5552.Days and Nights are equal throughout the globe when the sun is above
Poles
Tropic of cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
5555.Aspirin is the common name of
salicylic acid
salicylate
methyl salicylate
acetyl salicylic acid
5567.The French supremacy in India came to an end with the
Battle of Wandiwash
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Buxar
Battle of Panipat
14694.The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is
25 years
21 years
18 years
35 years
14696.The preamble says that the state in India will assure the dignity of the individual. The constitution seeks to achieve this object by guaranteeing
equal fundamental rights to each citizen
the right to adequate means of livelihood to each individual
just and humane conditions of work to each individual
equal wages for equal work to each individual irrespective of sex
14698.The members of a State Commission can be removed by the
governor on a report by the Supreme Court
governor on a resolution passed by Parliament
president on a report by the Supreme Court
president on a resolution passed by Parliament
14700.The president addresses both the Houses of Parliament assembled together
during emergency session summoned for the purpose
every session
first session after each general election and the first session of each year
any session
14701.The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on
advice of the prime minister
advice of the chief justice of India
recommendation of Lok Sabha
recommendation of the Rajya Sabha
14703.The pre-requisite for the enforcement of directive principles of the state policy is
an effective, hones government
socialist government
active opposition
adequate resources
14706.The position of a chief minister is
similar to that of the prime minister
identical to that of the president
a combination of the position of the prime minister and president
not constitutional
14714.The name of a candidate for the office of president of India may be proposed by
any five citizens of India
any five members of the Parliament
any one member of the Electoral College
any ten members of the Electoral College
14723.The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
advisory jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
constitutional jurisdiction
14728.The nature of the anti-Imperialist struggle was
always peaceful and constitutional
initially constitutional and by large non-violent
based on continuous armed resistance
largely supported by foreign powers
14774.Madhubani, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
14777.The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was
Kathakali
Odissi
Kathak
Bharatanatyam
14779.The National Song of India was composed by
Rabindranath Tagore
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Iqbal
Jai Shankar Prasad
14783.Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
Lucknow
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Mysore
14797.Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of
- brahman
- purusha
- prakriti
- satya
- achyuta
- aniruddha
I, II, III, IV and V
II, III, IV, V and VI
I, II, IV, V and VI
I, III, IV, V and VI
14799.The treaty of Mangalore was signed between
the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
14828.To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR
Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
All of the above
14916.The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____
Anleshwar, Gujarat
Bombay High, Maharashtra
Nawagam, Gujarat
Digboi, Assam
20005.Metals are good conductors of electricity because
they contain free electrons
the atoms are lightly packed
they have high melting point
All of the above
20010.Rectifiers are used to convert
Direct current to Alternating current
Alternating current to Direct current
high voltage to low voltage
low voltage to high voltage
20248.The gas present in the stratosphere which filters out some of the suns ultraviolet light and provides an effective shield against radiation damage to living things is
helium
ozone
oxygen
methane
20436.Who is the author of famous statement: "That Government is the best which governs least"?
Herbert Spencer
Harold Laski
Alexis De Tocqueville
Henry David Thoreau
20556.Which football hero was nicknamed "The Sundance Kid"?
Jim Kiick
Troy Aikman
Brett Favre
Joe Montana
20564.Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?
Steve Waugh
Sachin Tendulkar
Shane Warne
Sunil Gavaskar
20726.SAARC is observing a decade(1991-2000) of which of the following?
Girl child
Literacy
Health services to rural poor
Shelter for all
20733.Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out of it in the year
1978
1975
1972
1982