Who is the longest serving chief minister in India ?
a) Bhajan Lal
b) Hiteshwar Saikia
c) Chimanbhai Patel
d) Jyoti Basu
Which one of the following is contained in the Concurrent List? (a) Education (b) Economic and Social Planning (c) Trade Unions (d) All of the above
Match List-I (Agriculture) with List-II (Major Producer) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II (Agriculture) (Major Producer) A. Groundnut oil 1. Gujarat B. Newsprint 2. Karnataka C. Silk textiles 3. Uttar Pradesh D. Sugarcane 4. West Bengal A B C D (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 1 4 2 3 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 1 2 4 3
The Sangam literature is written in: (a) Sanskrit (b) Brahmi (c) Tamil (d) Hindi
In the Indian territory, the magnetic equator is passing nearer to (1) Trivandrum (2) Shriharikota (3) Allahabad (4) Srinagar
The largest livestock population in the world is in 1 China 2 Indonesia 3 India 4 United States of America
The Frst Hydroelectric Project was started in India at (1) Papanashanam (2) Shivasamudram (3) Lonavala (4) Hirakud
Which of the following festivals is not a harvest festival of India? (a) Onam (b) Pongal (c) Bhogali Bihu (d) Lohri
How does common salt help in separating soap from the solution after saponification? 1 By decreasing solubility of soap 2 By increasing solubility of soap 3 By decreasing density of soap 4 None of these
According to the 1991 Census, the average annual growth rate of population during the decade 1981-91 was 1 2.5 2 2.8 3 2.11 4 3.0
How many states touch the boundary of Madhya Pradesh? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 5
14th November is observed in India is: (a) National Solidarity Day (b) Women?s Day (c) Children?s Day (d) Mrs Indira Gandhi?s Birthday
Vis-?-vis the ambitious growth rate GDP projected by the Planning Commission, the growth rate targeted by the Finance Ministry is 1 3% 2 4% 3 5% 4 6%