The term of office of the Vice-President of India is
(a) Five years
(b) Six years
(c) Seven years
(d) Eight years
Why was Arthur Miller, the noted American playwright, recently in the news? 1 He is the new American Ambassador to France 2 He won conferred the Moliere Award in Paris 3 He was recently on an official visit to India and also visited Kargil and area of the Line of Control 4 None of these
A temporary tax levied to obtain revenue is called 1 Surcharge 2 Revenue Tax 3 Wealth Tax 4 Cero
The sea is never full because : (a) it does not have enough water to fill the sea (b) the sea is always getting deeper and deeper (c) the earth absorbs the water therefore all the excessive rain cannot fill the sea (d) more water evaporates than rains down
Which of the following is not true about Tom Whittaker who was in news recently? 1 He is from USA 2 He lost his right leg in a car accident 3 He is the first disabled person to scale Mount Everest 4 None of these
Of the following, the country located entirely to the north of the Equator is: (a) Colombia (b) Ecuador (c) Bolivia (d) Venezuela
What is Virtual Calling Card? 1 It is a prepaid card used in cellular mobile phones 2 It is a prepaid card issued by MTNL which can be used to make Local/STD/ISD calls from any phone to any where 3 It is a prepaid card which can be used for transaction of money through voice-mail service 4 None of these
. Which one of the following types of borrowing from the IMF has the softest servicing conditions? (a) Second tranche loan (b) SAF (c) ESAF (d) Oil facility
Radium is used to cure which disease? (A) Cancer (B) Bright?s disease (C) Haemophilia (D) Typhoid fever
17th Parallel divides : (a) India and Pakistan (b) South and North America (c) North and south Korea (d) North and south Vietnam
Pungi dance belongs to: (a) Sikkim (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Manipur (d) Himachal Pradesh
Which software cannot block and filter pornographic software from Internet websites? (A) Net Nanny (B) Bess (C) Clean Surf (D) Quark Express
Which of the following is the function of ?Iodised Salt? in the human body? (a) It helps in checking the cholesterol level in blood (b) It controls the functions of the thyroid glands (c) It makes the body immune to viral diseases (d) It slows down the ageing process