Which one of the following can be said to be the artistic
achievements of King Ashoka?
(a) Stupas
(b) Caves
(c) Pillars
(d) Residential buildings
(e) All the above
Match List-I (Compound) with List-II (Chemical Name) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II (Compound) (Chemical Name) A. Bleaching powder 1. Calcium oxychloride B. Gypsum 2. Calcium sulphate C. Marble 3. Calcium carbonate A B C (a) 1 2 3 (b) 2 3 1 (c) 1 3 2 (d) 2 1 3
A bill in the 3rd stage is: (a) introduced in the Rajya Sabha (b) discussed clause by clause (c) still in the stage of introduction (d) goes to the President for final approval
When Parliament is in session, a Member of Parliament gets (per day) 1 Rs.100 2 Rs.500 3 Rs.1,000 4 Rs.400
The President shall have the power to grant paradons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence in all cases where the punishment or sentence is (a) For life (b) A sentence to death (c) For any offence against any law relating to matter to which the executive power of the Union extends (d) In all these cases
In the healthy human eye, the focusing is done by the ? a) To and fro movement of the eye lens b) Changing curvature of the retina c) Change in the convexity of the lens through ciliary muscles d) Change in the refractive index of the eye fluid
As per the reports published in the newspapers, the average Price to Earnings (P/E) Ration has declined in the past few days. This implies that 1 Investors are willing to pay much less for equity now 2 Investors are willing to pay more for equity now 3 Investors are not in mood to invest in equity now 4 None of these
In Hindi literature who among the following is considered to be the harbinger of Chhaya-Vada or the new modernistic mystic note? (a) Suryakanta-Tripathi ?Nirala? (b) Makhan Lal Chaturvedi (c) S H Vatsyan (d) All of the above
A gas first enters into the blood and then leaves it by the process of 1 Diffusion 2 Osmosis 3 Transpiration 4 Condensation
The north-eastern States form nearly what percentage of India?s total geographical area? 1 15% 2 0% 3 8% 4 3%
Which of the following British statesman/politician won a Nobel Prize in literature ? (a) C Atlee (b) W Churchill (c) Robert Clive (d) Margaret Thatcher
Who was the first President of USA? (a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Wilson Woodrow (c) George Washington (d) Thomas Jefferson
Which one of the following is true regarding the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? (a) One has to be a member of the Rajya Sabha for election to the post of the Deputy Chairman (b) One need not necessarily be a member of the Rajya Sabha for election to the post of the Deputy Chairman as is in the case of the Chairman (c) One has to be a member of either House of Parliament for election to the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (d) There is an established convention that the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha belongs to the main opposition party in the Rajya Sabha