The 2004 Rajiv Gandhi National Award was jointly given to
Madari Moideen and
(a) Swami Agnivesh
(b) Dilip Kumar
(c) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(d) Somnath Chatterjee
According to the Annual Monetary Policy Statement for 2003-05, the inflation rate is expected to be approximately 1 4% 2 4.33% 3 4.5% 4 5%
The Silent Valley, which was in the news recently is a part of 1 Mangrove forests 2 Tropical deciduous forests 3 Tropical evergreen forests 4 Alpine forests
The Union government recently dereserved some more items from the list of the ?tems reserved for the small scale sector?. Which of the following are now dereserved items? 1 Garments and purses 2 paper and newsprint 3 Medical and surgical instruments 4 All are now dereserved items
The oldest democratic system of the world is in (A) Britain (B) USA (C) Denmark (D) France
Which of the following represents the percentage increase in the production of cotton between 1992-97 as per figures released recently? 1 30% 2 35% 3 40% 4 47%
The first step in photosynthesis is the: (A) joining of 3 carbon atoms to form glucose (B) formation of ATP (C) ionization of water (D) excitement of an electron of cholorophyll by a photon of light
The Indian made remote sensing satellite IRS-1 A was launched from (1) Thumba (2) Nevada (3) Baiknour (4) Kalpakam
The Sangam literature is written in: (a) Sanskrit (b) Brahmi (c) Tamil (d) Hindi
Grammy Award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has created a new raga as a tribute to the late Oddisi dance Protima Gauri Bedi. What is the name of that new raga? 1 Protima 2 Shivranjani 3 Garima 4 Gaurima
Which of the following countries is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar? 1 Sri Lanka 2 Myanmar 3 Banladesh 4 Pakistan
Which of the following is/are in the Tata Group of industries? 1 Voltas 2 Indian Hotels 3 Rallis India 4 All of these
Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) C. Rajagopalachari