The Prime Minister of which of the following countries
escaped a bid on his life in January 1999 as a bomb placed
on his way, exploded minutes before his arrival to the place?
1 Nepal
2 Sri Lanka
3 United Kingdom
4 Pakistan
?Ramayanam?, the Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana was made by: (a) Kamban (b) Avvaiyar (c) Ilangovadigal (d) None of the above
The planets shine because: (a) they emit light (b) they are illuminated by nearby stars (c) they reflect light reaching them from the sun (d) they reflect light reaching them from the earth
. Which one of the following is not an astronomical object? (a) Pulsar (b) Brittle Star (c) Black Hole (d) Quasar
The Ellora (Kailash temple) is made on the: (a) Dravidian style (b) North Indian style (c) Egyptian style (d) Mexican style
?Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century? title has been given to: (a) Donald Bradman (b) Marks Spitz (c) Kapil Dev (d) Pele
The Morley-Minto Reforms were announced in: (a) 1861 (b) 1909 (c) 1906 (d) 1916
2 Answers WBCS West Bengal Civil Service,
One of the purpose of insat 1D, the satellite put up by Indian Scientist, is to link all parts of India by television. The height about the earth surface at which it is revolving is about (1) 200 km (2) 10,000 km (3) 36,000 km (4) 1,00,000 km
If the reading in a barometer falls down suddenly then it is an indication that the weather is going to be??.. 1 Extremely hot 2 Extremely cool 3 Dry & calm-quiet 4 Very stormy
In which country, the democtratic elections were held with the help of international observers, in October 2004, after almost two decades of civil war? 1 Myanmar (Burma) 2 Pakistan 3 Afghanistan 4 Iran
The Khajuraho temples were constructed by: (a) the Parmar rulers (b) the Chandel rulers (c) the Solanki rulers (d) Lalitaditya
The Indian Association sponsored an all-India national conference at Calcutta in: (a) 1881 (b) 1884 (c) 1883 (d) 1885
As per the migratory trend seen in the recent past, the outflow of people from which of the following States is the maximum ? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Kerala (5) None of these