The northern tip of the earth is inclined towards the sun on:
(a) June 21
(b) December 22
(c) March 21
Hawaiian Islands were discovered in 1778 by the legendary: (a) Captain James Cook (b) John Cabot (c) Christopher Columbus (d) Vasco da Gama
Neoprene, a synthetic rubber, is made from 1 Dichloroethane 2 2-chlorobutadiene 3 Carboxy-methyl cellulose 4 Methanol
The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is (a) West Bengal (b) Kerala (c) Mizoram (d) Himachal Pradesh
During the first half of Financial Year 1999-2000, Computer Software exports registered a growth rate of 1 38% 2 37% 3 36% 4 35%
The Vice President of India is: (1) Nominated by the President (2) Elected by the electoral college (3) Appointed by the Prime Minister (4) Selected through none of the above
In which one of the following areas. Jamanalal Bajaj awards are given? (A) Agricultural research (B) Literature (C) Peace and disarmament (D) Constructive work
Myanmar is known as: (a) Rice bowl of the far East (b) Fishing paradise (c) A ship repair workshop (d) Leading producer of oil
Consider the following statements : 104 Edwin Hubble discovered that distant galaxies are moving away from us. 105 Max Planck proposed that light comes in the form of quanta (packets of energy) 106 Stephen Hawking proposed a new theory combining the General Relativity and Uncertainty Principle. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Under Article 75(1) of the Constitution the Prime Minister is appointed by the (a) Chief Justice of India (b) Vice-President (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) President
In the financial transaction of the Government, we often hear a term ?Deficit Financing?. Deficit Financing isA) Practised whenever Government expenditure exceeds the receipts from the public.B) That part of the Government expenditure which is met by drawing down the cash balance of the Government held in RBI or in State treasuries.C) That part of the Government expenditure which is required to be compensated by printing new notes/supply of fresh currency notes in the market.Which of these statements is/are correct? (1) Only A (2) Only A & B (3) Only C (4) Only B (5) None of these
Rourkela steel plant gets its supplies of iron ore from a) Keonijhar b) Mayurbhanj c) Delli-Rajhara d) Kamangundi
SHAR Centre, Sriharikota is located in: (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa