Varahmihira was a great :
(a) poet
(b) philosopher
(c) astronomer
(d) astrologer
Which water body separates Australia from New Zelansd? 1 Cook Straits 2 Tasman Sea 3 McMunro Sound 4 Great Barrier Reef
Ms.Wangari Mathai of Kenya, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, was actively involved 8in spearheading the movement called 1 Green Revolution 2 White Revolution 3 Save Trees 4 Green Belt Movement
. In which area the mongoloid racial stock is concentrated? (a) Himalyan border land (b) Punjab (c) Indo Tibetan border (d) None of these
The committee to examine the feasibility of extending MODVAT to a VAT system was headed by 1 S.V.Iyer 2 S.Z.Qasim 3 Manmohan Singh 4 Madhu Dandavte
Atmosphere is held to the earth by: (a) gravitational attraction (b) exotic streams (c) revolution of earth
. Why is it dangerous to have charcoal burning in a closed room? (a) Burning charcoal produces a poisonous gas called carbon monoxide (b) It consumes the whole of the oxygen and man cannot breathe (c) Smoke suffocates (d) None of these
Which one of the following was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2002? 1 Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho 2 Mahabodhi Temple, Bhubaneswar 3 Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar 4 Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebid
Which one of the following statements is not true about Agni-II? (A) It can hit a target in the range of 3000 kms (B) It is an IRBM (C) It is a two-stage solid-fuel IRBM (D) It can carry a warhead of 10,000 kgs
What was the name of the space shuttle that landed man on the moon? (a) Eagle (b) Columbia (c) Challenger (d) Apollo
Who among the following has been re-elected the President of Philippines recently? (a) Goh Chok Tong (b) Hun Sen (c) Abdulla Ahmed Badawi (d) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
. Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are (a) Acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout (b) Malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis (c) Onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis (d) Rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign? 1 Bahadur Shah 2 Jahandar Shah 3 Farrukhsiyar 4 Muhammad Shah
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