Largest flower in the world is
1 Cuscula
2 Nelumbo
3 Rafflesia
4 Deosera
. Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) All the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by State Legislative Assemblies (b) As the Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, only a member of the Rajya Sabha can contest for the office of the Vice-President (c) A point of difference between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is that while a candidate to the Lok Sabha can contest from any State in India, a candidate to the Rajya Sabha should ordinarily be a resident of the State from where he is contesting (d) The constitution of India explicitly prohibits the appointment of a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha to the post of a Minister
The most important cause of the Revolt of 1857 was: (a) popular discontent (b) the alien British rule (c) the annexation of Avadh by Lord Dalhousie (d) the activities of Christian missionaries
The ?White Revolution? was brought about in India by (a) Dr. S.N. Bose (b) Dr. P.C. Mahalanobis (c) Dr. Verghese Kurien (d) Dr. M.a. Swaminathan
Where in India is the Centre for DNA finger Printing and Diagnostics located? (a) Delhi (b) Hyderabad (c) Pune (d) Bangalore
Penicillin is produced from 1 Yeast 2 Algae 3 Mould 4 Mushroom
As per the Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence ? (a) Deputy Prime Minister (b) Former President (c) Government of a State within his State (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
To maintain order in the Lok Sabha, the Speaker can take the help of the (a) Military Police (b) Border Security Force (c) Central Reserve Police (d) Sergeant-at-arms
India, Ghana, Cyprus, Uganda, Tanzania, and Malawi, apart from being members of the Common wealth, have one thing in common. What is it? Is it that: (a) all are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (b) all are members of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (c) all are Republics (d) all are members of the Old Commonwealth?
A moderator is used in nuclear reactors in order to 1 Increase the number of neutrons 2 Decrease the number of neutrons 3 Slow down the speed of neutrons 4 Accelerate the neutrons
The successor of Chandragupta to the throne of magadha was: (a) Buddhagupta (b) Bimbisara (c) Bindusara (d) Udayee
Qutub Minar was completed during the reign of: (1) Alla-ud-din (2) Razia (3) Balban (4) Iltutmish
. The New Population Bomb refers to (a) An increase in the population of the aged in the Third World (b) Rapidly growing urban population in the Third World (c) Large scale distress migration in the Third World (d) Deluge of Soviet emigrants