The Nobel Prize 2003 for Peace has been awarded to
1 Shirin Ebadi
2 Anthony J.Leggette
3 Robert F.Engle
4 PeterAgre
Who is the first Marshal of the Indian Air Force? A. Arjan Singh B. S.H.F.J. Manekshaw C. K.M. Cariappa D. S.M. Pannikar
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, is a simple building in which four walls enclose a square hall and octagonal seven storeyed towers stand at each of the four corners. A remarkable feature of this building is its: (a) interior decoration (painting) (b) intricate carving on the towers (c) extraordinary acoustics (d) None of the above
The American Civil War saw the end of (a) Slavery (b) Landlordism (c) Monarchy (d) Apartheid
The Khajuraho temples were constructed by: (a) the Parmar rulers (b) the Chandel rulers (c) the Solanki rulers (d) Lalitaditya
As in the arms and legs, blood flows against gravity and is prevented from flowing back by 1 The extremely low pressure of venous blood 2 Valves 3 Movements in the surrounding muscles 4 None of these
The most effective instrument of the militant nationalism which started under the Anti-Partition of Bengal Movement was: (a) Boycott of British goods (b) Swadeshi and boycott (c) public burning of foreign cloth (d) picketing of shops selling foreign cloth
The most important and main musical instrument in Nautanki form of fold theatre, is: (a) nagara (b) tabla (c) flute (d) mohuri
What is the name of the 5000 km range missile, which India is likely to launch in mid-2001? 1 Kosar 2 Arya 3 Surya 4 Opel
When did UNO officially come into existence ? (a) 1947 (b) 1939 (c) 1945 (d) 1950
Which one of the following structures present in mammalian skin directly helps in keeping warm? 1 Pigmented cells 2 Sweat glands 3 Lymph vessels 4 Blood capillaries
Which one of the following Directive Principles is not a Liberal Principle? (a) The State shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India (b) The State shall protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest (c) The State shall try to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public health and in particular it shall endeavour to bring prohibition (d) The State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive
Which of the following represents the increase in during 2002 (in terms of percentage ? as compared to the last year)? 1 0.5% 2 0.7% 3 1% 4 0.1%