. Where were the Palas ruling?
(a) Bengal
(b) Avadh
(c) Northern Deccan
(d) Southern Deccan
In which year was Pulitzer Prize instituted? (a) 1917 (b) 1907 (c) 1901 (d) 1900 (e) 1947
Which country is known as ?Cockpit of Europe??
Who among the following enjoys the rank of the cabinet minister of the Indian Union ? a) Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha b) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission c) Secretary to the Government of India d) None of the above
Which Article of Constitution envisages free and compulsory education for children upto the age of 14 years ? a) Art 45 b) Art 19 c) Art 29 d) Art 32
Which of the following words were added to the ‘Peramble to the Constitution’ through the 42nd Amendment ? a) Sovereign b) Socialist c) Secular d) Democratic
The first State in India to levy agricultural income tax was 1 Assam 2 Orissa 3 Bihar 4 None of these
Can the Lok Sabha be dissolved before the expiry of its term? (a) Yes (b) No (c) Not always (d) Sometimes
Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh is famous for: (a) rock-cut temples (b) cave paintings (c) stupas (d) Ashoka?s rock edicts
Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was born in: (a) Medina (b) Kaaba (c) Mecca (d) Kufa
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched? (a) Gir Forest - Gujarat (b) Bharatpur Sanctuary - MP (c) Corbett National Park - Uttaranchal (d) Kanha National Park - MP
Which of the following states saw a series of protests against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in 2004? 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Uttar Pradesh 3 Mizoram 4 Manipur
The late Palestinian leader Mr.Yasser Arafat was buried in 1 Paris 2 Cairo 3 Ramallah 4 Jerusalem