Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?
1 Lakshman Kasdrigamar
2 Mahinda Rajapakse
3 Ranil Wickremesinghe
4 None of these
Both Canada and the United States are interested in the Arctic region because it: (a) has many minerals (b) is the shortest route to Asia (c) is rich in fur-bearing animals
The ?Ramacharita? was composed by: (a) Basubandhu (b) Dingnaga (c) Bhavabhuti (d) Sandhyakar Nandi
Air India has recently signed a deal with which aviation firm for having a joint operational strategy for flights connecting India with major European cities? 1 Air Canada 2 Lufthansa 3 Singapora Airlines 4 Cathay Pacific
The term ?Third World? is used to refer which of the following countries? 1 Economically-development countries 2 Oil exporting countries 3 Members of the European Union 4 None of these
Which of the following is not a state tax? (a) Wealth tax (b) Excise duty on liquor (c) Sales tax (d) Profession tax
Who among the following was the winner of the Booker Prize for the book ‘Disgrace’? 1 Arundhati Roy 2 Amitav Ghosh 3 Ian McEwan 4 J.M.Ceotzee
Which of the following best defines what ?C-Dot? is? (a) It is the name of the submarine India is planning to purchase from a French firm (b) It is the abbreviated name of the Centre for the Development of Telematics (c) It is a new technology for communication (d) None of these
. Phenylketonuria is an example of an inborn error of metabolism. This “error” refers to (a) Hormonal overproduction (b) Atrophy of endocrine glands (c) Inherited lack of an enzyme (d) Nondisjunction
India?s National Anthem was composed by: (a) Qazi Nazrul Islam (b) Rabindra Nath Tagore (c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (d) Dr. Mohd Iqbal
The chemical name for urea is 1 Aneurin 2 Chloroethene 3 Carbamide 4 None of these
The foundation of New Delhi was laid on December 15, 1911. Who laid the foundation stone? (a) Lord Mountbatten (b) King George V (c) Queen Victoria (d) Lord William Bentinck
Paper is manufactured by 1 Wood and resin 2 Wood, sodium and bleaching powder 3 Wood and bleaching powder 4 Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin