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Q1. For what reason, USA boycotted Moscow Olympic Games in the year 1980?
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Q2. The first month of Saka Era is
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Q3. What is "land ceiling"?
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Q4. Bhagavad Gita was originally written in which languages?
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Q5. Due to improper/indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers and their parts, which of the following are released into the environment as a waste? (1) Beryllium (2) Cadmium (3) Chromium (4) Heptachior (5) Mercury (6) Lead and (7) Plutonium
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Q6. Earliest Indian coins belonged to which period?
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Q7. Which statement about Amir Khusrau is NOT true?
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Q8. Whom did Gandhiji consider as his politial Guru?
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Q9. Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century?
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Q10. What are the Primary Colours?
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Q11. If water contracts on freezing, which of the following would happen?
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Q12. When a person moves from poles to the equator, the population of plants and animals will
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Q13. What is done to raise the dough while making bread?
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Q14. Which of the following statements is true?
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Q15. In what sequence are the following obtained from a natural gas well? (1) Natural Gas (2) Water (3) Crude Oil
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Q16. Why does man weigh more at the poles than at the equator?
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Q17. Why camphor disappears when kept on a plate?
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Q18. What happens when the temperature of water falls from 30° C to 0° C?
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Q19. Why is it easier to cook in a pressure cooker?
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Q20. When the rice is boiled, it expands because
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Q21. The most common wheat disease in India is ....
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Q22. Gypsum is added to the soil ....
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Q23. Why the Indian farmers plough their fields during the time interval between two crops?
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Q24. Maximum production of paddy per unit water consumption can be best achieved in a
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Q25. Hybridisation is useful in developing improved crops by ....
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Q26. Jean Paul Sartre of France was famous for ............philosophy.
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Q27. Who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India?
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Q28. At which place Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon?
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Q29. Who was the founder of the "Servants of India" society?
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Q30. Saka Era commenced from
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Q31. Gandhiji opposed the untouchability and he wanted .......
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Q32. Which of the following is NOT a tenet of Gandhian Socialism?
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Q33. Neolithic period of age is NOT characterised by
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Q34. Idol worship was started during the .........period.
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Q35. The basic education advocted by Gandhiji in Wardha Congress is related with
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Q36. Who started the "Bhoodan Movement" in India?
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Q37. What was the impact of Western Industrial Revolution on India?
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Q38. Of the following countries which one is a member of the UN?
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Q39. "Graphene" has been in the news in the recent past. What is its importance? (1) it is two dimensional material and has good electrical conductivity. (2) it is one of the thinnest but strongest materials tested so far. (3) it is entirely made of silicon and has high optical transparency. (4) it can be used as conducting electrodes required for touch screens, LCDs and organic LEDs. Pick the correct statement/s.
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Q40. Which of the following is NOT related to the Gandhara School of Art?
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Q41. Which of the following is the most important cause for the decline of Buddhism after Ashoka?
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Q42. What is true of Indian National Congress during World War II?
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Q43. Mother Theresa was honoured with "Bharat Ratna" in the year .....
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Q44. Abdus Salam of Pakistan was a joint winner of 1979 Nobel Prize for his pioneer work in
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Q45. Nepal was the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. When did it turn Republic?
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Q46. The word "secular" denotes
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Q47. Which country is known as the "Land of the Morning Calm"?
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Q48. Country known as the "Sugar Bowl" of the world is .....
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Q49. "Bustard King" is a bird that can be found in .......