. Why was joint sector mooted in India?
(a) For mobilising initiative resources
(b) Because the Government was unable to handle
(c) Because private entrepreneurs were exploiting consumers
(d) None of these
With the approval of the Parliament an emergency under Article 352 can contine in the country for (a) A maximum period of five years (b) A maximum period of three years (c) A maximum period of ten years (d) An indefinite period
Babar defeated Sangram Singh, the Rana of Mewar, in the : (a) Battle of Chausa (b) Bilgram (c) Khanua (d) Haldighati
The URUGUAY Round of Multilateral Trade operated under (1) The World Bank (2) The GATT (3) UNESCO (4) None of the above
Who, among the following has not attempted the decipherment of the Harappan script? (1) Iravatham Mahadevan (2) Ram Sharan Sharma (3) S.R. Rao (4) Father Heras
Jainism believed in all of the following except (a) non-violence (b) theory of Karma (c) nirvana (d) divinity of the Vedas
Why was Arthur Miller, the noted American playwright, recently in the news? 1 He is the new American Ambassador to France 2 He won conferred the Moliere Award in Paris 3 He was recently on an official visit to India and also visited Kargil and area of the Line of Control 4 None of these
What is common to the following ? Pantaloons, Lifestyle, Shopper?s Stop and Westside? 1 They are all owned by the TATA group 2 HDFC has bought a stake in each of these operations 3 They are leaders in the retail store business 4 They are authorized dealers for Khadi Gram Udyog
Who among the following held office of the prime minister for the shortest period ? a) Lal bahadur shastri b) VP Singh c) Chandra Sekhar d) Charan Singh e) Morarji Desai
What is India?s second permanent station at Antarctica called? (A) Swetha (B) Chakra (C) Maitree (D) Dakshin Gangotri
The Anti-Partition of Bengal Movement was the work of the: (a) moderates (b) militants (c) revolutionaries (d) entire leadership of Bengal
Which of the following denotes the share of Indian diamonds in total volume of its sale in the world market as recorded recently? 1 15% 2 30% 3 50% 4 65%
The Deputy Chairman is (a) Nominated by the Vice-President (b) Nominated by the President (c) Elected by the Members of the Rajya Sabha out of its members (d) Nominated by the Prime Minister