Who among the following received the prestigious Borlaug
Award for generating awareness among farmers about threats
to food security and livelihoods from patents and
intellectual property rights ?
(a) Aruna Roy
(b) Champa Devi
(c) Suman Sahai
(d) Vandana Shiva
Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Indians fighting for independence learnt fighting for independence learnt that their conflict was with the British government and not with the: (a) British imperialism (b) British system (c) British people (d) British policy of subjugation
The Telugu personality who is known by the title ?Desabhakta? (1) Tanguturi Prakasam (2) Konda Venkatappayya (3) Kashinathuni Nageswara Rao (4) Madapati Hanumantha Rao
The headquarters of WTO (World Trade Organisation) is located in 1 Paris 2 New York 3 The Hague 4 Geneva
In which areas is physical weathering more prominent? (a) Arid areas (b) Humid areas (c) Cold areas
Which of the following banks was merged with Oriental Bank of Commerce on RBI?s directions recently? (a) UCO Bank (b) Bank of India (c) Global Trust Bank (d) Bank of Patiala
. Match the following: A. Beijing (1) Red square B. Moscow (2) Tianmiann square C. Berlin (3) Schyamsky square D. Warsaw (4) Lerhlas square (a) A B C D 1 2 3 4 (b) A B C D 2 1 4 3 (c) A B C D 2 3 1 4 (d) A B C D 3 4 2 1
?A View from Delhi? was written by: (a) Lewis Carol (b) Chester Bowles (c) Mira Nair (d) V S Naipaul
A revolution in which of the following countries took place in which President Arkar Akaev was thrown out. Now the interim government does not wish him to come back to that country? 1 Kirgizstan 2 Mongolia 3 Congo 4 Zimbabwe
The Annual Plan for which of the following states has been fixed at Rs.4,200 crore for 2002-06, making a 40 percent increase, which is the highest ever hike given to any State in India up till now? 1 Jammu and Kashmir 2 Uttar Pradesh 3 Bihar 4 Karnataka
Who is associated with the estimation of national income statistics in India? (1) K.N. Raj (2) A.K. Sen (3) Dadabhai Nauroji (4) Sukhamoy Chakravarty
The NPT (nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) came into force in : (A) 1968 (B) 1972 (C) 1970 (D) 1974
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India reduced the prime lending rate by 1%. The present rate of interest is 1 11% 2 10% 3 8% 4 8.5%