The 80 Years War, which took place from 1568 to 1648, was
also called the Dutch Revolt. It ended with the forma
recognition of Dutch independence from
1 England
2 France
3 Spain
4 Germany
The 1994 Jnanpith Award went to (1) U.R. AnandthamurthiPuttappa (2) Puttappa (3) Dr. Sitakant Mohapatra (4) Gopinath Mohanty
Which is the most heavily guarded International border on earth? (1) Indo-Pak border (2) Sino-Russian border (3) North Korea-south Korea border (4) None of the above
The St. Lawrence river in North America begins at the easternend of the lake (1) Michigan (2) Erie (3) Ontario (4) Superior
Which of the following can be used for checking inflation temporarily ? (a) Increase in wages (b) Decrease in money supply (c) Decrease in taxes (d) None of these
William Wordsworth, the famous British poet, has written: (a) Childe Harold (b) Prelude (c) Ode to the West Wind (d) Paradise Lost
the RBI recently relaxed the prudential norms applicable to non-banking finance companies so that they may also get exposure to 1 Infrastructural loans 2 Housing loans 3 Personal loans 4 Loans for foreign travels
Chandragupta was the scion of the: (a) Nandas (b) Magadha, the Lichhavis of Vaishali (c) Mauryans of Pippalivana (d) Sakyas of Kapilvastu
Which one of the following States has no sea opening? (a) Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
Who wrote the national song ?Vande Matram?? (a) Aurobindo Ghose (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Sarat Chandra Chatterji
Model of DNA molecule was given by (1) Waston & Crick (2) Hargobind Khorana (3) Swaminathan (4) J.C. Bose
The President of India is the: (a) Head of the State (b) Head of Government (c) Head of State as well as Government (d) None of these
Which Australian state is an island? (a) Victoria (b) Western Australia (c) Queensland (d) Tasmania