Recently, the Reserve Bank of India reduced the prime
lending rate by 1%. The present rate of interest is
1 11%
2 10%
3 8%
4 8.5%
The cabinet mission to India was headed by ? a) Stafford Cripps b) A.V. Alexander c) Lord Pethick Lawrence d) Hugh Gatiskell
Why was Milon Kumar Banerji, a Senior Supreme Court Lawyer, recently in the news? 1 He has taken over as the Deputy Minister of Law & Justice in the UPA government 2 He is appointed as the Attorney General of India 3 He is the new Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court 4 None of these
. When the Couple Protection Rate is going up (a) Birth rate must necessarily fall (b) Birth rate will fall only if couples are of younger age (c) Death rate must necessarily fall (d) Infant mortality rate must be falling
Which of the following figures represents the total volume of exports of jewellery and gems from India during 1998-99, which was a record in itself? (Billion Dollars) 1 6.5 2 7.8 3 10.5 4 12.8
Why do migratory birds go back to their earlier habitat in spring? Because of 1 Weather becoming too hot in the regions 2 Scarcity of food in the regions to which they have migrated 3 Breeding instinct with change n climate and they breed only in their original habitat 4 Hunting season commencing in spring
Tropical deciduous forests need rainfall less than 1 100 cm 2 200 cm 3 300 cm 4 350 cm
When the Prime Minister reshuffles his Ministers once and again, what does it denote? (a) The Prime Minister is very powerful (b) The Government is not stable (c) The Prime Minister is unable to provide leadership to his team (d) The Council of Ministers is not working harmoniously
The founder of the dynasty of the Peshwas was: (a) Balaji Biswanath (b) Baji Rao (c) Balaji Baji Rao (d) Shambhaji
The phylum chordate is characterized by the presence of 1 Spinal cord 2 Notochord 3 Nerve chord 4 None of these
Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States? (a) President of India (b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) Vice-President of India (d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Who renounced his knighthood as a protest against the Jallianwallah bagh tragedy? (1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Motilal Nehru (3) Rabindra Nath Tagore (4) C.R. Das
What is the amount given along with the statuette and commendation to a Dronacharya award winner? (a) Rs. 10 lakh (b) Rs. 5 lakh (c) Rs. 3 lakh (d) Rs. 1 lakh