Which of the following is true of Ernaculam District in Kerala
(1) It has highest density of population in India
(2) It has achieved hundred percent literacy
(3) It has highest percentage of unemployment
(4) It is a famous hill station
Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? 1 Lakshman Kasdrigamar 2 Mahinda Rajapakse 3 Ranil Wickremesinghe 4 None of these
The NPT (nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) came into force in : (A) 1968 (B) 1972 (C) 1970 (D) 1974
Of the following which is not an elementary particle ? (1) Electron (2) Alpha-particle (3) Proton (4) Neutron
. A cyclist X starts from a point at the rate of 15 km./hr. and after 20 minutes another cyclist Y starts from same point at the rate of 20 km./hr. After how much time will Y cross X ? (a) 1 ½ hour (b) 1 hour (c) 2 hours (d) 2 ½ hours
. Which one of the following figures will generate a cone when rotated about one of its straight edges? (a) An equilateral triangle (b) A sector of a circle (c) A segment of a circle (d) A right-angled triangle
Which one of the following points does not indicate the importance of the Directive Principles of State Policy? (a) The very inclusion of these Principles in the Indian Constitution itself enhances their importance and indicates the value which the Constitution makers attached to them (b) These Principles are only pious promises which are meaningless as they cannot be enforced by the courts (c) The aim of Directive Principles is to establish in India a Welfare State based upon economic equality (d) As stated in Article 37 of the Constitution, the Directive Principles are ?fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws?
The Thugs were completely quelled by: (a) Lord Hastings (b) Lord William Bentinck (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Lytton
Of the modern European nations the first to come to India as traders were the: (a) English (b) Portuguese (c) Dutch (d) French
The great Shiva temple at Tanjore which is the ?largest, highest and the most ambitious? religious structure in India was built by the: (a) Pallavas (b) Cholas (c) Solankis (d) Hoyasals
The Barabar Hills, the cave dwellings of Asokan era, are situated near: (a) Patna (b) Sarnath (c) Gaya (d) Allahabad
What is the chemical name of the talc from which the talcum powder is made? 1 Calcium sulphate 2 Magnesium silicate 3 Silver nitrate 4 Sodium thiosulphate
. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude? (a) Bangalore and Madras (b) Bombay and Visakhapatnam (c) Ajmer and shillong (d) Nagpur and Calcutta