In living organisms the water acts as
(1) Diluting agent
(2) Physiological solvent
(3) Lowers body temperature
(4) None of the above
Who amongst the following is the Director of ?Samar?, a film in making? 1 Shekhar Kapoor 2 Mani Rathnam 3 Shyam Benegal 4 Girish Karnad
Which one of the following soils of India is infertile? (1) Black soil (2) Alluvial soil (3) Laterite soil (4) Red soil
The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in (a) The Madras Presidency (b) Punjab (c) Bombay-Karnataka (d) East Bengal
The Sarda Sahayak Project is in the State of: (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Haryana (c) Punjab (d) Bihar
Why do diamonds shine at night? (A) Diamonds are radioactive and so, there are radiations (B) On account of high refractive index, the rays of light get internally reflected (C) Diamonds shine because they have some amount of radium in them
Who coined the phrase ?The global village?? 1 Marshall Mcluhan 2 Aldous Huzley 3 George Orwell 4 Gore Vidal
Deindustrialisation and the growth of poverty of India under the British rule were refuted in the writings of (1) Bolanth Chandra (2) Justice Ranade (3) Vora Anstoy (4) Sir Francis Younghusband
Which of the following represents the foreign investment in India during 1998-99 (approximately in billion dollars)? 1 1.06 2 2.02 3 3.04 4 3.78
Mouth and foot disease in cattle is caused by (1) bacteria (2) fungi (3) virus (4) spirochaete
Among the following States of India which one has the lowest area under forest? 1 Gujarat 2 Haryana 3 Punjab 4 Rajasthan
Where is Halebid-a place which is well known for its elaboratedly sculptured temples of the Hoysala period? 1 Karanataka 2 Orissa 3 Maharashtra 4 Tamil Nadu
To contest election for the office of Vice-President of India, the candidate must have completed the age of: (a) 40 years (b) 35 years (c) 30 years (d) 45 years