Uruguay Round is
1 A South American RoundTable
2 A Trade negotiation
3 A Regional trading block
4 None of these
To which country Betrand Piccard and Brian Jones, the first aviators in history to fly a hot air balloon around the world non-stop, belong respectively? 1 Switzerland and UK 2 USA and UK 3 Australia and south Africa 4 None of these
The most populous country is: (a) Switzerland (b) Norway (c) Sweden (d) Denmark
What is Apunba Lup?
Which battle laid the foundation of British Empire in India? (1) First Battle of Panipat (2) Battle of Khanwah (3) Battle of Talikota (4) Battle of Plassey
The drama ?King Lear? was written by: (a) H G Wells (b) G B Shaw (c) William Shakespeare (d) O? Neill
Wind is: (a) horizontal movement of air (b) vertical movement of air (c) movement of air
The Constitution enjoins the state to provide a living wage to workers by virtue of (a) Article 38 (b) Article 39 (A) (c) Article 41 (d) Article 43
Generally, what is the colour of emerald? (a) Violet (b) Yellow (c) Deep green (d) Prussion blue
Gypsum is added to cement clinker to 1 Increase the tensile strength of cement 2 Bind the particles of calcium silicate 3 Decrease the rate of setting of cement 4 Facilitate the formation of colloidal gel
Which of the following countries returned to democracy after a 15-year military rule, as the first free presidential elections were held there ion February ?99? 1 Nigeria 2 Angola 3 South Africa 4 Ethiopia
The Chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission is (1) R. Chidambaram (2) K. Ramesh (3) Ashok Bhatnagar (4) P.R. Narvekar
. In Mizoram the settlement pattern is mostly of ‘linear type’ along the ridges because (a) The valleys are cooler than the ridges (b) Accessibility is easier on the ridge tops (c) The ridges are cooler than the valleys (d) The valleys are densely forested