Which of the following countries is represented by the
highest number of women parliamentarians?
1 Bangladesh
2 India
3 Japan
4 Sweden
Which one of the following states has the highest percentage of urban population as per Census 2001? 1 Gujarat 2 Karnataka 3 Maharashtra 4 Tamil Nadu
What is the chemical name of the talc from which the talcum powder is made? 1 Calcium sulphate 2 Magnesium silicate 3 Silver nitrate 4 Sodium thiosulphate
Who among the following was the exponent of visistadvaita philosophy? 1 Vallabhacharya 2 Sankaracharya 3 Ramanujacharya 4 Madhavacharya
General Knowledge & Current Affairs ? May 2005
The world’s best known brand in textiles owned by Du Pont is 1 Scrafle 2 Oriflame 3 Wrigley 4 Lycra
Which three main islands combined are called the Greatest Andamans? (a) North, East, West (b) Middle, South, West (c) North, Middle, South (d) East, West, South
The Right to Constitutional Remedies has been granted under article (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 35
Who among the following has been re-elected the President of Philippines recently? (a) Goh Chok Tong (b) Hun Sen (c) Abdulla Ahmed Badawi (d) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Drop the last four letters of the name of the country itself and you get its currency. The country is: (a) Netherlands (b) Afghanistan (c) El Salvador (d) Luxembourg
Which one of the following statements is correct ? The Speaker of Lok Sabha can be removed by a resolution passed by (a) A majority of all the then members of Lok Sabha (b) A majority of the then members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (c) Two-thirds majority of the total members of the Lok Sabha (d) Two-thirds majority of the Lok Sabha members present and voting
14th November is observed in India is: (a) National Solidarity Day (b) Women?s Day (c) Children?s Day (d) Mrs Indira Gandhi?s Birthday
. Acid precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is (a) Discharge of acidic effluents onto neutral or slightly alkaline land where the acidic components precipitate (b) Emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal power plants and burning of fossil fuels; these oxides dissolve in atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain (c) Neutral carbon dioxide released during respiration of living organisms dissolves in water, forming carbonic acid which is the chief contributor to acidity in rain water. (d) Chlorofluorocarbons readily react with various chemicals near the earth’s surface, producing acidic intermediates which cause acid precipitation.