. Consider the following passage:
“In the course of a career on the road spanning almost
thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern
hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44
modern countries, and put behind him a total distance of
approximately 73,000 miles”.
The world’s greatest traveler of pre-modern times to whom
the above passage refers is
(a) Megasthenes
(b) Fa Hien
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Ibn Battuta
Odissi, the famous dance drama, is from: (A) Manipur (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Orissa (D) None of these
The main element which releases the energy in the thermal reactor is (1) Uranium (235) (2) Uranium (238) (3) Uranium (233) (4) Plutonium (239)
The region between 50N and 50S is referred to as: (a) doldrums (b) horse latitudes (c) westerlies
The measurement of poverty line is based on the criteria of 1 Dwelling houses 2 Caloric consumption 3 The nature of employment 4 The level of education
Who among the following has won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize? (A) Vaclav hawel (B) Shirin Ebadi (C) Pope John Paul II (D) George W. Bush
Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamans during the Region of a) Jahangir AKbar Krishandeva Raya
Which of the following cities in Pakistan was hit by severe riots following clashes between two ethnic groups? 1 Rawalpindi 2 Lahore 3 Karachi 4 Islamabad
Which of he following is not a product from Hindustan Lever Ltd.? 1 Ayush 2 Fair and Lovely 3 Sunsilk 4 Anne French
Who among the following was a leading exponent of Gandhian thoughts? (a) J. L. Nehru (b) M. N. Roy (c) Vinoba Bhave (d) Jayaprakash Narayan
What is the approximate time required for a heart-beat? (a) 0.5 second (b) 0.8 second (c) 0.5 minute (d) 1.0 minute
Who has been recently appointed as the Deputy Chariman of the Planning Commission? 1 Shyam Saran 2 Navin Chawla 3 J.N.Dixit 4 None of these
A person climbing a hill bends forward in order to a) avoid slipping b) increase speed c) reduce fatigue d) increase stability