The invocatory number with which Bharat Natyam performance
begins is called:
(a) Vamam
(b) Jathi Swaram
(c) Alarippu
(d) Thillana
Find the odd term out: (A) MS-DOS (B) C++ (C) UNIX (D) Windows 95
Blood does not clot in the absence of Vitamin K because it is: 1 Essential for synthesis of prothrombin 2 Essential for synthesis of fibrinogen 3 An essential component of the clot 4 An essential component of the platelets
Akbar tried to found a new religion because: (a) he thought the old religion false (b) he wanted to unite the people of many religions who lived in his empire under one religion (c) he had a vision telling him to do so (d) he wanted to become famous as a religious hero
The Indian King Amoghavarshal, an author of repute, belonged to which of the following dynasities? 1 Chalukya 2 Pallava 3 Rashtrakuta 4 Satavahana
?Pure for Sure? Campaign has been launched by 1 Indian Oil 2 Bharat Petroleum 3 Hindustan Petroleum 4 Indo Burma Petroleum
Which one of the following does not constitute the electoral college for electing the president of India ? a) Elected members of Rajya Sabha b) Elected members of Lok Sabha c) Elected members of the Legislature d) Elected members of the legislative assembly of each state e) None of these
The tercentenary celebrations of Khalsa Panth were mainly organized at which of the following places? 1 Amritsar 2 New Delhi 3 Nanded 4 Anandpur Saheb
Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard? (a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan (c) Harappa (d) Mohenjo-Daro
When was decimal coinage introduced in India ? (a) 1947 (b) 1950 (c) 1957 (d) 1960
Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States? (a) President of India (b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) Vice-President of India (d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
An intense local storm associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds is: (a) thunderstorm (b) dust storm (c) wind storm
When returning to the earth, spacecraft has a communication blackout. The reason is: (A) The returning spacecraft is doing so against the force of gravity, which inter-feres with the radio waves (B) During the re-entry period, the density of the plasma, generated by the intense frictional heat, is so high that the operational frequencies used for communication be come very much less than the plasma cut-off frequency, resulting in a total blackout (C) Stellar X-rays attract and absorb the sound waves (D) None of the above