1421: In which one of the following countries are 75 percent of seats in both Houses of Parliament filled oh the basis of first-past-the-post system and 25 per cent on the basis of Proportional Representation system of elections ?
(a) Germany
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) Russia
1422: Which one of the the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?
(a) Dharma -- Artha -- Kama -- Moksha
(b) Brahmana -- Kshatriya -- Vaishya -- Shudra
(c) Brahmacharya -- Grihastashrama -- Vanaprastha -- Sanyasa
(d) Indra -- Surya -- Rudra -- Marut
1423: The Nagara style of temple architecture is associated with:
(a) North India
(b) South India
(c) East India
(d) None of the above
1424: The time in the wall-clock is 3.25 the acute angle between the hours-hand and the minutes-hand is
(a) 60°
(b) 52 ½°
(c) 47 ½°
(d) 42°
1425: Param Padma, which was in the news recently, is:
(a) A new Civilian Award instituted by the Government of India
(b) The name of a supercomputer developed by India
(c) The name given to a proposed network of canals linking northern and southern rivers of India
(d) A software programme to facilitate e-governance in Madhya Pradesh