The sky appears blue because of
(a) Atmospheric water vapour
(b) Scattering of light
(c) Reflection on sea water
(d) Emission of blue wavelength by the sun
Which of the following head of the state won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1971? (a) Margaret Thatcher (b) Mrs Indira Gandhi (c) Willy Brandt (d) John F Kennedy
UNESCO has declared 1995 as the (1) International year of Child's Right (2) International year of Preserving Indigenous Culture (3) International year of Shelter (4) International year of Tolerance
Who among the following has been honoured with the prestigious International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2003? (a) Nelson Mandela (b) Grameen Bank Bangaldesh (c) Vaclav Havel (d) None of the above
A news item published recently stated that the Gross Domestic Product of a country took a sudden boost after the income from the trade in illegal drugs was taken into account. Which of the following is the country and its new GDP? 1 Bangladesh, 200 million dollars 2 Nigeria, 350 million dollars 3 Ethiopia, 453 million dollars 4 Colombia, 512 million dollars
From December 2001, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is further slashed to the level of 1 6% 2 5.75% 3 5% 4 5.5%
. Next to Hindi, the language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is (a) Urdu (b) Telugu (c) Bengali (d) Tamil
Arjuna Award has been instituted for outstanding contribution in the filed of: (a) games and sports (b) social service (c) literature (d) art and music
. The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was (a) The Nawab of Oudh (b) The Nizam of Hyderabad (c) Peshwa Baji Rao II (d) The King of Travancore
Where no month has average temperature above 320F and a permanent snow cover in characteristic is called: (a) polar climate (b) ice-cap climate (c) cold climate
?The Gram Sabha was the foundation on which the three-tered Panchayati Raj System rests and from which they derive their strength and legitimacy?. Against this background, which of the following was declared as the ?Ylear of Gram Sabha?? 1 1998-1999 2 1999-2000 3 2000-2001 4 2001-2002
As per the census 2001, the number of million plus cities in India is (1) 20 (2) 24 (3) 35 (4) 42 (5) 52
Operation Cactus was a code name for (1) Indian Armed Forces action in Combating the Terrorists in Punjab (2) Indian Armed forces action in putting down the armed rebellion in Maldives (3) Environmental group (4) Armed forces Exercises