Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States?
(a) President of India
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Vice-President of India
(d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Who wrote the book ?Kitne Pakistan?? (a) Bhishm Sahney (b) Yashpal (c) Kamleshwar (d) Iqbal
Which one of the following chemicals used in a refrigerator is harmful to the ozone layer in the atmosphere? (1) Ammonia (2) Freon gas (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Nitrogen
Where in India can you normally spot the Siberian crane in winter? (a) Sasangir Sanctuary (b) Ranthambore Sanctuary (c) Dachigam National park (d) Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary
Saccharin is made up of (a) Toluene (b) Phenol (c) Propane (d) Butane
. Which arrangement of the following would show the correct sequence of demographic transition as typically associated with economic development? 1. High birth rate with high death rate. 2. Low birth rate with low death rate. 3. High birth rate with low death rate. Choose the answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 3, 2 (c) 3, 1, 2 (d) 2, 1, 3
The royal preceptor of Ganapatideva was: (1) Basava (2) Visvesvara Sambhu (3) Panditaradhya (4) Narahari Tirtha
. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) Assertion (A) : Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki Reason (R) : Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true
The firsst Indian satellite was: (A) Bhaskar (B) Rohini (C) INSAT-IA (D) Aryabhata
. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say, the city of Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say, 12-00 noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because (a) The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter (b) Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the surface of the earth in winter (c) Evaporation of water from atmospheric precipitation occurring in winter alone (d) The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
Which of the following has become the hottest job sector/industry in India now? 1 Information Technology 2 IT-Enabled Services (ITES) 3 Retail Trade 4 Telecom
‘Economic justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in the ? a) Preamble and Fundamental Rights b) Preamble and Directive Principles c) Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles d) Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
The joint sitting of Indian Parliament for transacting legislative business is presided over by (1) The president of India (2) The Vice-President (3) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (4) The Senior ? most member of the Parliament