The destruction of the Mauryan Empire was followed by a
series of invasions, and the first to invade India were the
1 Bactrian-Greeks
2 Parthians
3 Kushanas
4 Shakas
Bangladesh has decided to purchase MiG-29 fighter planes from 1 Russia 2 China 3 France 4 Germany
Which of the following describes India as a secular state ? a) Fundamental Rights b) Ninth Schedule c) Directive Principles d) Peramble to the Constitution
Animal semen for breeding of animals remains fertile for a long time at 1 370C 2 40C 3 -40C 4 -1960C
. Which one of the following is the underground army of the African National Congress? (a) Umkhonto (b) KwaZula (c) Xhosa (d) Ulundi
A bill in the 3rd stage is: (a) introduced in the Rajya Sabha (b) discussed clause by clause (c) still in the stage of introduction (d) goes to the President for final approval
If a person with a spring balance and a body hanging from it goes up and up in an aeroplane, then the reading of the weight of the body, as indicted by the spring balance, will: (A) go on increasing (B) go on decreasing (C) first increase and then decrease (D) remain the same
The musical work ?Naukacharitra? was written by (1) Tallapaka Annamacharya (2) Tyagaraja (3) Kshetrayya (4) Bhadrachala Ramadas
Which famous war hero said: “you are remembered for the rules you break”? 1 Douglas MacArthur 2 Napoleon 3 Rommel 4 Lawrence of Arabia
The Mansabdari system was introduced by: (a) Sher Shah (b) Jehangir (c) Aurangzeb (d) Akbar
An iron hammer, lying in the sun, appears much hotter than its wooden handle because (A) Iron is at a higher temperature (B) Iron is darker than wood (C) Iron absorbs more heat (D) Iron is a good conductor of heat
When earth is farthest from the sun, it is at: (a) eirque (b) xerophitic (c) aphelion
Which India-born scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Astrophysics? (a) Prof. Chandrasekhar (b) Sir. C.V. Raman (c) Satyendra Nath Bose (d) Vikram Sarabhai