following represents the industrial growth rate registered during the first nine months of the current fiscal year? (as recorded in March 1999) 1 2% 2 2.8% 3 3% 4 4.8%
Article 370 of the Constitution relates to: (a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Emergency provision (c) Transfer of judges (d) None of the above
Who among the following was the winner of the Booker Prize for the book ‘Disgrace’? 1 Arundhati Roy 2 Amitav Ghosh 3 Ian McEwan 4 J.M.Ceotzee
Which of the following represents the increase in during 2002 (in terms of percentage ? as compared to the last year)? 1 0.5% 2 0.7% 3 1% 4 0.1%
. In an electronic watch, the component corresponding to pendulum of a pendulum clock is a (a) Transistor (b) Crystal oscillator (c) Diode (d) Balance wheel
The salary of the President of India is (a) Not liable to income tax (b) Liable to income tax (c) Taxed at a concessional rate (d) None of these
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The present membership of European Union is (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25