The exports from India registered how much growth in terms
of percentage during 1998-99? (All types of exports put
together)
1 1%
2 1.7%
3 2.2%
4 3.7%
Which one of the following is not a qualification for contesting the election of the Vice-President of India? (a) He should be a citizen of India (b) He should have completed the age of thirty-five years (c) He should be a member of the Council of States (d) He should not hold any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, etc.
Which Indian business family owns the brand ?Hero Cycles? ? the largest manufacturers of cycles in the world? 1 Jindal 2 Munjal 3 Ambani 4 Lohia
The ratio between the amount of water vapour and the maximum vapour that air can hold at a given temperature is: (a) relative humidity (b) absolute humidity (c) potential humidity
The ?White Revolution? was brought about in India by (a) Dr. S.N. Bose (b) Dr. P.C. Mahalanobis (c) Dr. Verghese Kurien (d) Dr. M.a. Swaminathan
Which of the following awards was recently conferred upon Lata Mangeshkar and Pt.Bhimsen Joshi? 1 Padma Shri 2 Padma Vibhushan 3 Padma Bhusan 4 None of these
What is the length of a cricket pitch? (a) 22 feet (b) 34 feet (c) 22 yards (d) 54 feet
Which one of the following writs is issued by the Supreme Court of India when a person is imprisoned without procedure established by law, to produce him in a court and to submit the cause of imprisonment? 1 Centiorari 2 Habeas Corpus 3 Mandamus 4 prohibition
Which one of the following is incorrect? (a) Our Constitution does not discriminate against any citizen on the ground of his religion in matters of employment of public services or holding public offices (b) Our Constitution does not prohibit the imparting of religious instruction in educational institutions run by the Government (c) The Constitution of India guarantees to all the citizens of India, the right to profess, practise and propagate a religion of their choice (d) No person can be made to pay taxes for the promotion of any particular religion under our Constitution
The District with 100% Literacy in India is (1) Trivandrum (2) Kurnool (3) Ernakulam (4) Chandigarh
On whom does the Constitution confer special responsibility for the enforcement of fundamental rights ? a) Parliament b) Supreme Court c) President d) State Legislature
Temple building gained much patronage in the 6th-8th centuries from the: (a) Pallavas and Chalukyas (b) Guptas (c) Mauryas and Guptas (d) Cholas and Guptas
The first Andhra Mahasabha conference held at Bapatla in 1913 was presided over by (1) B.N. Sarma (2) Nyayapati Subha Rao (3) Konda Venkatappaiah (4) M. Ramachandra Rao