The famous book ?Two Lives? has been written by
1 Anurag Mathur
2 Arundhati Roy
3 Vikram Seth
4 Shiv Khera
A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the Parliament for its approval within a period of (a) Three months (b) Four months (c) Six months (d) One month
Jayashankar Prasad was a distinguished romantic and mystic poet who wrote in: (a) Hindi (b) Oriya (c) Marathi (d) English
The Forty-second Amendment of Constitution is a landmark in respect of Directive Principles of State Policy. Which of the following was not provided by it? (a) Free Legal Aid (b) Removal of inequality (c) Participation of workers in management (d) Protection of children against exploitation
Bishop Desmond Tutu is the native of (a) South Africa (b) Cuba (c) Tanzania (d) Zambia
To Hindus the sight of which of the following birds is considered lucky on Dussehra day? (a) Cuckoo (b) Parrot (c) Bulbul (d) Nilkanth
The Indus river flows through one of the Indian States also and its name is: (a) Punjab (b) Rajasthan (c) Gujarat (d) Jammu & Kashmir
. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son is (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 20
Alexander the Great of Macedonia invaded India in the year (a) 326 B.C (b) 323 B.C (c) 356 B.C (d) 372 B.C
The famous ?Quit India Resolution? was passed in: (a) Oct 1940 (b) June 1941 (c) March 1941 (d) August 1942
Irrigation is essential for India because : (a) it has variable rainfall (b) irrigated land produces higher yields (c) it is easy to dig up canals etc. (d) it is cheaper and time saving
The Articles of the Constitution of India which deal with the Directive Principles of State Policy are 1 26 to 41 2 30 to 45 3 36 to 51 4 40 to 55
The Greek philosopher who wrote nothing yet (who) is the most famous and that greatest figure in the world, he was: (a) Marcus Aurelius (b) Plato (c) Aristotle (d) Socrates