. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is
(a) Perth, Bombay, Rome, London
(b) Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
(c) Perth, Aden, Paris, London
(d) Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
Which one of the following is not a financial power of the President of India? (a) No money bill can be introduced in the Lok Sabha without the prior approval of the President (b) The President causes the Budget to be laid before the Parliament (c) The President can pass the Budget when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved (d) The President appoints the Finance Commission
What is the importance of Chauri Choura incident ? (1) Beginning of Non-Co-operation Movement (2) Emergence of Mahatma Gandhi (3) End of Non-Co-operation Movement (4) Promotion of Hindu-Muslim Unity
The Budget is first of all passed by the (a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha (c) Either of the above (d) Neither of the above
The ability of water to pull itself upward against gravity is: (a) capillary action (b) upward movement (c) spring
According to Census 2001, which one of the following States has the highest population? 1 Assam 2 Chhattisgarh 3 Jharkhand 4 Punjab
Which of the following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution ? a) It is completely based on British Constitution b) It is made only on the basis of Government of India Act, 1935 c) It is a mixture of several constitutions d) It is original
Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta, a contemporary of Harshvardhana, the last Hindu-king of India? (a) Ratnavali (b) Mayur Shatak (c) Kadambari (d) Panchatantra
When a dispute arises regarding the election of the President, the case is referred to the: (a) Parliament (b) Chief Election Commissioner (c) Prime Minister?s Special Committee (d) Supreme Court
Those plants which use other plants as supporting structures are: (a) epiphytes (b) thallophytcs (c) hygrophytes
The strength of Rajya Sabha is: (A) 525 (B) 250 (C) 244 (D) None of these
?A Passage to India? is a famous novel written by: (a) E M Forster (b) Winston Churchill (c) D H Lawrence (d) Jane Austen
The influence of Greek and Roman sculpture is very evident in the (a) Mathura school (b) Gandhara school (c) Amaravati school (d) Kangra school