Which of the following South American countries was devasted
by the floods and mudslides in December 1999, killing more
than 30,000 people?
1 Colombia
2 Peru
3 Venezuela
4 None of these
Which two companies have formed a research and collaboration alliance to develop patented drugs? 1 Ranbaxy and Glaxo SmithKline 2 Ranbaxy and Penacea Biotech 3 Nicholas Piramal and Ranbaxy 4 None of these
Among the following who was the President of Constituent Assembly ? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) K.M. Munshi
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At Pataliputra during the reign of Ashoka was held the ??? Buddhistic Council or Synod. (a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth
. What is one special feature of the Gold-mine in India (a) The Gold produced here is reddish in colour (b) It produces the finest quality of Gold (c) It is the deepest gold mine in the world (d) None of these
The principle of Conservation of Energy refers to the fact that: (A) it is essential not to waste natural gas and oil for these are limited in supply (B) solar heating makes use of the Sun?s energy, which would otherwise have been wasted (C) energy can neither be created nor be destroyed (D) nuclear power plants recycle spent fuel
?Anna? was the abbreviated name of: (a) C N Annadurai (b) T Prakasam (c) C Rajagopalachari (d) None of these
The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on ? a) 6th December, 1946 b) 9th December, 1946 c) 20th February, 1947 d) 3rd June, 1947
An exchange of civilian prisoners took place between India an Pakistan at which of the following places recently? 1 Ferozepur 2 Jodhpur 3 Bhuj 4 Wagah
The United Nations Organisation-sponsored conference on Afghanistan was held in 1 Petersberg 2 New York 3 Geneva 4 Moscow
?The English Roses? is a children?s book written by: (A) Jeanette Winterson (B) Mira Nair (C) Julie Andrews (D) Madonna
Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made ? (a) English and Nizam of Hyderabad (b) Marathas and Portuguese (c) Marathas and English (d) English and Sultan of Mysore
Who presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairman? (a) Deputy Chairman (b) Deputy Speaker (c) Speaker (d) Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs