Mr.Noboru Takeshita, who died recently, was the former
Primer Minister of
1 South Korea
2 China
3 Singapore
4 Japan
Consider the following statements : 1. Ala-ud-din Khalji held religious discourses with Acharya Mahasena. 2. Ala-ud-din Khalji and Muhammad-bin-Tughluq demanded one sixth of the agricultural produce as revenue from peasants. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
?The Council of the Nine Gems? (Nava Ratna), is associated with the name of: (a) Harshvardhana (b) Devapala (c) Chandragupta II (d) Ballala Sena
The Chairman of the Drafting Committee to prepare a Draft Constitution of India was (a) Shri Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. S. Rahdakrishnan
When was the First Five Year Plan launched? (a) April 1, 1951 (b) March 7, 1949 (c) May 1, 1950 (d) August 15, 1956
When a proclamation of emergency has ceased to operate, how long can the extended term of Lok Sabha last? (a) For two months (b) For six months (c) For one year (d) For two years
Which one of the following is NOT a key policy development 8in Indian telecom sector? 1 The international long distance business was opened up for unrestricted entry 2 The monopoly of VSNL over international Long Distance (ILD) service was ended and VSNL was privatized 3 Large number of villages covered through Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) 4 Radio Frequency Spectrum allocation is being done away with
Who is the first non-European to win the Noble Prize for Literature? 1 Mahatma Gandhi 2 Jawahar Lal Nehru 3 Rabindranath Tagore 4 Sarojini Naidu
May 31 is observed as: (A) Sadbhavana Diwas (B) Tobacco day (C) Population day (D) Environment day
What was the main provision of the 4th Constitution Amendment passed in 1955? (a) Empowered the State to acquire or requisition private property in public interest (b) Empowered the President to refer a Bill to the State Legislature for its opinion whose territory is likely to be affected by reorganization (c) It gives effect to the reorganization of States (d) None of these
There is no law or specific provision so far to govern the President-Prime Minister relationship, yet the President acts on the advice of the Prime Minister; this s based on a convention. This convention in the Indian constitution follows the pattern of the : (a) US Constitution (b) Russian Constitution (c) Australian Constitution (d) British Constitution
How is nigh blindness cured? (1) By eating carrots which contain carotene (2) By taking medicines (3) By standing in the sun (4) By using spectacles
The leading astronomer of the Gupta period was (1) Asvagosha (2) Susruta (3) Bhasa (4) Varaharamihira