Sodium metal is kept under ?
a) Water
b) Alcohol
c) Petrol
d) Kerosene
The world’s largest non-capital city is 1 New York 2 Shanghai 3 Mumbai 4 Kolkata
Who among the following knew Hindi as well as Persian? (A) Kalidasa (B) Kabir (C) Amir Khusro (D) Tansen
The unification of Germany was completed as a result of: (a) a popular uprising (b) war between Prussia and France (c) the revolution of 1848 (d) war between Prussia and Austria
The Gates Foundation, founded by Bill Gates, pledged US$ 750 million over ten years to the global alliances for which of the following purposes? 1 Rehabilitation of tsunami victims 2 Vaccines and immunization programs 3 Research work contributing to prevent AIDS in Asian/African countries 4 Promotion of computer literacy in rural India
Citrus fruits are considered as a rich source of which of the following vitamins? 1 Vitamin A 2 Vitamin B 3 Vitamin C 4 Vitamin E
The magnificent temple of Kailas was erected by (1) Krishna I (2) Govinda II (3) Krishna II (4) Dantidurga
Addis Ababa is the capital of 1 Cyprus 2 Ethiopia 3 Armenia 4 Turkey
General Knowledge & Current Affairs ? April 2005
India is set to have a revised or new series of the Index of Wholesale Price (WPI) very soon, as the base year will now be (1) 1990-91 (2) 1985-86 (3) 1989-90 (4) 1993-94 (5) None of these
One of the most outstanding of ancient Indian astronomers was: (a) Panini (b) Aryabhatta (c) Aswaghosha (d) Susruta
What is the Laughing Gas ? a) Carbon Dioxide b) Sulphar Dioxide c) Hydrogen Peroxide d) Nitrous Oxide e) Carbon Monoxide
Indian Naval Academy is located at 1 Cochin 2 Panaji 3 Mumbai 4 Thiruvananthapuram