In 1690 the foundation of the city of Calcutta was laid by:
(a) Sir Thomas Roe
(b) Hawkins
(c) Job Charnock
(d) Clive
Terrace cultivation is undertaken mainly (1) On hill tops (2) In undulating tracts (3) On mountain lopes (4) In semi-urban areas
The process by which heat is transferred from one object or part to another is known as: (a) radiation (b) conduction (c) convection
. Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched? (a) Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhara (b) Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana (c) Bhojadeva : Manasollasa (d) Somesvara : Amuktamalyada
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Why do migratory birds go back to their earlier habitat in spring? Because of 1 Weather becoming too hot in the regions 2 Scarcity of food in the regions to which they have migrated 3 Breeding instinct with change n climate and they breed only in their original habitat 4 Hunting season commencing in spring
Production of chloroflurocarbons in (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India, is used in which of the following domestic products ? a) Television b) Tube Light c) Cooking Gas d) Refrigerator
Who is a professional golfer among the following? (A) Mika Hakkinen (B) Jeev Milkha Singh (C) Geet Sethi (D) All the three above are professional golfer
The 1,250 km long LPG pipeline runs from ????. to ????. (A) Kutch to Mathura (B) Vizag to Secanderabad (C) Jamnagar to Loni (D) Digboi to Rewari
The salivary glands secrete saliva which contains the enzyme ? a) Pepsin b) Renin c) Ptylin d) Lipase
. Zoji La is a pass between (a) Kashmir valley and Ladakh (b) Lahul valley and Spiti (c) Chumbi valley and Sikkim (d) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
Who is not the receptient of Bharat Ratna? (A) Professor Amartya Sen (B) Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalaam (C) Indira Gandhi (D) Baba Amte
In July 2003, the banks were asked to reduce their lending rate to agricultural credit to he extent of ? (for loans below Rs. 50,000). (1) 6.5% (2) 7.5% (3) 9% (4) 10% (5) None of these
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