Q.13303·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWho among the following is the author of the book, Sachin : Born to Bat – The Journey of Cricket’s Ultimate Centurian?View question
Q.13304·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyConsider the following statements regarding e-courts, launched recently in India: 1.They will facilitate hearing of cases via videoconferencing. 2.They will follow the same procedures that are laid out for the bench for hearing appeals in an open court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.13305·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe Government of India has recently made it mandatory for oil marketing companies to blend 5% ethanol with petrol. Which of the following is/are the likely consequence/consequences of the policy? 1.Lower India's dependence on fossil oil 2.Reduce fuel import bill Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13306·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhy was Australian cricketer Michael Clarke in news recently?View question
Q.13308·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe President of India on 20th November, 2012 released a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of Ramgopal Maheshwari’s birth centenary year celebration. Which of the following statements regarding Ramgopal Maheshwari is/are correct? 1.He is regarded as a doyen of journalism in India. 2.He was a trusted aid of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and helped him in mobilizing the forces of Indian National Army in Kohima. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.13309·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyConsider the following statements about Malala Yousafzai: 1.In November 2012, she was awarded with the Bravery Award by the World Peace and Prosperity Foundation. 2.The United Nations declared November 10 as ‘Malala Day’ in honour of her contribution in the field of girls’ education. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.13310·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWho among the following was selected for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2012?View question
Q.13311·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhy was Kaushik Basu, the ex-economic advisor to the Prime Minister of India, in news recently? He was appointed asView question
Q.13312·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyFDI in Multi-Brand Retail Trade (MBRT) in all products is now permitted in India subject to 1.a ceiling of 51% 2.minimum amount to be brought in as FDI by the foreign investor is US $100 million 3.at least 50% of the procurement of manufactured/processed products should be sourced from ‘small industries’ 4.retail sales locations set up only in cities with a population of more than 10 lacs Select the correct condition/conditions using the code given below:View question
Q.13313·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following is not a salient feature of the Companies Bill as amended in the year 2012?View question
Q.13315·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyIf the time of a place located on 165° E meridian is 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, what would be the time on the place located on 165° W meridian?View question
Q.13316·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe first day out we met our first rhino, two of them, and I had the fright of my life. The pair had got our scent before we spotted them, and being bad tempered beasts, they rushed towards where they thought we were. Now it just happened that we were about fifty yards to one side of where they expected to find us — which was just as well, for I must say I did not like their look. As they thundered past, we crouched low and let them go. It did not strike me as a good opportunity for rhino photography. Anyhow I was much too frightened to have been able to hold the camera steady. The author could not take the photographs of the rhinos becauseView question
Q.13317·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe first day out we met our first rhino, two of them, and I had the fright of my life. The pair had got our scent before we spotted them, and being bad tempered beasts, they rushed towards where they thought we were. Now it just happened that we were about fifty yards to one side of where they expected to find us — which was just as well, for I must say I did not like their look. As they thundered past, we crouched low and let them go. It did not strike me as a good opportunity for rhino photography. Anyhow I was much too frightened to have been able to hold the camera steady. When the author saw a rhino for the first time, he wasView question
Q.13318·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe first day out we met our first rhino, two of them, and I had the fright of my life. The pair had got our scent before we spotted them, and being bad tempered beasts, they rushed towards where they thought we were. Now it just happened that we were about fifty yards to one side of where they expected to find us — which was just as well, for I must say I did not like their look. As they thundered past, we crouched low and let them go. It did not strike me as a good opportunity for rhino photography. Anyhow I was much too frightened to have been able to hold the camera steady. From the above passage it appears that rhinosView question
Q.13319·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyMany poor farmers had been compelled to take up indigo cultivation when the British settlers were given the right to purchase and cultivate land in India. Many whites, therefore, either acquired land or advanced loans to poor farmers and pressurised them to forsake the farming of food-grains and other cash crops for indigo cultivation. Indigo export to Europe was lucrative for the British settlers who held a monopoly of this business. Within a few years, most of the fertile lands had come under forced indigo cultivation, resulting in a famine situation in Bengal. When the farmers declined to cultivate indigo, they were tortured, jailed and even killed. Indigo export was profitable for the British settlers becauseView question
Q.13320·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyMany poor farmers had been compelled to take up indigo cultivation when the British settlers were given the right to purchase and cultivate land in India. Many whites, therefore, either acquired land or advanced loans to poor farmers and pressurised them to forsake the farming of food-grains and other cash crops for indigo cultivation. Indigo export to Europe was lucrative for the British settlers who held a monopoly of this business. Within a few years, most of the fertile lands had come under forced indigo cultivation, resulting in a famine situation in Bengal. When the farmers declined to cultivate indigo, they were tortured, jailed and even killed. British settlers bought land in Bengal in order toView question