Who among the following held office of the prime minister for the shortest period ?
a) Lal bahadur shastri
b) VP Singh
c) Chandra Sekhar
d) Charan Singh
e) Morarji Desai
The soil which cracks and shrinks most as it dries is (a) Clayey soil (b) Porous soil (c) Sandy soil (d) Loamy soil
Total food production in the country is: (1) Between 130 ? 135 million tones (2) Between 200 ? 240 million tones (3) Between 30 ? 40 million tones (4) Between 90 ? 160 million tones
How many members are nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India? (a) 13 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 10
Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark ?grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain? 1 Altocumulus 2 Cirrus 3 Cirrostratus 4 Nimbostratus
Which of the following countries announced that it will help Pakistan to build a nuclear power plant ? (1) S. Korea (2) China (3) Russia (4) France (5) None of these
The winter Olympic games (2010) will be organised in: (A) Switzerland (B) France (C) Canada (D) South Korea
Medium range surface-to-air missile AKASH was recently successfully test-fired at 1 Chandipur-on-sea, Orissa 2 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 3 Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4 Panaji, Goa
Anastasia Myskina became the first Russian woman to win which of the following titles recently? 1 French Open Tennis 2 US Open Tennis 3 Wimbledon 4 None of these
Where no month has average temperature above 320F and a permanent snow cover in characteristic is called: (a) polar climate (b) ice-cap climate (c) cold climate
In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a ?Firman? granting trade privileges in India? 1 Shah Alam II 2 Bahadur Shah 3 Jahandar Shah 4 Farrukhsiyar
The Money Bill can originate (A) Only in Lok Sabha (B) Only in Rajya Sabha (C) In either House of Parliament (D) Only in the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament
Meghavarna, the king of Ceylon was a contemporary of: (a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Samudragupta (d) Harshvardhana