With which one of the following events, did the Saka Era of
the Indian National Calendar commence?
(A) Coronation of Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Birth of Adi Sankaracharya
(C) Coronation of Kanishka
(D) Ascenstion of Chandragupta-II
The oath of office to the President is administered by (a) The Prime Minister (b) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) The Chief Justice of India (d) The Vice-President of India
The system of separate electorates was introduced by the Act of (a) 1813 (b) 1858 (c) 1833 (d) 1909
The Bengal Municipal Act of 1884 was passed during the viceroyalty of: (a) Lord William Bentinck (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Ripon
One gram of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) gives an energy of abour 1 25 Kilo Joules 2 50 Kilo Joules 3 75 Kilo Joules 4 100 Kilo Joules
Arjuna Awards are given to individuals for: (a) outstanding contribution to Indian literature (b) outstanding contribution towards promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among the people of the world (c) showing bravery in the face of enemy attack (d) outstanding contribution for ?enhancing the glory of the game
. What does ‘Super 301’ agreement of U.S.A deals with : (a) The trade relations between the interested countries (b) Alleviation of poverty from III world (c) Foreign exchange crisis of developing countries (d) None of these
Which of the following denotes the total number of seats in the Lok Sabha in India for which elections are held? 1 545 2 542 3 550 4 None of these
Our Constitution grants to the citizens (a) Five Fundamental Rights (b) Six Fundamental Rights (c) Seven Fundamental Rights (d) Nine Fundamental Rights
. In India the yield of dals/grams is not improving even after green revolution because: (a) It is very difficult to produce high yield variety (b) The Indian Scientists are not able to do research on this (c) The soil condition in India does not help in high yield (d) Due to destruction of yield by pests/insects
The most malleable metal is 1 Silver 2 Gold 3 Aluminum 4 Sodium
. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Budha’s First Sermon at Sarnath is (a) Abhaya (b) Dhyana (c) Dharmachakra (d) Bhumisparsa
Who amongst the following is the receipient of the ?Lata Mangeshkar Award? given recently? 1 Illaya Raja 2 Shekhar Suman 3 Girish Karnad 4 None of these