In which year Nehru Award for International Understanding
was instituted?
(a) 1965
(b) 1969
(c) 1984
(d) 1964
When the right ventricle in the human heart contracts, the blood moves to: (A) aorta (B) brain (C) lungs (D) pulmonary arteries
A team of experts/scientists has invented India?s first cryogenic tunnel. Which one of the following is not related with the uses, benefits and nature of this invention? (A) Cryogenics is the study of very low temperatures (B) The invention will help food processing industry in a big way (C) The invention will also revolutionise software industry (D) The tunnel consumes less electricity
?Inside Asia? was written by: (a) Winstern Churchill (b) Borris Pasternak (c) Ronald A Segal (d) John Gunther
What does protein deficiency in children, usually between the age of 1 and 3 years, cause? 1 anaemia 2 Goiter 3 kwashiorkor 4 Xerophthalmia
Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India? (a) Chief Justice of India (b) Chief of the Air Staff (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Chief of the Army Staff
The system of separate electorates was introduced by the Act of (a) 1813 (b) 1858 (c) 1833 (d) 1909
The Puranas are: (a) 4 in number (b) 7 in number (c) 10 in number (d) 18 in number
The smallest of the following planets is: (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) None of these
Consider the following statements : 107 When two water droplets merge with each other to form a large droplet, energy is liberated. 108 The excess pressure inside a soap bubble is directly proportional to its surface tension. 109 When a drop of water breaks into two droplets of equal size, the sum of the surface areas of the two droplets is equal to that of the original drop. Which of the statements given above are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
The work function for aluminium surface 4.2 eV and that for sodium surface is 2.0 eV. The two metal surfaces are illuminated by suitable radiations so as to cause photo emission. We observe that. (1) Both A1 and Na will have the same threshold frequency (2) The threshold frequency of A1 > that of NA (3) The threshold frequency of Na > that of Al (4) The threshold wavelength of Al > that of Na
What is the element required for solar energy conversion? (a) Beryllium (b) Tantalum (c) Silicon (d) Ultra pure carbon
Who is Paradorn Srichaphan? 1 A Sri Lankan cricketer 2 A Thai tennis player 3 An Indonesian badminton player 4 A Malaysian golfer