The imaginary lines running from North to South are called:
(a) latitudes
(b) longitudes
(c) parallels
Cultivation by tanks is undertaken in which one of the following States of India? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka
Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta, a contemporary of Harshvardhana, the last Hindu-king of India? (a) Ratnavali (b) Mayur Shatak (c) Kadambari (d) Panchatantra
Kalidasa was a member in the court of (1) Harsha (2) Ashoka (3) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya (4) Skanda Gupta
Shatt-al-Arab demarcates the boundaries of: (a) Syria and Turkey (b) Iraq and Saudi Arabia (c) Iran and Afghanistan (d) Iraq and Iran
The energy emitted by the Sun is due to (a) Chemical reaction (b) Nuclear fission (c) Nuclear fusion (d) All the above
Bromine is 1 A colorless gas insoluble in water 2 A highly inflammable gas 3 A black solid 4 A red liquid
Who among the following was the Chief Guest at the January, 2000 Republic Day celebrations of India? 1 Bill Clinton 2 Kofi Annan 3 King Birendra Bir 4 Olusugen Obasanjo
The time required for the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the sun is: (a) 23h 56m 4.09s (b) 24h (c) 24h 1m 0.1s
The member countries of the Commonwealth: (a) agree to come to defence of each other if attacked by any outsider (b) have democratic governments on the same pattern as UK (c) are free to follow independent policies (d) share the same wealth and hence the name
The autor of ?Simhasana Dvatrimsika is (1) Srinatha (2) Koravi Goparaju (3) Krishnadevaraya (4) Dhurjati
The salary of the Indian President has been raised from Rs.20,000 to 1 Rs.25,000 2 Rs.30,000 3 Rs.35,000 4 Rs.50,000
Buland Darwaza is situated at (1) Chittoor (2) Agra fort (3) Red fort (4) Fatehpur Sikri