Following a complaint by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics,
which company has been asked by Drugs Controller-General of
India (DCGI) to withdraw all advertisements aimed at
promoting it’s hepatitis vaccine?
1 Pfizer
2 Torrent Pharma
3 Glaxo Smithkline
4 Ranbaxy
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
In commercial and trade world, very often, we hear a term ?Free Trade?. What does it really mean?A) It means no restriction on the movement of goods between two countries or a group of countries.B) It means no custom duty or any other tax or duty on the goods supplied to each other by the countries.C) It means exchange of goods between the countries to overcome shortage of particular type of goods.D) It means a particular nation is allowed to sell its goods all over the world without any restriction on the quantity.Which of these statements is/are correct? (1) Only A (2) Only B & C (3) Only C & D (4) Only C & A (5) Only D
The minimum age of voting in India was lowered from 21 to 18 years by the Constitutional Amendment Act 1 57th 2 59th 3 61st 4 63rd
Due to the recession in the world market, there has been a heavy decline in the export of which of the following items from India? 1 jute 2 Sugar 3 Tea 4 Steel
Who among the following is the author of the book ?My Music, My Love?? 1 Zakir Hussain 2 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt 3 Amjad Ali Khan 4 Ravi Shankar
A recently developed technique for monitoring foetal growth uses (1) X-rays (2) Microwaves (3) Ultrasonics (4) Ultra-violet rays
The threat of flooding of Rampur in Himachal Pradesh has been due to the rains in the catchment area of??. River in Tibet. 1 Sutlej 2 Pareechu 3 Chenab 4 Beas
In which one of the following countries was a peace accord signed recently to end a two-decade old civil war? 1 Colombia 2 Israel 3 Sudan 4 Haiti
Which one of the following rights has also been granted to the non-citizens? (a) The right to the protection of minority interests (b) Freedom to move, reside and settle in any part of the territory of India (c) Freedom to acquire property or to carry on any occupation, trade or business (d) Right to profess, practise and propagate any religion
The gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan has been in the news recently. Which of the following is another major pipeline project the work on which is going on presently? 1 India-Bhutan-Iran 2 Iran-Bangladesh-India 3 China-Bangaldesh-India 4 Myanmar-Bangladesh -India
The principal mode of transport of goods freight in the country is: (A) By air (B) By rail (C) By road (D) By inland waterways
Why are the mountains cooler than the plains? (A) Air on the mountains is less dense and so, it absorbs less heat (B) There are thick forests on the mountains and these cool the atmosphere (C) There is snow on the mountains, which keeps the air cool