1746: What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b) To study the satellites of Saturn
(c) To study the colourful display of high latitude skies
(d) To build a space laboratory to study the stellar explosions
1747: Who among the following was chosen as the FIFA World Player of the Year for the Year 2006 ?
(A) Fabio Cannavaro
(B) Ronaldinho
(C) Zinedine Zidane
(D) Thierry Henry
1748: Consider the following statements regarding Reserve Bank of India :
I. It is a banker to the Central Government.
II. It formulates and administers monetary policy.
III. It acts as an agent of the Government in respect of India's membership of IMF.
IV. It handles the borrowing programme of Government of India.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I and II
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II, III and IV
(d) III and IV
1749: In an accurate clock, on a period of 2 hours 20 minutes, the minute hand will move over
(a) 520°
(b) 320°
(c) 840°
(d) 140°
1750: The term Aryan denotes
(a) an ethnic group
(b) a nomadic people
(c) a speech group
(d) a superior race