Who among the following has the power to form a new state within the Union of India ?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Supreme Court
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
The famous American river Mississippi flows into the Gulf known as : (a) the Gulf of Mexico (b) the Gulf of St Lawrence (c) the Gulf of Ob (d) None of these
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently in a meeting expressed his desire that an early and smooth Value Added Tax (VAT) is very much needed in the country. How the introduction of VAT will be helpful for a country like India?A) VAT will avoid cascading of taxes.B) VAT is expected to enhance revenues in the medium term.C) Some State Governments may have to lose a substantial amount of Sales Tax as the Centre will have a greater share in taxes, but the same will be compensated later on by providing subsidies on certain items.Which of these statements is/are true? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only A & B (4) Only C (5) A, B and C
Which one of the following is true about the National Security Council to be set up in India?1) National Security Council to be set up, comprising a Cabinet Committee on National Security2) Defence Minister of India is the Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on National Security3) Home Minister is the Member Secretary of the National Security Council (A) Only 2 (B) Only 3 (C) Only 1 (D) Only 1 and 3
. Evaporation brings fall in temperature because (a) Evaporation has a cooling effect (b) Evaporation needs heat (c) The temperature of the vapours is lower
Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because the (1) Soil is porous (2) Level of underground water is high (3) Sources of canals are the perennial rivers (4) Region is densely populated
The filament of an electric lamp becomes white hot but the lead in wires holding the filament are only slightly heated because they (A) Have smaller current passing through them (B) Have very low resistance (C) Have higher melting point (D) Are made of black iron
The number of States having common boundary with the State of Madhya Pradesh is: (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 8
WIPRO intends to provide computer training at polytechnics in which of the following State of India? 1 Maharashtra 2 Karnataka 3 West Bengal 4 Bihar
The British government in India became the paramount power in the country in: (a) 1757 (b) 1857 (c) 1765 (d) 1813
The state of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat on May 1, in the year ? a) 1958 b) 1959 c) 1962 d) 1960
The brightest object in the sky after the sun and the moon is: (A) Mercury (B) Mars (C) Venus (D) Jupiter
Chandragupta-I established the Gupta dynasty in Magadha in the: (a) 4th century BC (b) 4th century AD (c) 2nd century AD (d) 3rd century AD