The main external threat to the Sultanate of Delhi was posed
by the
(a) Mughals
(b) Afghans
(c) Iranians
(d) None of these
In the Battle of Plassey in 1757 Sirajuddaula was finally defeated by the English because : (a) The English outnumbered the men of Siraj (b) The English were in a favourable position (c) Siraj was a coward and did not fight (d) Some of the associates of Siraj proved treacherous
The Planning Commission of India is presided over by the (a) Prime Minister (b) Vice President (c) Union Minister of Planning (d) Union Finance Minister
The First Ryot's Association in Guntur was started by (1) T. Prakasam (2) N.G. Ranga (3) Konda Venkatappaiah (4) Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya
Which country won the FIFA World Cup Football Championship 2002? (a) Germany (b) Brazil (c) France (d) Italy
Which one of the following is not a qualification for contesting the election of the Vice-President of India? (a) He should be a citizen of India (b) He should have completed the age of thirty-five years (c) He should be a member of the Council of States (d) He should not hold any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, etc.
. Which one of the following sets of economists strongly favoured a market economy? (a) Adam Smith, Keynes, Hicks (b) Adam Smith, Marx, Strumlin (c) Adam Smith, Hayek, Friedman (d) Adam Smith, Ricardo, J.K. Galbraith
Exactly half way around the globe from the Greenwich Meridian is: (a) International Date Line (b) Siberian Line (c) Alaska Date Line
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won which of the following trophies after defeating Paul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer in July 1999? 1 French Open 2 Wimbledon Men?s Doubles 3 Australia Open Men?s Doubles 4 US Open Men?s doubles
Worlds richest man
Which area in Jammu and Kashmir has been granted the status if an Autonomous Hill Council? (1) Leh (2) Gilgit (3) Poonch (4) None of these
Mrs Junko Tabei, who created history on May 16, 1975 by becoming the world?s first woman to reach the 8,848 metre (29,002 ft) high Everest peak belongs to which of the following countries ? (a) Japan (b) Tibet (c) Thailand (d) Nepal
The agricultural scientist who developed ?miracle wheat? that brought about ?Green Revolution? in India was (A) Dr. Howard Forey (B) Dr. Norman Borlaug (C) Dr. Elwin Land (D) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan