The year in which Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah ascended the
throne of Golconda is
(1) 1521 A.D.
(2) 1518 A.D.
(3) 1580 A.D.
(4) 1591 A.D.
Which one of the following statements is not correct? (a) Paninian Sanskrit is simpler than Vedic Sanskrit (b) Panini probably based his work on the language as it was spoken in the North-West (c) The Mauryan used Prakrit for their official pronouncements (d) Panini?s grammar could not stabilize Sanskrit language
The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres named: (a) North and South (b) East and West (c) North-South and East-West
The hedge-fund, Long Term Capital Management, which was recently embroiled in controversies, was founded by which of the following economists from their Nobel Prize award money? 1 Robert Lucas and Robert Mundell 2 Robert Merton and Myron Scholes 3 J.A.Mirrless and William Vickery 4 Franco Modigliani and Robert Solow
Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta, a contemporary of Harshvardhana, the last Hindu-king of India? (a) Ratnavali (b) Mayur Shatak (c) Kadambari (d) Panchatantra
Recently ONGC has secured two major projects in which of the following African countries for laying a 714km pipeline and for revamping a refine? 1 Morrocco 2 Libya 3 Egypt 4 Sudan
Indian standard time is measured based on the longitude at (1) 82 1/20 E (2) 82 1/20 W (3) 82 1/20 S (4) 82 1/20 N
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
Name the viceroy of India associated with the Partition of Bengal. (A) Lord Ripon (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Lytton (D) Lord Mountbatten
Which one of the following rights was described as the ?hear and soul of the Constitution? by Dr. Ambedkar? (a) Right to Equality (b) Right to Freedom of Religion (c) Right to Freedom (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Condensation changes water vapours into: (a) solid or liquid form (b) solid form (c) gaseous or liquid form
Which of the following is a feature of the Parliamentary form of Government ? a) Executive is responsible to judiciary b) Executive is responsible to Legislature c) Judiciary is responsible to Executive d) Legislature is responsible to Executive
A 500 feet tall statue of Lord Buddha is being installed in India and it will be the World?s largest and also the modern day wonder of the world. The statue will be installed in 1 Sarnath 2 Rajgir 3 Nalanda 4 Kushinagar