. In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the
principle of foreshortening whereby near and distant people
and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to
the influence of the
(a) British
(b) Dutch
(c) Portuguese
(d) Danish
The head of the Union Government in India is (a) The President (b) The Vice-President (c) The Prime Minister (d) The Home Minister
Vimana style of architecture in temples is the contribution of: (A) Cholas (B) Rashtrakutas (C) Chalukyas (D) Pallavas
Of the various grounds below, which is the one criterion on which discrimination by the State is not prohibited in Art. 15 of the Constitution? (a) Place of Birth (b) Race (c) Language (d) Caste
In which of the following regions are Continental Glaciers found? (a) Pyrenes (b) Sierra-Nevada (c) Antarctica
The rate at which temperature decreases with altitude is known as: (a) normal lapse rate (b) normal temperature dropping rate (c) hums rate
Which cellular service provider has launched a new campaigh called ?Express yourself?? 1 Idea 2 Hutch 3 Airtel 4 None of these
Which of the following provisions can be amended by the simple majority of the members present and voting in the parliament? (a) Provisions relating to citizenship (b) Creation or abolition of Upper House of State Legislatures (c) Administration of SC/ST (d) Creation or abolition of a State (e) Changing the boundary or name of a State
Who is the first non-European to win the Noble Prize for Literature? 1 Mahatma Gandhi 2 Jawahar Lal Nehru 3 Rabindranath Tagore 4 Sarojini Naidu
In how many disciplines or fields Nobel Prizes are awarded? (a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Nine
The famous Ramappa temple at Palampeta was built by (1) Ganapati Deva (2) Recherla Rudra (3) Jayapa Nayaka (4) Mallikarjuna Nayaka
The most significant contribution of the Karachi session of 1931 was the resolution it passed on: (a) poorna swaraj (b) the partition of the country (c) participation in the Round Table conference (d) fundamental rights and economic policy
Kabir, Kalidasa and Tansen Sammans are given by: (a) Lalit Kala Akademi (b) Sahitya Akademi (c) MP Government (d) Govt. of India