Blood does not coagulate inside the blood vessels because
(1) fibrin is absent
(2) Thromboplastin is absent
(3) Fibrinogen is absent
(4) Calcium is absent
In July 2003, the banks were asked to reduce their lending rate to agricultural credit to the extent of ?(for loans below Rs.50,000) 1 6.5% 2 7.5% 3 9% 4 10%
Rourkela Steel Plant was set up in Collaboration with 1 Germany 2 Britain 3 Sussia 4 France
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
Who was the son of Bali? (a) Sugriva (b) Angad (c) Hanuman (d) Jamvant
Which of the following erected the nine storeyed Tower of Victory (Jaya Stambh) to commemorate his victory over Mohammed Khilji of Malwa in 1440? (a) Rana Pratap (b) Rana Sanga (c) Rana Kumbha (d) Rana Udai Singh
On July 16, 2000, the world witness the largest and rare eclipse which takes place after every 140 years. This was a 1 Partial Solar eclipse 2 Total Solar eclipse 3 Partial Lunar eclipse 4 Total Lunar eclipse
The Space Commission was set up in: (a) August, 1965 (b) June, 1972 (c) May, 1971 (d) January, 1972
How long can Vice-President act as President if the office of the President falls vacant? (a) For five years (b) For six months (c) For the remaining term (d) For two years
Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals? 1 Lead 2 Tin 3 Zinc 4 Mercury
What percentage of the earth?s surface is covered under water? (a) 51 (b) 60 (c) 71
Akbar tried to found a new religion because: (a) he thought the old religion false (b) he wanted to unite the people of many religions who lived in his empire under one religion (c) he had a vision telling him to do so (d) he wanted to become famous as a religious hero
When did the space age begin with the launch of the Russian Sputnik? 1 October 4, 1950 2 October 2, 1952 3 October 4, 1957 4 None of these