Former world record holder Patrik Sjoberg announced his
retirement from athletics recently. He was associated with
which of the following?
1 High Jump
2 Race
3 Swimming
4 None of these
Mr.Abdurrahman Wahid was in the news during October 1999, for which one of the following reasons? 1 He was elected as the fourth President of Indonesia 2 He resigned as the President of Indonesia 3 He was elected as the Vice-President of Indonesia 4 None of these
Which of the following ocean currents is popularly known as “Warm Blanket” of Europe? 1 Beneguela Current 2 Canaries Current 3 Gulf Stream 4 West Wind Drift
Pick the wrong combination (A) Picasso?German (B) Rousseau?France (C) Plato?Greece (D) Chaucer?England
THE WORD SOCIALIST, SECULAR AND THE UNITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE NATION WERE INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUTION BY THE
Who among the following is the women President of Panama? 1 Mireya Moscoso 2 Helen Clark 3 S.Thapar 4 None of these
Two of Ashoka?s lion pillars buiklt in the 3rd century B.C. stand perfectly preserved even today at their orginal location. One is at Lauriya Nandangarh. Where is the other? 1 Sarnath 2 Kathua 3 Aurangabasd 4 Nalanda
Why do two eyes give better vision than one? 1 Because two lenses together impart a higher converging power so that a sharp image is formed on the retina 2 Because two eyes do not form exactly similar images and the fusion of these two dissimilar images in the brain gives the three dimensional or stereoscopic vision 3 Because both the eyes are connected by nerves to the brain and hence transmit the message more quickly to the brain 4 None of these
Rourkela steel plant gets its supplies of iron ore from a) Keonijhar b) Mayurbhanj c) Delli-Rajhara d) Kamangundi
Ian Thorpe is associated with which of the following games? 1 Badminton 2 Chess 3 Swimming 4 Squash
CHARLES WOOD RECOMENDED FOR THE CREATION OF DEPARTMENT OF
Investment and savings are kept equal through a change in the level of (a) Consumption (b) Investment (c) Government expenditure (d) Income
Which of the following awards was presented to Anil Kumble recently? 1 Padmashri 2 Arjuna Award 3 Sportsman of the Year 4 K.K.Birla Foundation Award