Which of the following is not true regarding the payment of emoluments of the president ?
a) They do not require any parliamentary sanction
b) They can be reduced during a financial emergency
c) They are shown separately in the budget
d) They are charged on the contingency fund of India
M-11 Ballistic Missiles are built in (1) Pakistan (2) China (3) India (4) USA
Consider the following statements : 104 Edwin Hubble discovered that distant galaxies are moving away from us. 105 Max Planck proposed that light comes in the form of quanta (packets of energy) 106 Stephen Hawking proposed a new theory combining the General Relativity and Uncertainty Principle. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
By which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India were the Directive Principles of the state policy given precedence over the Fundamental Rights wherever they come into conflict ? (a) 40th (b) 42nd (c) 44th (d) 46th
William Wordsworth, the famous British poet, has written: (a) Childe Harold (b) Prelude (c) Ode to the West Wind (d) Paradise Lost
A significant result of the British conquest of India, was the: (a) creation of a single political and administrative unit (b) decline of the Mughal empire (c) emergence of the Marathas (d) introduction of democracy
Which of the following animals stores water in the intestine? 1 Zebra 2 Camel 3 Moloch 4 Uromastix
Which electromagnetic radiation is emitted by radioactive substances? (a) ?-rays (b) Radio waves (c) Micro waves (d) X-rays
What is the correct full form of the acronym MRVC? 1 Maharashtra Road Vikas Corporation 2 Maharashtra Rail Vikas Corporation 3 Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation 4 None of these
The first lady ruler of Delhi was (1) Chandi Bibi (2) Mumtaz Mahal (3) Nurjahan (4) Razia Begum
Which of the following is/are the main source of state finance ? (a) General sales tax (b) Share is central taxes (c) Grants-in-aid (d) All of these
The real founder of the Kushana Empire in India was: (a) Menander (b) Vasudeva (c) Kujula Kadphises (d) Kanishka
Which of the following cities figure prominently in Meghaduta of Kalidasa? (a) Amaravati (b) Vaishali (c) Ujjaini (d) Taxila