The American Civil War saw the end of
(a) Slavery
(b) Landlordism
(c) Monarchy
(d) Apartheid
How much percentage of total water on the earth is stored in oceans? (a) 97.10 (b) 86.02 (c) 73.24
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte of Chile was recently in the news as he 1 Is being tried on the charges of crimes against humanity 2 Has again taken over as the President of Chile after an exile for 10 years 3 Would be the new Secretary-General of the UNO 4 Took political asylum in Germany after a military coup in his country
Central Government employees will be getting an additional dearness allowance with effect from January 1999. How much will be the increase in terms of percengate? 1 5% 2 7% 3 10% 4 15%
The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis 1 Gram Sabha 2 Mandal Panchayat 3 Taluk Panchayat Samiti 4 Zilla Parishad
The singing of ??. At its Islamabad Sumit can be regarded as a landmark in the evolution of ?.. 1 SAPTA, ASEAN 2 SAFTA, SAARC 3 SAFTA, ASEAN 4 SAPTA, SAARC
Which of the following countries has become the member of the Work Trade Organisation (WTO) recently? 1 Vietnam 2 Cuba 3 India 4 China
Under Article 83(2) the term of the Lok Sabha can be extended by a Parliamentary law during emergency for a period not exceeding (a) Two years at a time (b) One year at a time (c) Three years at a time (d) Four years at a time
In which year Nehru Award for International Understanding was instituted? (a) 1965 (b) 1969 (c) 1984 (d) 1964
What is the distance of running in a marathon race? (a) 26 miles (b) 26 miles 405 yards (c) 26 miles 385 yards (d) 26 miles 180 yards
Hamid Karzai is the President of (A) Uzbekistan (B) Iraq (C) Afghanistan (D) Sri Lanka
Darwin proposed the theory of organic evolution on the basis of (1) inheritance of acquired characters (2) natural selection (3) mutation (4) geographic isolation
No Money Bill can be introduced in the Lok Sabha without the prior approval of the (a) Vice-President (b) President (c) Prime Minister (d) Finance Minister