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| Which one of the following grows under the tree ?
(a) Cabbage
(b) Bengal gram
(c) Peanuts
(d) Castor | | 1 |
| Why was Afghanistan recently in news?
1 A severe earthquake rocked the country in February 1998
and destroyed about 26 villages
2 Taliban forces ultimately decided to surrender so that
general elections may take place there
3 The first ever general elections are going to be held
there in April 1998
4 A bush fire has started in the forests of the country
which has polluted the entire atmosphere in the region | | 1 |
| The name ?Harijan? was given to the people of down-trodden
classes by:
(a) Swami Daya Nand
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave | | 1 |
| Of which movement, Chaitanya was the founder?
(A) Vaishnava Sect
(B) Saivaite Sect
(C) Bhakti Movement
(D) Sufism | | 1 |
| . The earnings of India from diamond export is quite high.
Which one of the following factors has contributed to it?
(a) Pre-independence stock-piling of diamonds in the country
which are now exported
(b) Large production of industrial diamonds in the country
(c) Expertise available for cutting and polishing of
imported diamonds which are then exported
(d) As in the past, India produces huge quantity of gem
diamonds which are exported | | 1 |
| India has sanctioned a loan of Rs.200 crore to which of the
following countries in Indian sub-continent during the
Indian Prime Minister?s recent visit?
1 Nepal
2 Bangladesh
3 Bhutan
4 Sri Lanka | | 1 |
| The primary source for Balban?s opinions on sovereignty and
government is
(1) I ? Barni
(2) I Sami
(3) Ibn Batila
(4) Minhaf ? us ? siraf | | 1 |
| In which year, were the banks nationalized?
(A) 1960
(B) 1968
(C) 1969
(D) there was no nationalisation move resorted to by the
government | | 1 |
| What is the phenomenon of ejection of electrons when the
surface of metal is irradiated, known as?
1 Photoelectric effect
2 Compton effect
3 Zeeman effect
4 Photovoltaic effect | | 1 |
| Metamorphosis of tadpole into full grown frog may be
accelerated by the administration of
(1) FSH
(2) LH
(3) Thyroxine
(4) Adrenalin | | 1 |
| Balloons are filled with
1 Helium
2 Oxygen
3 Nitrogen
4 Argon | | 1 |
| How many members of the Lok Sabha are elected by the States?
(a) Nearly 540
(b) Nearly 530
(c) Nearly 535
(d) Nearly 528 | | 1 |
| A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes,
five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes
are equal. What is the total number of notes?
(a) 60
(b) 90
(c) 75
(d) 45 | | 2 |
| During 2003-04, which one of the following companies wasw
declared the top grosser among IT Software and service
exporters?
1 Patni computer Systems
2 Infosys Technologies
3 TCS
4 Wipro Technologies | | 1 |
| In which state did GSI struck huge reserves of gold ore
recently?
1 Gujarat
2 Rajasthan
3 Karnataka
4 Orissa | | 1 |
| FERA means
(a) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
(b) Foreign Earning Restrictive Act
(c) Full Employment Regulating Agency
(d) None of the above | | 1 |
| . What was chouth during Maratha days?
(a) A place
(b) A political unit
(c) A tax
(d) A person | | 1 |
| Which of the following countries returned to democracy after
a 15-year military rule, as the first free presidential
elections were held there ion February ?99?
1 Nigeria
2 Angola
3 South Africa
4 Ethiopia | | 1 |
| What is meant by ?office of profit??
(a) It is that office the holder of which draws pecuniary
benefits from the government
(b) Office which gives an opportunity to exploit others
(c) Office which is meant only for profit making
(d) Office which means any financial involvement | | 1 |
| Government of Indian has taken a decision to disinvest some
of the Public Sector undertakings recently, so that a target
of disinvesting Rs.10,000 crore can be achieved. Which of
the following units will be disinvested to the tune of 75
per cent?
1 Hindustan Latex Ltd
2 Madras Fertilisers
3 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
4 Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd | | 1 |
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