Which one of the following was the founder of the Advaita
system of philosophy?
(a) Ramanuja
(b) Ramanand
(c) Kumaril Bhatt
(d) Shankaracharya
. The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that (a) In the case of the imperative planning the market mechanism is entirely replaced by a command hierarchy, while in the case of indicative planning, it is looked upon as a way to improve the functioning of the market system. (b) In the case of indicative planning there is no need to nationalize any industry (c) In the case of imperative planning all economic activities belong to public sector, while in the other type they belong to the private sector (d) It is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning
Sky appears blue due to (1) reflection of light in blue region (2) transmission of light in blue region (3) scattering of light in blue region (4) absorption of light in other colours
Sugarcane is mainly produced in?. 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Kerla 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Karnataka
The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by (1) A.O. Hume (2) W.C. Benerjee (3) Mrs. Annie Besent (4) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was born in: (a) Medina (b) Kaaba (c) Mecca (d) Kufa
The founder of the kingdom of Ghazni was: (a) Hijjaj (b) Sultan Mahmud (c) Alaptagin (d) Sabuktagin
Which one of the following Directive Principles is not a Gandhian principle? (a) The State shall take steps to organize village panchayats (b) The State shall endeavour to promote cottage industries (c) The state shall take steps for preserving and improving the breeds and prohibiting the slaughter of cows and other milch cattle (d) The State shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India
Who among the following has become the British Prime Minister after recently held general elections there? 1 Jack Straw 2 Gordon Brown 3 David Blunket 4 None of these
. Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four town/cities as one proceeds from west to east? (a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur (b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong (c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur (d) Nasik, aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
Placenta is an endocrine organ that secretes : (A) CGH (B) lactogen (C) progesterone (D) All of the above
If the cerebellum of a pigeon were destroyed, the bird would not be able to 1 Fly 2 Breathe 3 Digest food 4 Oxidize food
Medium range surface-to-air missile AKASH was recently successfully test-fired at 1 Chandipur-on-sea, Orissa 2 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 3 Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4 Panaji, Goa