The great poet Firdausi adorned the court of:
(a) King Solomon
(b) Sultan Mahmud
(c) Alauddin
(d) Qutub-ud-din
Who was the Congress President when India attained independence ? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Sardar Patel (c) J. B. Kripalani (d) Rajendra Prasad
The Mahanadi river mostly cultivates the soil of an Indian State namely: (a) Orissa (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh
President Eduard Shevardnadze who escaped an attempt on his life recently is the President of ?? 1 Russia 2 Georgia 3 Peru 4 Chechnia
Which of the following nations won the 2004 Natwest Trophy for Cricket? (a) West Indies (b) England (c) New Zealand (d) Australia
In case of myopia, the correct statements are 1 Behind the retina 2 Infront of the retina 3 Can be corrected by concave lens 4 Can be corrected by convex lens. (A) 1&4 (B) 2&4 (C) 2&3 (D) 1,2&4
Which one of the following processes is responsible for changing the colour of a rock into yellow or red ? (a) Hydration (b) Exfoliation (c) Carbonation (d) Oxidation
One of the influences of Jainism was: (a) It weakened the hold of caste system (b) It initiated process of reforms in Hinduism (c) It created a desire for service to mankind (d) All the three above
?The Frazer? is a bike launched by 1 TVS 2 Bajaj 3 Yamaha 4 Suzuki
The Kalinga prize is given by which of the following organizations/world bodies? 1 UNICEF 2 UNESCO 3 IAEA 4 None of these
Which of the following is/are in the Tata Group of industries? 1 Voltas 2 Indian Hotels 3 Rallis India 4 All of these
Which of the following statements is correct? 1 The famous Sun Temple of Konarak was built by Narsimhadeve I 2 Kashmir never became a part of the Mughal empire 3 The Wodeyar dynasty in Karnataka region was overthrown by Tipu Sultan 4 The Sena dynasty of Bengal ruled from their capital at Puruliya
Fuehrer is the nickname of: (a) Mussolini (b) Rommel (c) Napoleon (d) Hitler