Which of the following north-eastern States was declared as
disturbed area for a period of six months from June?99?
1 Assam
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Manipur
4 Meghalaya
. The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of (a) Belgium (b) West Indies (c) New Zealand (d) Japan
The Constitution of India can be said to be: (a) flexible (b) rigid (c) a mixture of rigidity and flexibility (d) None of the above
Rocks made from particles of pre-existing rocks are called: (a) sedimentary (b) metamorphic (c) igneous (d) organic
The Lower Chamber of the First Chamber of the Parliament in India is known as (a) House of the People (b) Council of States (c) Legislative Council (d) Legislative Assembly
Main bearers of the burden of indirect tax are (a) Manufactures (b) Traders (c) Consumers (d) Tax payers
The Natiionalist Congress Party has announced an electoral tie-up with which of the following political parties for the ensuing general elections in India? 1 B.J.P. 2 Samajwadi Party 3 Janata Dal 4 C.P.M
The full form of TRAI is 1 Transport Regulatory Authority of India 2 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 3 Telecom Regulatory Agency of India 4 Transport Regulatory Agency of India
Which of the following represents the foreign debt of India at the end of December ?98 in terms of the percentage of GDP? 1 23% 2 28% 3 36% 4 43%
Which among the following National Highways of India is the longest ? (a) NH 1 (b) NH 2 (c) NH 3 (d) NH 4
Poison glands of snakes are homologous to 1 Stings of rays 2 Salivary glands of vertebrates 3 Electric organs of fishes 4 Sebaceous glands of mammals
The RBI has four chief weapons to control or maintain desired equilibrium in the economy of the country. Which of the following is NOT one of them? (1) Open market operations (2) Reserve requirement (banks have to keep a part of deposits in reserve) (3) Repo rate (4) Bank rate (5) Introducing new taxes/levies, etc.
What is the minimum age for appointment as a Governor ? a) 25 years b) 30 years c) 35 years d) 40 years