Earlier this year, President Bush revoked a trade embargo
against a country that had been declared a terrorist state
earlier. This allows US companies to invest in this country
for the first name since 1986. Which is the country?
1 Egypt
2 Sudan
3 Nigeria
4 Libya
SWOT 1 An analysis 2 An agreement 3 A mechanism 4 An embargo
Which of the following signifies an important distinction between fundamental rights and directive principles ? a) While the former are rights of citizens, the latter are duties of the state b) While the former relate largely to civic aspects, the latter relate to socio-economic and international aspects c) While the former relate to the present, the latter are not so time-bound d) While the former are judicially enforceable, the latter are not so enforceable.
Who among the following is recently appointed as the Chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board? 1 B.G.Verghese 2 S.S.Gill 3 Nikhil Chakravartty 4 None of these
Self-reliance as an object of planning was emphasized first in the: (A) Second Plan (B) Third Plan (C) Fourth Plan (D) Fifth Plan
India’s share of world trade is 1 1% 2 1.26% 3 0.65% 4 0.76%
Which country will be organizing Olympic Games in 2008? 1 USA 2 South Korea 3 China 4 France
Government, in fact, is (a) an agent of the State (b) the master of State (c) an anti-thesis of State (d) not related to State in any way
An instrument for determining the amount of water vapours present in the atmosphere is known as 1 Hygrometer 2 Hydrometer 3 Chronometer 4 None of these
The First Maratha War took place during the Governor Generalship of (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Sir John Shore
The Super Computer developed by C-DAC is 1 Param Gathak 2 Ganak Yatra 3 Fast Smart 4 Param Padma
Which of the following is right against exploitation ? a) Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion b) Protection in respect of conviction for offences c) Prohibition of employment of children in factories and hazardous employment d) Protection of language, script of culture of minorities
The Communist Party of the Chinese People?s Republic was founded by: (a) Huo Kua Fenge (b) ChiangKai Shek (c) Chou-En-Lai (d) Mao-Tse-Tung