Which synthetic fiber is known as artificial silk?
1 Cotton
2 Rayon
3 Terylene
4 Nylon
In July 2003, the banks were asked to reduce their lending rate to agricultural credit to he extent of ? (for loans below Rs. 50,000). (1) 6.5% (2) 7.5% (3) 9% (4) 10% (5) None of these
Prompted by the Emir of Kuwait, the Kuwait cabinet made an amendment in the constitution giving the women a right to 1 Contest election of the local bodies 2 Vote in the local body elections 3 Run parliament and vote in the general elections 4 Divorce her husband
The president of india is elected by an electoral college comprising of ? a) Elected members of both houses of parliament and state legislative assemblies b) Elected members of both houses of parliament c) Elected members of state legislative assembly d) Elected members of lok sabha and state legislative assemblies
Australia may be called a ?hollow continent? because: (a) most people live along the coasts (b) It is shaped like a saucer (c) there are no rivers in the interior
Which nation is half European and half Asian? (a) Israel (b) Russia (c) Turkey (d) East Germany
Who wrote the national song ?Vande Matram?? (a) Aurobindo Ghose (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Sarat Chandra Chatterji
When is the Teacher?s Day observed in the country? (A) October 2 (B) November 14 (C) September 30 (D) September 5
Where will the first match of the 2003 cricket world cup be played? 1 Johannesburg 2 Cape Town 3 Durban 4 Port Elizabeth
The folk theatre form ?Tamasha? is associated with: (a) Maharashtra (b) Orissa (c) Rajasthan (d) Bengal
The main reason for the concerntration of sugarcane cultivation in Uttar Pradesh is (1) Fertile soil (2) Absence of competition from other crops (3) Availability of irrigation throughout the year (4) Accessibility to the market
which of the following Insurance Companies sold a record number of Varishtha Bima Yojana Policies and earned Rs.3100 crore from the sales? 1 SBI life 2 Oriental Insurance 3 General Insurance 4 Life Insurance Corporation of India
Which is the world?s largest living creature? (1) Indian elephant (2) Blue whale (3) African elephant (4) Giant tortoise