Prelims

A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that

Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: I. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. II. They blow with great strength and constancy. III. Their direction is generally from North – West to East in the Southern Hemisphere. IV. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them. Which of these statements are correct ?

The given map shows locations of airports labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. What is the correct sequence of the airports in which the hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC-814 landed after its initial take off from Kathmandu in December 1999 ?

Consider the following statements : The Ministerial Meeting of the WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because it attempted to link trade with I. labour-related issues. II. environment related issues. III. terrorism related issues. IV. debt-related issues. Which of these statements are correct ?

The given map refers to the kingdom of

Consider the following events : I. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara. II. Construction of Qutab Minar. III. Arrival of Portuguese in India. IV. Death of Firoz Tughlaq.

Match List I (Power generation plant) with List II (Feed material) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I List II

At which one of the cities labelled as A, B, C and D on the given map of Europe was the historic treaty between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries signed in 1998 ?

Resurgent India Bonds were issued in US Dollar, Pound Sterling and

Which one of the following is known as the “Coffee port” of the world ?