1281: A World Summit with representation from all the countries will be held in Johannesburg in September 2002 on the subject of
(a) AIDS control
(b) Global terrorism
(c) Human rights
(d) Sustainable development
1282: Who among the following is the founder of World Economic forum?
(a) Klaus Schwab
(b) Paul Krugman
(c) Robert Zoellick
(d) John Kenneth Galbraith
1283: By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work
(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts
(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person
(d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector
1284: Consider the following chemicals :
1. Benzene
2. Carbon tetrachloride
3. Sodium Carbonate
4. Trichloroethylene
Which of the above is/are used as dry cleaning chemicals ?
(a) 1 Only
(b) 2 Only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 Only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1285: When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire ?
(a) Sadasiva
(b) Tirumala
(c) Ranga II
(d) Venkata II