Which one of the following languages does not occur in the
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?
(a) Kashmiri
(b) Rajasthani
(c) Urdu
(d) Hindi
The Adil Shah rules defeated by Krishnadevaraya was: (1) Yusuf Adil Shah (2) Ibrahim Adil Shah (3) Malik Adil Shah (4) Ali Adil Shah
When was the first Five-Year Plan presented to the Parliament? 1 1950 2 1951 3 1952 4 1954
The south American country that borders every other country on that continent except Chile and Ecuador is: (a) Brazil (b) Argentina (c) Peru (d) Venezuela
Who amongst the following received the Oscar Award for the best actress recently, for her role in Shakespeare in Loves? 1 Gwyneth Paltrow 2 Judi Dench 3 Kathy Bates 4 Whoopi Goldberg
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
The parliament is not empowered to vote on the expenditure charged on the ‘consolidated fund of india’ which includes the emoulments and allowances of ? a) Prime Minister and his council of ministers b) President of India c) Secretaries of various ministries d) Armed forces of India
Who has announced that 1999 would be the ?Year of Jawans? for creating a climate of change within the army to meet the challenges of the future? (1) George Fernandes (2) Lal Krishna Advani (3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (4) General V.P. Malik
Which one among the following promoted the concept of Self-help groups (SHGs) for financing the poor? 1 RBI 2 NABARD 3 Union Ministry of Rural Development 4 Unior Ministry of Labour
Recently, the US Foreign Aid Bill was passed. The Bill seeks to grant $ 95 million to India and ????. to Pakistan. (a) $ 300 million (b) $ 450 million (c) $ 580 million (d) $ 700 million
Who came to be known as the ?Grand Old Man of India?? (a) Justice Ranade (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Sex of a male child depends on the (1) father (2) mother (3) Jointly on father and mother (4) Presence of male hormone, and testosterone
The empire of Akbar was divided into ??? Subas. (a) seven (b) thirteen (c) fifteen (d) nineteen