. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years
back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son is
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 20
Which type of nerves carry impulses from the sensory organs in response to stimuli? (A) Motor (B) Sensory (C) Secretory (D) All of the above
What is the important reason for which northern Sumatra region of Indonesia was in the news recently? 1 Ethnic conflict between native tribal communities 2 Conflict between separatist local people and government security forces 3 Large scale floods and landslides in the tropical forests 4 Great loss of human life due to unknown endemic disease
Which of the following is the strongest force? (1) Atomic force (2) Gravitational forces (3) Electromagnetic forces (4) Nuclear forces
Which country is not in Africa? (a) Zanzibar (b) Ghana (c) Trinidad (d) Sudan
Pick the odd man out. (A) Sidney Sheldon (B) Morris West (C) James Hadley Chase (D) Charles Dickens
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the: (A) Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States (B) Members of the Lok Sabha (C) People (D) Elected members of the Legislative Councils of the states
Which of the following countries is the world?s largest producer of rubber? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Negeria (c) India (d) Zaire Republic (e) Malaysia
About 35 multistate Co-operative Banks are likely to come under the Banking Regulation Act as the Government is going to issue an ordinance to that effect in days to come. It was required to be done asA) Co-operative Banks are in bad shape and their restructuring is very much needed.B) RBI recommended that Government should issue an ordinance to this effect.C) The Supreme Court of India has issued an order which says that RBI does not have authority to issue licences to multistate Co-operative Banks. Which of these statements is/are true? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Only A & C (5) None of these
Ramanujam?s name is associated with: (A) Theory of Probability (B) Theory of Numbers (C) Theory of Relativity (D) Raman?s Effect
Who was called by the epithet ?Desh Bandhu? during the struggle for freedom? (a) Chittaranjan Das (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) M K Gandhi (d) Bhagat Singh
The climate in areas where no month has an average temperature exceeding 500F is: (a) Polar climate (b) Midlatitude humid climate (c) Highland climate
What is the name of the research station established by the Indian Government for conducting research at Antarctic? (A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Yamunotry (C) Uttari Gangotry (D) None of the above