Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India ?
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Morarji Desai
d) Charan Singh
Dahan is a Bengal film, which has been directed by: (A) Aparna Sen (B) Mrinal Sen (C) Tapan Sinha (D) Rituparna Ghosh
?Green Peace Foundation? is associated with: (A) Germany (B) Britain (C) Italy (D) France
Which one of the following posts has been newly created by the UN General Assembly? (1) Secretary ? General (2) Deputy Secretary - General (3) President (4) Vice ? President
India?s exports growth rate grew by what percentage during April 1999-october 1999? 1 5.6% 2 7.2% 3 8.9% 4 10.2%
?Carbon dioxide cycle? implies that (A) Carbon dioxide moves in the air in a cycle (B) The Carbon dioxide structure is cyclic (C) Carbon dioxide consumes oxygen (D) Oxygen is changed into Carbon dioxide by respiration of human beings and then to oxygen and carbon, by green plants
In how many time-zones is our earth divided ? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 12
For getting instant energy, an athlete should take: (A) Carbohydrates (B) Proteins (C) Vitamins (D) Chewing-gum
Which of the following planets in the solar system rotates on its axis fr0m East to West is 1 Earth 2 Jupiter 3 Venus 4 Uranus
Name the country which has recently banned human cloning. (a) Germany (b) France (c) Australia (d) Singapore
Which of the following materials are used for preparing blur-black ink? 1 Gallic acid 2 Tannic acid 3 Ferrous sulphate 4 All of these
Which Mughal emperor was first a prisoner of the British and later a pensioner of the Marathas till his death? (a) Shah Alam II (b) Bahadur Shah II (c) Alamgir II (d) Akbar Shah II
Why do diamonds shine at night? (A) Diamonds are radioactive and so, there are radiations (B) On account of high refractive index, the rays of light get internally reflected (C) Diamonds shine because they have some amount of radium in them