Civilsdaily
Tim Montgomery set a new world record at the IAAF Grand Prix final in the year 2002 in:
(a)
Long Jump
(b)
110 m Hurdle race
(c)
100 m Dash
(d)
High Jump
(C)
Match List-I (Organisation) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Organisation): A. National Sugar Institute B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited C. Institute of Military Law D. Institute of National Integration List-II (Location): 1. Dehradun 2. Kamptee 3. Pune 4. Hyderabad 5. Kanpur
3 1 4 2
5 1 4 3
3 4 5 2
5 4 2 3
(B)
The battle of Dharmat was fought between:
Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand
Babur and the Afghans
Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas
Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
Kolkata
Kochi
Mumbai
Visakhapatnam
Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India, was:
An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the country
The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi
A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment to his tribe
(A)
Science and Technology
If the radius of the Earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the value of ‘g’ on the Earth’s surface would:
Increase by 0.5%
Increase by 2%
Decrease by 0.5%
Decrease by 2%
Modern History
With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam
In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Geography
What is the correct sequence of the rivers – Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada, and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
Godavari-Mahanadi-Narmada-Tapi
Godavari-Narmada-Mahanadi-Tapi
Narmada-Godavari-Tapi-Mahanadi
Narmada-Tapi-Godavari-Mahanadi
Israel has common borders with:
Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen