A person who is not a member of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister by the President for a maximum period of ?
a) 9 months
b) 6 months
c) 12 months
d) 3 months
. The principal reason why national economic planning is still being pursued inspite of embracing a market economy since 1991 is that (a) It is a constitutional requirement (b) The vast quantity of capital already deployed in the public sector needs to be nurtured (c) Five Year Plans can continue to provide a long-term perspective to the economy in market-friendly fashions. (d) The market economy is mainly confined to industry and commerce, and central planning in agriculture is necessary
Lasers are widely used in various walks of life. These are sources of (1) Sound waves of very high frequency (2) Sound waves of very high intensity (3) Light waves which are coherent (4) High speed electrons
. Nirmal Hriday, Sanjivini and Saheli are (a) Organizations engaged in social work (b) Herbal medicines produced in India for hypertension, heart disturbances and neurological problems (c) Names of some savings schemes mooted by nationalized banks (d) Institutions set up by Jayaprakash Narayan for rehabilitation of erstwhile dacoits
Which type of ancient script did the Harappans use? 1 Pictographic 2 Linear 3 Hileroglyphic 4 Symbolic
Why was Sophie Rhysjones recently in news? 1 She is the new Foreign minister of U.K. 2 She has been married to Edward Windsor of U.K 3 She is the new Foreign Secretary of U.S.A. and was in India recently 4 None of these
The Preamble to the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly (a) On the first day of its meeting (b) Lon the day the Fundamental Rights were adopted (c) On the day the Directive Principles of State Policy were approved (d) After the full draft of the Constitution was approved
Normally the Parliament can legislate on subjects listed in: (a) Concurrent List (b) Union List and concurrent List (c) State List (d) On all lists
India switched to the decimal system of coinage in: (a) 1947 (b) 1950 (c) 1960 (d) 1962
The all-powerful religious and political authority in the Arab empire was the: (a) Qazi (b) Sultan (c) Maulvi (d) Khalifa
Right to freedom of religion has been granted under Articles (a) 25 to 27 (b) 29 to 31 (c) 25 to 28 (d) 25 and 26
The relics of the pre-Aryan civilization have been unearthed at: (a) Taxila (b) Rajgir (c) Indraprastha (d) Mohenjodaro
Raja Rammohan Roy, who founded brahmo Samaj, opposed: (a) Idolatry (b) Practice of Sati (c) Purdah System (d) All the three above