. The growth rate of which one of the following sectors has
very low employment elasticity?
(a) Manufacturing
(b) Construction
(c) Financial services
(d) Mixed farming
Sun has a temperature of about: (a) 60000C (b) 80000C (c) 70000C
In July 2004 the World Peace Meet was held in Salzburg. It is a city in which of the following countries? (a) Belgium (b) Poland (c) Austria (d) Canada
Birju Maharaj is a famous??? dancer. 1 Bharatnatyam 2 Kathakali 3 Kathak 4 Odissi
The most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India after the Mauryas was the: (a) Satavahanas (b) Vakatakas (c) Pallavas (d) Cholas
Antodaya Programme was first of all started in (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Orissa (3) West Bengal (4) Rajasthan
. Chanakya, was also known as (a) Bhattasvamin (b) Rajasekhara (c) Vishnugupta (d) Visakhadatta
The Joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is convened when (1) There is disagreement between the two houses on a non money bill (2) Disagreement between two houses over a money bill (3) The president address both the houses when a new Lok Sabha is elected when first session of both the houses are held in a year (4) All the above
Which State Government is going ahead alone without Central Government?s help in the power sector? (1) Maharashtra (2) Karnataka (3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Andhra Pradesh
. ‘Self-sufficiency’ in food, in the true sense of freedom from hunger, has not been achieved in India in spite of a more than three-fold rise in food grains production over 1950-1990. Which of the following are the reasons for it? 1. The green revolution has been restricted to small pockets of the country. 2. The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of the poor. 3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheat and paddy compared to the coarse grains. 4. The gains of the green revolution have largely accrued to the cash crop rather than food crops. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
The Constitutional Amendment that sought to dilute the right to property from the status of fundamental right to that of legal right in India is 1 14th 2 15th 3 42nd 4 44th
Congo has been an important country of Africa because : (a) it lies along the trade routes from north to south (b) its mines have copper and diamonds (c) it has the only oil processing plants in Africa (d) None of the above
. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines? (a) Splash (b) Sheet (c) Rill (d) Gully