In the Union Council of Ministers which of the following
typs of Ministers are second in ranking?
(a) Cabinet Ministers
(b) Ministers of State
(c) Deputy Ministers
(d) None of the above
Which is the native country of the Nobel Laureate Sir V.S.Naipaul? 1 Guyana 2 Trinidad & Tobago 3 Fiji 4 None of the above
The Secretary of State of the United States of America who recently succeeded Mr Colin Powell is??. A. Condoleezza Rice B. Condoleezza Ross C. Condolisa Rice D. Condoleezza Rose
. The table below compares apparel exports of various countries between the years 1980 and 1990: Apparel Exports of various countries ($ billion) 1980 1990 Hong Kong 4.98 15.41 Italy 4.58 11.84 China 1.63 9.67 S. Korea 2.95 7.88 Thailand 0.27 3.33 India 0.59 2.50 Indonesia 0.10 1.65 Malaysia 0.15 1.32 Total 15.25 53.60 Which one of the following statements is NOT true? (Restricting consideration to countries listed in the table only) (a) Thailand has overtaken India in apparel export performance between 1980 and 1990 (b) Total apparel export from the countries listed has increased (in dollar terms) between 1980 and 1990, but part of this is likely to be due to global inflation. (c) India’s share of the apparel export market has increased (d) Maximum improvement in apparel export performance has been achieved by Indonesia
Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2003 recently? (a) Kamleshwar (b) Govind Chandra Pandey (c) Balwant Gargi (d) Nirmal Verma
If you go to Tuticorin, Paradip, Kandla and Mangalore, you won?t have to go through: (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Orissa (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala
Spondylitis is the disease affecting (a) Kidney (b) Spinal column (c) Brain cells (d) Lungs
A moderator is used in nuclear reactors in order to 1 Increase the number of neutrons 2 Decrease the number of neutrons 3 Slow down the speed of neutrons 4 Accelerate the neutrons
During the year 2002-03, which of the following commodities accounted for the highest amongst the agricultural imports by India, in terms of the value? 1 Cereals 2 Edible oils 3 Pulses 4 Sugar
Why was the Parliament in Kuwait dissolved in 1999 before the expiry of its terms? 1 The Emir of Kuwait decided to hand over the power to his son and retire from active politics 2 Following en masse resignations by the legislators, the Government ran into minority 3 Some ministers and top ranking officials were found involved in a financial racket which brought bad name to the country 4 None of these
Kuberaka is mentioned in this inscription : (1) Maski edict of Asoka (2) Bhattiprolu Casket inscriptions (3) Nasik inscription of Gautami Balsri (4) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
Straits and canals are important in water routes because they: (a) are sometimes as large as seas (b) have the best seaports along their routes (c) are often short cuts to larger bodies of water
Before Mr.Jagmohan took over as the Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs in June 1999, who amongst the following was looking after these ministries? 1 Sri L.K.Advani 2 Sri Jaswant Singh 3 Sri Ram Jethmalani 4 None of these