Who amongst the following, took away to Persia the Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan in the first half of 18th century ?
(A) Ahmed Shah Abdali
(B) Nadir Shah
(C) Chin Quilich Khan
(D) Mir Mannu, Abdali’s Governor in Lahore
Who, amongst the following, came to India with Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni ?
(A) Alberuni
(B) Ibn Batuta
(C) Ibn Haugal
(D) Mis’udi
The last Olympics was held in ———— in 2000.
(A) Los Angeles
(B) Seoul
(C) Sydney
(D) Barcelona
Mark is the currency of:
(A) Japan
(B) Qatar
(C) Egypt
(D) Germany
The first to invade India during the pre-christian era were the
(A) Greeks
(B) Kushans
(C) Persians
(D) Sakas
The apparent weight of a man in a lift is less than his real weight
(A) when the lift is going down with uniform acceleration
(B) when the lift is going up with uniform acceleration
(C) when the lift is stationary
(D) at no time
Who was the first ruler to annex any part of the Deccan to the Mughal empire ?
(A) Aurangazeb
(B) Akbar
(C) Humayun
(D) Jahangir
All of the following were contemporaries of Emperor Akbar, except
(A) Abbas the Great of Persia
(B) Henry VIII of England
(C) Elizabeth I of England
(D) Henry IV of France
The winner of the first Ezhuthachan Puraskar
(A) Balamani Amma
(B) Prof. S. Guptan Nair
(C) Dr. K. M. George
(D) Dr. Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
What is the approximate number of genes synthesized by Dr. Har Gobind Khorana?
(A) 50
(B) 65
(C) 77
(D) 93
Cow lives in:
(A) kennel
(B) hole
(C) web
(D) shed
Gigantism is caused by the excessive production of ———— in childhood
(A) GH
(B) ADH
(C) GTH
(D) ACTH
The nimbus formed a special feature of Mughal portraiture under
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar