Q.13087·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyConsider the following statements : 1. The recent decision of government of India to partially decontrol the sugar industry gives the millers the freedom to sell sugar in open market and removes their obligation to supply sugar at subsidized rates to ration shops 2. C Rangarajan panel also suggested decontrolling of sugar industry in India Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?View question
Q.13088·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyBritish Scientist Robert Edwards, winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, passed away on 10 April 2013. What was so important about him ?View question
Q.13089·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy'Silent Spring', considered by many as one among the greatest science books of all time, is written by Rachel Carson. The book deals with :View question
Q.13090·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyOn 8 March 2013 President of India has released a commemorative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Ludhianvi was :View question
Q.13091·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyV S Ramadevi, who died in Bengaluru on 17 April, 2013, was the Governor of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh. What was more specific about her ? She was the :View question
Q.13092·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe Pulitzer Prize for fiction in the year 2013 has been announced for the book :View question
Q.13093·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following was the main demand of the '2013 Shahbag Protests' ?View question
Q.13094·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following was the primary reason behind the failure of the Young Bengal Movement in Bengal ?View question
Q.13095·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are not correct about Bhakti tradition in South India ? 1. Earliest Bhakti movements in India were led by Alvar and Nayanar saints 2. Nalayira Divyaprabandham, frequently described as Tamil Veda is an anthology of compositions by the Alvars 3. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, women Alvar saints, supported patriarchal norms Select the correct answer using the code given below :View question
Q.13096·Miscellaneous·2013·EasySangam literature formed a very important source for the reconstruction of the history of South India. It was written in :View question
Q.13097·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich of the following are true of matrilineal societies ? 1. Newly married couple stays with the woman's parents 2. As per the rules of inheritance, the property passes from mother to daughter 3. Women play a dominant role in the family 4. Examples of matrilineal societies are those of the Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya Select the correct answer using the code given below :View question
Q.13098·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe Mansabdari system of the Mughals was a complex system. Its efficient functioning depended upon : 1. The practice of offering the title of 'Mansabdar' to military personnel only 2. Proper functioning of the dagh (branding) system 3. Proper functioning of the jagirdari system Select the correct answer using the code given below :View question
Q.13099·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe Saudi Arabia Government has recently decided to strictly implement a law called Nitaqat law. As a result :View question
Q.13100·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following was a major decision taken at the fifth BRICS summit held recently ?View question
Q.13101·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWith which one among the following countries, did India sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in the field of Election Management and Administration (on 12 April 2013 in New Delhi) ?View question
Q.13102·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following Indian scientists has been awarded the ‘2012 award for International Science Co-operation’ by Chinese Academy of Sciences ?View question
Q.13103·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following countries has won the ICC Women’s World Cup, 2013 held in India ?View question
Q.13104·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich legendary actor has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, 2012 ?View question