87th session of the Indian Science Congress was held during
January 2000 in which of the following cities?
1 Pune
2 Nagpur
3 New Delhi
4 Mumbai
The ?Reign of Terror? was started by: (a) Napoleon (b) Robespierre (c) the Jacobins (d) Louis XVI
Odissi, the famous dance drama, is from: (A) Manipur (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Orissa (D) None of these
When compared to the mammals, birds are less sensitive to temporary deprivation of water, because 1 Urea excretion in mammals entails a greater loss of water than that in birds 2 The water requirement per unit weight is less in birds than in mammals 3 Absorption of water from the gut is more efficient in birds than in mammals 4 None of these
Myanmar is known as: (a) Rice bowl of the far East (b) Fishing paradise (c) A ship repair workshop (d) Leading producer of oil
Why was Kunming city of China recently in the news? 1 It was the site for the World ?horticulture Expo 1999? 2 G-7 summit was organized there 3 This is the place where the next Olympic Games would be organized 4 None of these
The neutral atom?s two isotopes differ in the number of 1 Electron shells 2 Protons 3 Valence electrons 4 Neutrons
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Prime Ministers in India ? I. Indira Gandhi II. Jawaharlal Nehru III. Morarji Desai IV. Charan Singh (a) I, II, III, IV (b) II, III, I, IV (c) II, I, III, IV (d) III, II, IV, I
. The Government of India has totally banned the export of “Burnt Coal” (Jhama) because it contains recoverable amount of a metal/element used in transistors. Which one of the following is that element? (a) Phosphorus (b) Germanium (c) Silicon (d) Tungsten
?India Wins Freedom? is written by: (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Maulana Azad (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Jaya Prakash Narain
Which of the following cities is famous for trading of diamonds in India? (1) Jaipur (2) Surat (3) Mumbai (4) Bangalore (5) None of these
Hirakud Dam Project has been build over the river 1 Ganga 2 Yamuna 3 Godavari 4 Mahanadi
The founder of the Achaemenid empire was: (a) Cyrus (b) Darius III (c) Darius I (d) Xerxes