GK-CDS-2009 Questions and Answers

Wavelengths of which of the following colours of the visible spectrum of light are maximally absorbed by green plants ?

Consider the following regions of India—

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I (Medicinal Product) (a) Quinine (b) Morphine (c) Penicillin (d) Tetracycline List-II (Source) 1. Poppy plant 2. Bacterium 3. Cinchona bark 4. Fungus Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)

A Forgotten, Empire, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires ?

Which one of the following is considered as the drug of last resort for human being ?

Which one among the following States has the highest gender disparity ?

Who among the following recommends to the Parliament for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State ?

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Who among the following had moved the objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946 ?

Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament ?