Who among the following was not an astronomer?
(a) Bana Bhatt
(b) Varahamihira
(c) Arya Bhatta
(d) Bhaskaracharya
The Directive Principles of the State Policy: (a) existed in the original constitution (b) are an after thought (c) Were added by the 46th Amendment to the Constitution (d) None of the above is true
To which country Betrand Piccard and Brian Jones, the first aviators in history to fly a hot air balloon around the world non-stop, belong respectively? 1 Switzerland and UK 2 USA and UK 3 Australia and south Africa 4 None of these
The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is (a) Kiel Canal (b) Suez Canal (c) Panama Canal (d) None of these
. Find the next number in the series 1, 7, 26, 63………. (a) 115 (b) 189 (c) 173 (d) 136
Paper is manufactured by 1 Wood and resin 2 Wood, sodium and bleaching powder 3 Wood and bleaching powder 4 Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
The Basque people who are frequently in the news for their separatist activity live in (a) France (b) Italy (c) Portugal (d) Spain
Government, in fact, is (a) an agent of the State (b) the master of State (c) an anti-thesis of State (d) not related to State in any way
Which of the following is the correct chronological order? 1 First Round Table Conference-Poona Pact-Simon Commission ? Gandhi-Irwin Pact 2 Simon Commission-First Round Table Conference- Gandhi-Irwin Pact ?Poona Pact 3 Gandhi-Irwin Pact ? Simon Commission ? First Round Table Conference ? Poona Pact 4 Poona Pact ? Simon Commission ? First Round Table Conference ? Gandhi-Irwin Pact
From which part of the saffron plant is saffron obtained? (1) Dry flower buds (2) Dry calyx (3) Stigma (4) Dry petals
Which of the following is not an initiative underlying RBI?s Monetary and Credit Policy 2004-05 ? (a) A more comprehensive definition of infrastructure lendings for practical purposes (b) Increase in the lending limit for non-bank participants (c) Withdrawal of 15% cap on unsecured exposures for banks (d) Establishment of Payment and Settlement Systems to oversee payments nationwide
Nervous system is effected by the shortage of 1 Oxygen 2 Sulphur 3 Carbon 4 Sodium
. Which one of the following statements regarding the “veto” power in the Security Council is correct according to the United Nations Charter? (a) The decisions of the Security Council on all non-procedural maters must be made by an affirmative vote of nine members, including the concurring votes of the permanent members of the Council (b) Every permanent member of the Security Council can prevent any decision from being accepted, by vetoing it (c) The term veto was used in Article 27 of the United Nations Charter to enable any permanent member of the security (d) Any member of the Security Council can prevent any resolution from being passed by voting against it