. Given below are two settlements, one labeled as Assertion
(A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Hong Kong is to revert to China from British
control in a few years
Reason (R) : The people of Hong Kong have opted for it in a
referendum.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the
following is true?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct
explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Where does the UN Secretary Council usually meet? 1 Geneva 2 Bern 3 New York 4 London
The territory of Alaska became a United States possession in 1867, when the American Government purchased it from. (1) Canada (2) Japan (3) Russia (4) Greenland
Chemical Disaster Prevention Day was observed on which of the following days? 1 December 4 2 October 13 3 December 14 4 October 23
. Given below is a dairy of disasters involving hazardous chemicals. Which one of the following is correctly matched? (a) 1959, Minamata / Nigaita, Japan : Leakage at pesticide plant (b) 1976, Seveso, Italy : Mercury discharged into waterways (c) 1984, Bhopal, India : Leakage of dioxin (d) 1987, Kotka, Finland : Monochlorobenzene split in harbour
USA had requested that India should send its army to guard 1 Iran 2 Kuwait 3 Sri Lanka 4 Iraq
. A member of parliament or state legislature will be disqualified to be a member if he absents himself for how many days while in session : (a) 60 days (b) 30 days (c) 90 days (d) 120 days
Who among the following current players is not a regular wicketkeeper of his country?s cricket team? 1 Geraint Jones 2 Brendon McCullam 3 Herschell Gibbs 4 Kamran Akmal
The main external threat to the Sultanate of Delhi was posed by the (a) Mughals (b) Afghans (c) Iranians (d) None of these
. The monthly incomes of Peter and Paul are in the ratio of 4:3. Their expenses are in the ratio of 3:2. If each saves Rs. 600 at the end of the month, their monthly incomes respectively are (in rupees) (a) 3200 and 2400 (b) 2800 and 2100 (c) 2400 and 1800 (d) 2000 and 1500
Bhakra Nangal Dam is located on the river (A) Beas (B) Jhelum (C) Sutlej (D) Ravi
Which one of the following cannot be called as a function of the Constitution? (a) It acts as a source of power and authority of the government (b) It minimizes confusion and conflict between various organs of the government (c) It strengthens the hands of rulers to rule according to their discretion (d) It lays down the limits of governmental authority
Who killed the Sikh Guru Arjun Dev: (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Babar (D) None of these