With reference to the ancient people of Harappan culture of
Indus Valley, which one of the following statements is not
correct?
1 They used spindle whorls for spinning
2 They practiced boat-making
3 They used metal money
4 They used tools and implements of stone
The folk theatre form ?Tamasha? is associated with: (a) Maharashtra (b) Orissa (c) Rajasthan (d) Bengal
Who is the author of the novel ?The Hungry Tide?? 1 Amitav Ghosh 2 Arundhati Roy 3 Shashi Tharoor 4 Ved Mehta
Mention the period of blowing of South-West monsoon winds in India. (a) All the year round (b) From October to January (c) From June to September (d) From April to July
To the royal court of Jahangir, James I, the King of England, sent an ambassador of the name of: (a) John Hawkins (b) William Todd (c) Sir Thomas Roe (d) Sir Walter Raleigh
Where was the World Food Summit held in the year 2002? 1 New York 2 Rome 3 Geneva 4 Durban
Which of the following countries recently started Clinical Trial of AIDS vaccine? 1 South Africa 2 India 3 Russia 4 USA
Which State is the largest store-house of minerals? (a) West Bengal (b) Orissa (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Jharkhand
Why was the Battle of Buxar fought? 1 Shah Alam II wanted to chastise the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal 2 Mir Kasim joined hands with Shah Alam II and Shuja-ud-Daulah against English 3 Marathas wanted to expel the English from Oudh and free Shah AlamII from confinement 4 Shauja-ud-daulah wanted the help of Mir Kasim and English to be saved from onslaughts of the Marathas Shah Alam II wanted to chastise the Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal
Only glucose is used for energy requirement by 1 Kidney 2 Muscles 3 Brain 4 Liver
Who among the following are the three biggest buyers of the Indian goods? 1 USA, EU, Japan 2 USA, China, Japan 3 South Africa, Iraq, Iran 4 None of these
Which one of the following is true about the National Security Council to be set up in India?1) National Security Council to be set up, comprising a Cabinet Committee on National Security2) Defence Minister of India is the Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on National Security3) Home Minister is the Member Secretary of the National Security Council (A) Only 2 (B) Only 3 (C) Only 1 (D) Only 1 and 3
Olive Ridley is the name of 1 A Turtly 2 A Plant 3 An Italian Artist 4 A Historian