UN declared 2003 as the year of :
(a) Communication
(b) International Year of Fresh Water
(c) Employment
(d) Old
Which of the following States has literacy rate lower than the national average? 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Rajasthan 3 Orrisa 4 Bihar
The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately (a) 6357 km (b) 18546 km (c) 12756 km (d) 15600 km
Which of the following erected the nine storeyed Tower of Victory (Jaya Stambh) to commemorate his victory over Mohammed Khilji of Malwa in 1440? (a) Rana Pratap (b) Rana Sanga (c) Rana Kumbha (d) Rana Udai Singh
Who among the following was appointed the new Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission recently? (a) P. Chidambaram (b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia (c) Digvijay Singh (d) Balaram Jakhar
. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama, is invariably a (a) Brahmana (b) Kshatriya (c) Vaisya (d) Shudra
The President should: (a) be a member of either House of parliament (b) not be a member of either House of parliament (c) be elected to the parliament within six months of his election (d) The Constitution is silent on the issue of his being member of any House of the Parliament
The Battle of Padmanabha in the history of Andhradesa took place in the year. (1) 1700 A.D. (2) 1761 A.D (3) 1794 A.D (4) 1789 A.D
The Greenwich Meridian is also referred to as: (a) Zulu time (b) Bantu time (c) Nuer time
The city of ?Tashkent? is located in (a) Uzbekistan (b) Kazakhstan (c) Russia (d) Kyrgystan
. On which side of India lies Arabian Sea? (a) North east (b) South east (c) South west (d) North west
Mahavira, the founder of Jainism was called Jina, which means : (a) ghost (b) preacher (c) conqueror (d) free from fetters
Land reform could not make much headway in India. Which of the following are responsible for it? (a) Complexity and variety in the land reform laws (b) Lack of integrated approach in implementing reforms (c) Lack of financial support (d) All of these