Silk is produced by
1 Egg of silkworm
2 Pupa of silkworm
3 Larva of silkworm
4 Insect itself
Meghavarna, the king of Ceylon was a contemporary of: (a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Samudragupta (d) Harshvardhana
Which famous female singing star of Indian films of the past passed away in January 2004? (a) Uma Devi (b) Devika Rani (c) Suraiya (d) Hemalata
Which country is the largest importer of gold? 1 China 2 USA 3 Canada 4 None of these
In which of the following years Arjuna Awards were instituted? (a) 1961 (b) 1971 (c) 1951 (d) 1965
India?s ISRO plans to launch a satellite called ?Healthsat? in the year?? A. 2005 B. 2010 C. 2011 D. 2015
When an advance grant is made by the Parliament, pending the regular passage of the Budget, it is called (1) Vote on account (2) Token grant (3) Supplementary grant (4) Vote on credit
What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine ? a) 12 years b) 14 years c) 16 years d) 18 years
Government of India?s Disinvestment Policy was recast in 2000 to provide for ?strategic sale? of PSU shares. The new policy involves : (A) Sale with a change in management. (B) Majority holding to be sold to a private party. (C) Sale of only loss making PSUs. (D) Sale of shares of defence PSUs
. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because (a) It has a high boiling point (b) It has a high dipole moment (c) It has a high specific heat (d) It has no colour
Vazgen Sarkisiyan was in the news during October,1000 for which one of the following reasons? 1 He was appointed as the President of Armenia 2 He was appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia 3 He was the Prime Minister of Armenia who was shot dead inside the Parliament 4 None of these
Match the following: (A) Islets of Langerhans – (1) Calcitonin (B) Pitutary gland – (2) Epinephrine (C) Thyroid gland – (3) Growth hormone (D) Adrenal gland – (4) Insulin (a) A4,B3,C2,D1 (b) A4,B3,C1,D2 (c) A3,B4,C1,D2 (d) A3,B2,C4,D1
Who has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 1997? (1) Ronald Reagan (2) Jimmy Carter (3) Kofi Annan (4) George Bush