Potassium permanganate is used for purifying drinking water,
because it
(a) Dissolves the impurities of water
(b) Is a sterilizing agent
(c) Is an oxidizing agent
(d) Is a reducing agent
The Directive Principles of the State Policy aim at: (a) establishing social and economic justice in the country (b) ensuring the smooth functioning of democracy (c) giving extra-Constitutional power to the Government (d) None of the above
Fracisco Pelasert, a Dutch trader left an account of the reign of: (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
Which of the following represents the Forex Assets of the Government of India as on November ?97? (approximately in U.S.$ billion) 1 24.25 2 30 3 32.75 4 19
Which among the following is a fortnightly magazine ? (a) Bhavan?s Journal (b) Outlook (c) Business India (d) India Today
Life of RBC in human blood is of ? a) 30 days b) 60 days c) 120 days d) 15 hours
The statue of Kanishka with a broken head has been found at: (a) Mathura (b) Indraprastha (c) Brindaban (d) Hardwar
Which of the following represents the budget estimates for the net market borrowings by the Union Government during 1999-2000 (in Rs.Crore) 1 30460 2 38680 3 45000 4 57460
What role does chlorophyll perform in the process of photosynthesis? (A) It absorbs light and decomposes water photochemically (B) It accepts electrons from Oxygen (C) It accepts electrons from CO2 (D) It absorbs light only
Who is known as the ?Proto Member? of the G-8 group? (A) Britain (B) China (C) Russia (D) Italy
The last battle that Humayun fought with Sher Shah was at: (a) Surajgarh (b) Bilgram (c) Chausa (d) Raisin
The present (2003) per capita income in India is (nearly) Rs. (A) 26,000 (B) 18,000 (C) 17,000 (D) 14,000
The book The Prince was written by (a) Machiavelli (b) Woodrow Wilson (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Aquinas