The 1994 Jnanpith Award went to
(1) U.R. AnandthamurthiPuttappa
(2) Puttappa
(3) Dr. Sitakant Mohapatra
(4) Gopinath Mohanty
Why was Kunming city of China recently in the news? 1 It was the site for the World ?horticulture Expo 1999? 2 G-7 summit was organized there 3 This is the place where the next Olympic Games would be organized 4 None of these
The first ever exhibition on 50 years of the Supreme Court of India and the Indian Legal System was inaugurated in 1 New Delhi 2 Calcutta 3 Chennai 4 Patna
Montreal Protocol is related to (A) Ozone depletion (B) Nuclear weapons (C) Landmines (D) Sea-bed
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
What is a Peninsula ? (a) A narrow bit of land (b) A mountainous island (c) A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides (d) A range of hills
William Wordsworth, the famous British poet, has written: (a) Childe Harold (b) Prelude (c) Ode to the West Wind (d) Paradise Lost
The vertical transfer of energy through the atmosphere is called: (a) condensation (b) convection (c) evaporation
The Government of India recently decided on the equity ratio of foreign investors in the insurance sector. What percentage of equity have they been allowed? 1 30 2 35 3 45 4 26
Which cruise ship of Star Cruises is available to take a cruise form Mumbai to Lakshadweep or Goa? 1 Superstar Aries 2 Superstar Leo 3 Superstar Vigro 4 Superstar Libra
The main important feature of neutron bomb is that when it is dropped on a city, it would damage 1 Both the living organisms and buildings 2 The buildings but not the living organisms 3 The living organisms but spare buildings 4 None of these
The architecture of the Ashokan period gained in magnificence as for the first time: (a) stone was employed instead of wood (b) wood was used instead of stone (c) burnt bricks were used for the first time (d) None of the above
Which of the following is not a Tiger Reserve ? (a) Sariska (b) Bondipur (c) Manas (d) Sultanpur