Consider the following statements :
1. Ala-ud-din Khalji held religious discourses with Acharya
Mahasena.
2. Ala-ud-din Khalji and Muhammad-bin-Tughluq demanded one
sixth of the agricultural produce as revenue from peasants.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Who among the following has been honoured with the prestigious International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2003? (a) Nelson Mandela (b) Grameen Bank Bangaldesh (c) Vaclav Havel (d) None of the above
. Bush Government attacked and ousted Mr. Ortega from his country because (a) He is a communist (b) He is helped by Soviet Russia (c) He is a black-mailor of drugs (d) He sacked Contors
Which place does India occupy among nations which have successfully launched satellites into space? (a) Seventh (b) Fourth (c) Fifth (d) Sixth
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (a) Azerbaijan : Baku (b) Tajikistan : Dushanbe (c) Turkmenistan : Ashkabad (d) Kazakhstan : Kiev
The sky appears blue because of (a) Atmospheric water vapour (b) Scattering of light (c) Reflection on sea water (d) Emission of blue wavelength by the sun
Where is the famous Rumtek monastery located? 1 Arunachal Pradesh 2 Assam 3 Sikkim 4 Himachal Pradesh
The branch of Botany which deals with the form of the plant is (a) Ecology (b) Histology (c) Physiology (d) Morphology
Which country has the largest livestock population? 1 USA 2 Isreal 3 Australia 4 India
Where will the first match of the 2003 cricket world cup be played? 1 Johannesburg 2 Cape Town 3 Durban 4 Port Elizabeth
The water realm of the earth is called: (a) hydrosphere (b) lithosphere (c) heterosphere
The northern part of Europe is called: (a) the Alpine region (b) Scandinavia (c) Benelux
The participation of peasants in the freedom struggle helped in making it: (a) an all-India movement (b) more broad-based and extensive (c) a socialist movement (d) a movement in favour of Indian princes