Iodoform is used as an

• antipyretic

• analgesic

• antiseptic

• anaesthetic

Which of the following books has been written by Atiq Rahimi?

• Earth and Ashes

• This Savage Rite

• The Red Devil

• Witness the Night

Who is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category?

• Uday Prakash

• Laxman Dubey

• Nanjil Nandan

• Mangat Badal

An artificial ecosystem is represented by

• pisciculture tank

• agricultural land

• zoo

• aquarium

Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Uttar Pradesh?

• Veedhi

• Thora

• Tamasha

• Rauf

The strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which has moved Japan's main island by a few feet and has caused the Earth's axis to wobble is expected to lead to the shortening of the day by

• 1.6 microseconds

• 2.3 microseconds

• 3.1 microseconds

• 3.4 microseconds

In the Railway Budget for 2011- 12,  an outlay of Rs 57360 crore has been announced for adding new lines with length of

• 1000 km

• 1200 km

• 1300 km

• 1500 km

Who of the following received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar for 2009 in 'Hindustani Vocal Music'?

• Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar

• Ragini Chander Shekar

• Abanti Chakrovorty and Sukracharya Rabha

• K Nellai Manikandan

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was held at

• Paris

• Berlin

• Johannesburg

• London

The 'Project Snow Leopard' to conserve the endangered species, launched by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests covers the state of

• Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh

• Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

• Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh

• Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim