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- Question
Which year is associated with the Boston Tea Party ?
Options- A. 1773
- B. 1770
- C. 1776
- D. 1765
- Correct Answer
- 1773
ExplanationIn 1773, several colonies of North America refused to unload the tea coming in English ship.In Boston, when the governor ordered a ship to be unloaded, a group of citizens, dressed as American Indians, boarded the ship and dumped the crates of tea into the water. This incident is known as the 'Boston Tea Party '.
- 1. In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?
Options- A. 1850s
- B. 1880s
- C. 1930s
- D. 1950s Discuss
- 2. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?
Options- A. M.L.Valsamma
- B. P.T.Usha
- C. Kamaljit Sandhu
- D. K.Malleshwari Discuss
- 3. The production of wheat has increased mainly due to
Options- A. increase in area under wheat
- B. increase in yield per hectare
- C. increase in demand for wheat
- D. increase in prices Discuss
- 4. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
Options- A. import of goods
- B. export of goods
- C. production of goods
- D. sale of goods Discuss
- 5. What does CPU stand for?
Options- A. Cute People United
- B. Commonwealth Press Union
- C. Computer Parts of USA
- D. Central Processing Unit Discuss
- 6. Paper is manufactured by
Options- A. Wood and resin
- B. Wood, sodium and bleaching powder
- C. Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
- D. Wood and bleaching powder Discuss
- 7. How many runs did M.Kaif score in his ODI debut?
Options- A. DNB
- B. 15
- C. 0
- D. 99 Discuss
- 8. The original landmass, pangola split into
Options- A. Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
- B. Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north
- C. Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west
- D. Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east Discuss
- 9. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is
Options- A. Jupiter
- B. Neptune
- C. Saturn
- D. Uranus Discuss
- 10. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include
Options- A. coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
- B. crude Petroleum and natural gas
- C. Fe, Au(gold)
- D. natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: 1880s
Explanation:
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded 1912) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, founded 1884).
Correct Answer: Kamaljit Sandhu
Correct Answer: increase in yield per hectare
Correct Answer: production of goods
Explanation:
What is Excise Duty? Is it collected by the State Government or the Central Government? How is it different from Sales Tax?
Excise duty is a tax on manufacture or production of goods. Excise duty on alcohol, alcoholic preparations, and narcotic substances is collected by the State Government and is called "State Excise" duty. The Excise duty on rest of goods is called "Central Excise" duty and is collected in terms of Section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Sales Tax is different from the Excise duty as former is a tax on the act of sale while the latter is a tax on the act of manufacture or production of goods.
Reference: http://www.cbec.gov.in/faq.htm
Correct Answer: Central Processing Unit
Correct Answer: Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
Correct Answer: DNB
Explanation:
Kaif played his debut against England on January 28, 2002. In that match, India's target was 219 from 39 overs and that was achieved in 29.4 overs.
Correct Answer: Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
Correct Answer: Jupiter
Explanation:
Jupiter 63 Saturn 60 Uranus 27 Neptune 13 Pluto 3 Mars 2 Earth 1 Venus 0 Mercury 0
Correct Answer: coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
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