Who has authored the book ?A Brief History of Time??
1 Carl Sagan
2 Issac Asimov
3 John Gribbin
4 Stephen Hawking
Ozone is important as it absorbs harmful (a) short wave radiation (b) ultra-violet radiation (c) visible light radiation
. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Characteristic) (Animal) A. Wingless insect 1. Kiwi B. Flishtless Bird 2. Silver fish C. Limbless reptile 3. Turtle D. Lungless Animal 4. Snake 5. Fish A B C D (a) 1 3 2 5 (b) 2 1 4 5 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 1 4 2
The waves in which, the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of wave motion, are known as: (A) Transverse waves (B) longitudinal waves (C) propagated waves (D) None of these
The most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India after the Mauryas was the: (a) Satavahanas (b) Vakatakas (c) Pallavas (d) Cholas
The Directive Principles of State Policy are (a) Justiciable (b) Non-justiciable (c) Always justiciable (d) Sometimes justiciable
When was the first Atom Bomb dropped on Japan? (A) 1945 (B) 1939 (C) 1946 (D) 1947
Preamble means: (a) the preface of a book (b) preface, introduction especially that of an Act of Parliament stating its aims and objectives (c) the head of a body (d) the topmost portion of anything
Who among the following persons became the first space tourist in April 2001? (A) Desmond Rickett (B) Dennis Tito (C) Igor Kafelnikov (D) Li Wang
At which of the following places in India, an export processing zone is not situated? (A) Visakhapatnam (B) Faridabad (C) Falta (D) Chennai
Imre Kerterz who won the ?Nobel Prize for Literature ? 2001? hails from which of the following countries? 1 Russia 2 Hungary 3 Germany 4 Japan
Which one of the two songs ? Jana Gana Mana, the National Anthem, and Vande Mataram, the National Song ? is older? (a) Jana Gana Mana (b) Vande Mataram (c) The two are contemporary (d) Nothing can be said with certainty
Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following? 1 Communication 2 Weaving 3 Musical instruments 4 Eye surgery