Who persuaded Maricha to go in the guise of a golden deer to
tempt Sita?
(a) Surpanakha
(b) Meghanad
(c) Jatayu
(d) Ravana
Which one of the following periods is covered by the tenth Five-Year Plan ? (a) 2001?2006 (b) 2002?2007 (c) 2003?2008 (d) 2000?2005
European Rapid Reaction Forces are in (1) Rwanda (2) Somalia (3) Bosnia (4) Maldives
. Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary control over the Budget? (a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget (b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund (c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President’s recommendation (d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President’s recommendation
The Pala kings of Bengal were by religion (a) Saiva (b) Vaishnava (c) Buddhist (d) Jain
The Khajuraho temples were constructed by: (a) the Parmar rulers (b) the Chandel rulers (c) the Solanki rulers (d) Lalitaditya
. Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly are true? 1. It was not based on adult franchise. 2. It resulted from direct elections. 3. It was a multi-party body. 4. It worked through several committees. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
What will be the max. salary for multitasking staff in pay band 5200-20200 with grade pay 1800.
The President?s Rule is imposed in a State or in a Union Territory when the: (a) Governor of a State or the Chief Commissioner or a Lt Governor advises the President to do so because the Government in that State/Territory cannot be carried on accordance with the provisions of the Constitution (b) Chief Minister of a State requests to this effect (c) Chief Justice of the State High Court recommends through the Governor (d) President knows best (e) Elections are being held there
Who constructed a famous rockcut Kailas temple at Ellora (1) Amoghavarsha (2) Krishna I (3) Krishna III (4) Dantidurga
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
Spring tides occur: (a) during the day (b) during the summer season (c) during the spring season (d) at full moon or new moon
According to the World Economic outlook Report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the growth projection for India for 2003 and 2003 are expected to be ?. And ??..respectively 1 5.1%;5.9% 2 4.7%;5.5% 3 6.5%;6.0% 4 6.5%;6.0%