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
I was an Italian Scientist and Astronomor. I improved the telescope. Who am I ? (A) Galileo (B) Archimedes (C) Edison (D) None of these
. A lottery system has ticket numbers with eight digits. There are ten first prizes of Rs. 1.00 lakh each, one hundred of Rs. 1,000 each. At the draw of lots an eight digit number is generated by choosing for each digit from left to right a random number in the range of 0 to 9. Any one who has a ticket with the first two digits (from left to right) matching the chosen number gets a first prize, and so on. One individual purchases a large number of tickets at a discounted price of Re. 0.75 each. For how much money should he purchase tickets to achieve a 10% chance of winning a third prize? (a) Rs. 10,000 (b) Rs. 75,000 (c) Rs. 1,00,000 (d) Rs. 7,500
Mr. Manohar Joshi belong to this party: (A) Shivsena (B) TMC (C) Congress (D) RJD
Which of the following enzymes secreted by pancreas helps predatory mammals to digest the blood they drink from their prey? 1 Pepsin 2 Fibrin 3 Trypsin 4 Ptyalin
Why do diamonds shine at night? (A) Diamonds are radioactive and so, there are radiations (B) On account of high refractive index, the rays of light get internally reflected (C) Diamonds shine because they have some amount of radium in them
The Universal Postal Union was formed in the year: (a) 1919 (b) 1857 (c) 1874 (d) 1876
Which of the following States is adjudged superior to most State in India in human development? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Gujarat (3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka (5) None of these
The lack of good quality land in Latin America is, to some extent, compensated for by: (a) very large coal reserve (b) huge oil reserve (c) very large areas of natural pastures (d) industrialization
The slogan ?Everyone?s invited? is associated with which Korean Company? 1 Samsung 2 LG 3 Hyundai 4 Daewoo
Andhra Political awakening was reflected in Telugu novel ?maalapalli? of 1921. Who wrote it? (1) Unnava Laxminarayana (2) Gurajada Appa Rao (3) Jashuva (4) P. Sitaramayya
The largest cattle fair in the world that lasts for a month, takes place at: (a) Pushkar (b) Nauchandi (c) Sonepur (d) Bateshwar
The organism in which RNA is the genetic material is 1 Rabies virus 2 Staphylococcus 3 Plasmodium 4 Tobacco mosaic virus