2011: Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Banks 'Ease of Doing Business Index'?

(a) Maintenance of law and order

(b) Paying taxes

(c) Registering property

(d) Dealing with construction permits
2012: First non-Congress government to come in power in any Indian State is:

(a) DMK in Tamil Nadu

(b) Communist Party of India in Kerala

(c) CPI (M) in West Bengal

(d) None of the above
2013: Biodiversity forms the basis for human existence in the following ways:

1. Soil formation
2. Prevention of soil erosion
3. Recycling of waste
4. Pollination of crops

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2014: It takes 11 seconds for the light to reach the earth from moon and 8 minutes from the sun. How much time will it take from the nearest bright star to reach the earth?

(a) 4.5 minutes

(b) 45 minutes

(c) 45 months

(d) 4.3 light years
2015: What is the Galileo Project which has been in news recently?

(a) An intercountry programme of missile shield developed by the United States of America

(b) A project developed by India with assistance from Canada

(c) An environmental protection project being developed by Japan

(d) A multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European Union