A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultlines,
formed by the subsidence of a part of the earth?s crust, is
known as
1 Hanging Valley
2 Gorge
3 Canyon
4 Rift Valley
The first definite step to provide Parliamentary control over East India Company was taken by 1 The Regulating Act 2 The Pitts India Act 3 The Charter Act of 1793 4 The Charter Act of 1813
Carborundum is 1 Silicon dioxide 2 Silicon carbide 3 Silicon nitride 4 Silicon phosphide
Which one of the following was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2002? 1 Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho 2 Mahabodhi Temple, Bhubaneswar 3 Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar 4 Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebid
Which one of the following man-made structures is visible from the moon? (A) Qutub Minar (B) Pyramids (C) Great Wall of China (D) None of the above
The Roman civilization started developing around the: (a) 3rd century BC (b) 4th century BC (c) 6th century BC (d) 1st century AD
The United Nations came into existence in the year 1 1945 2 1950 3 1946 4 1947
Jayashankar Prasad was a distinguished romantic and mystic poet who wrote in: (a) Hindi (b) Oriya (c) Marathi (d) English
What rank does India occupy with regard to the size of population in the world? (a) First place (b) Second place (c) Third place (d) Fourth place
The religious teachings of Ashoka lay great stress on the : (a) moral aspect of human life (b) religious aspect of human life (c) economic well-being of the people (d) performance of yajnas or sacrifices
Given the difficulty in facing a cut-throat competition with other banks and FIs, which among the following banks has decided to withdraw its domestic credit measures? 1 UTI bank 2 HSBC 3 ICICI bank 4 IDBI bank
Who said, ?The new Constitution (of India) establishes, indeed, a system of government which is at the most quasi-federal, almost devolutionary in character: a unitary State with subsidiary federal features rather than the federal State with unitary features?? (a) Dr. K. C. Wheare (b) S. L. K. Ivor Jennings (c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
2 Answers TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission,
As per the figures published in the print media, how many children below three years of age are severely malnourished in India? (approximately in percent) 1 10% 2 15% 3 18% 4 28%