By which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India were the
Directive Principles of the State Policy given precedence
over the Fundamental Rights wherever they come into conflict?
1 40th
2 42nd
3 44th
4 46th
Which one of the following helped and strongly supported Lord Bentick in his efforts to abolish Sati system? (a) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Swami Daya Nand (c) Raja Rammohan Roy (d) All the three above
Who among the following won the double trap event of the Masters Cup 2004 Shooting Championship in Ceske Budjovice (Czech Republic)? (a) Sheikh Ahmed Al-Maktoum (b) Wang Cheng (c) Rajyavardhan S. Rathore (d) None of these
Which of these taxes has been removed? 1 Estate duty 2 Value Added Tax 3 Central Sales Tax 4 Tax difference at source
Which one of the following countries does not belong to the G-8 group of nations? (a) Italy (b) Canada (c) Germany (d) Australia
The Sangam literature is written in: (a) Sanskrit (b) Brahmi (c) Tamil (d) Hindi
. Which one of the following statements regarding the “veto” power in the Security Council is correct according to the United Nations Charter? (a) The decisions of the Security Council on all non-procedural maters must be made by an affirmative vote of nine members, including the concurring votes of the permanent members of the Council (b) Every permanent member of the Security Council can prevent any decision from being accepted, by vetoing it (c) The term veto was used in Article 27 of the United Nations Charter to enable any permanent member of the security (d) Any member of the Security Council can prevent any resolution from being passed by voting against it
Who is India?s first woman Foreign Secretary? (a) Chokila Iyer (b) Indira Goswami (c) Gauri Chatterjee (d) None of these
Small coins will be gradually phased out as : (1) Production cost is more than their value (2) It is unsafe to carry (3) Occupies more space (4) None
Chariman of the Press Commission is (1) Justice K.N. Singh (2) Justice A.N. Verma (3) Justice R.S. Sarkaria (4) Justice S.R. Pandiyan
Australia may be called a ?hollow continent? because: (a) most people live along the coasts (b) It is shaped like a saucer (c) there are no rivers in the interior
The OPEC member countries number: (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 11
Which one of the High Courts has declared bandh as illegal and ?Unconstitutional?? (1) Tamil Nadu HC (2) Kerala HC (3) West Bengal HC (4) Karnataka HC