The architecture of the Ashokan period gained in
magnificence as for the first time:
(a) stone was employed instead of wood
(b) wood was used instead of stone
(c) burnt bricks were used for the first time
(d) None of the above
Consider the following statements : 1.Mirabai was a contemporary of Guru Nanak. 2.Ramdas was a contemporary of Shivaji. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Grammy Award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has created a new raga as a tribute to the late Oddisi dance Protima Gauri Bedi. What is the name of that new raga? 1 Protima 2 Shivranjani 3 Garima 4 Gaurima
Cultural and Educational Rights have been dealt with under Articles (a) 31 and 32 (b) 30 and 31 (c) 29 and 30 (d) 33 and 34
Who succeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company? 1 Bentinck 2 Cornwallis 3 Hastings 4 Wellesley
Haier, which is a major home appliances company, is a company from 1 North Korea 2 South Korea 3 China 4 Japan
Points required to win a game of badminton are: (a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 15 (e) 14
The municipal administration of Pataliputra in the days of Chandragupta was entrusted to a committee of ??? citizens. (a) ten (b) twenty (c) thirty (d) forty
Mr.J.M.Coetzee was in the news recently for which of the following reasons? 1 He is the only author to win the Booker Prize twice 2 He has received the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature 3 He won the Booker Prize for 1998 4 None of these
The Congress supported Mahatma Gandhi?s plan for non-cooperation with the government (Sept. 1920) till the Punjab and Khilafat wrongs were removed and: (a) poorna swaraj established (b) the Rowlatt Act annulled (c) parliamentary democracy introduced (d) swaraj established
The branch of Botany which deals with the form of the plant is (a) Ecology (b) Histology (c) Physiology (d) Morphology
Why was Mr.G.P.Koirala, recently in the news? 1 He was on an official visit to India in January 1999 2 He was asked to resign as he lost the vote of confidence in Parliament 3 He resigned so that he may head a new coalition government 4 None of these
Which major US Retail Chain has filed for bankruptcy? 1 Marks & Spencer 2 Wal Mart 3 K Mart 4 Shoppers Stop