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The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of

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(A) small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed(B) small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun(C) both (a) and (b)(D) None of the ab...

At which of the following conferences, the text of the United Nations charter was finalized among international leaders?

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(A) Dumbarton Oaks Conference(B) Yalta Conference(C) Tehran Conference(D) San Francisco Confere...

Which teams did not play in Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup 1996 citing security reasons?

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(A) Australia, West Indies(B) Ireland, Bermuda(C) Scotland, Holland(D) Kenya, Namin...

What did Edwin Hubble study at Oxford?

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(A) Physics(B) Law(C) Biology(D) Chemis...

Where did Mary (Tudor) die?

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(A) Bosworth(B) London(C) Glamorgan(D) Card...

Which National Film Award is given to the Best First Film of a Director ?

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(A) Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)(B) Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)(C) Nargis Dutt Award(D) Indira Gandhi Aw...

Which Nobel laureate authored the novel 'A House for Mr. Biswas' ?

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(A) Amartya Sen(B) Rudyard Kipling(C) V.S. Naipaul(D) Rabindranath Tag...

Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ?

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(A) Lata Mangeshkar(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi(C) Gangubai Hangal(D) Pt. Ravi Shan...

Jallikattu is a contest held on the last day of

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(A) Pongal(B) Diwali(C) Dassera(D) Carni...

Near which Indian city would you find the Hundru Falls?

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(A) Ranchi(B) Ooty(C) Surat(D) P...

How is Murlidhar Devidas better known?

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(A) Baba Amte(B) Sundarlal Bahuguna(C) Veer Savarkar(D) B.R. Ambed...

Who directed the film 'Dil To Pagal Hai'?

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(A) Yash Chopra(B) Rakesh Roshan(C) B.R. Chopra(D) Hrishikesh Mukher...

Which of these historical characters was also known by the title 'Malik Naib'?

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(A) Iltutmish(B) Malik Kafur(C) Tantia Topi(D) Todar ...

Which of these diseases is transmitted to the human body through the tsetse fly?

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(A) Filariasis(B) Smallpox(C) Sleeping sickness(D) Anth...

Which cricketer has scored the most hundreds at the World Cup?

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(A) Saurav Ganguly(B) Sachin Tendulkar(C) Sunil Gavaskar(D) Virender Seh...

The incarnation of which of these deities is worshipped in the Jiviti Puja?

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(A) Parvati(B) Sachi(C) Saraswati(D) Laks...

What is held on a 'plaza de toros'?

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(A) Pool(B) Rugby(C) Badminton(D) Bull-fight...

Who was the first Indian scientist to become the Member of Parliament

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(A) Vikram Sarabhai(B) S. Chandrashekhar(C) Meghnad Saha(D) C.V. Ra...

In the Mahabharata, which Pandava took the name of Jayanta?

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(A) Arjuna(B) Nakula(C) Bhima(D) Yudhisth...

Please be sure to collect your __________________, including any small electronic devices and clothing, before you get off the plane.

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(A) belongings(B) mail(C) lugg...

Could you open your ______________? Our x-ray machine shows that you might have a small knife and bottle inside . . . things you can't take on the plane.

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(A) pocket(B) wallet(C) lugg...

Which one of the following is used as an explosive?

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(A) Phosphorus trichloride(B) Mercuric oxide(C) Graphite(D) Nitroglycer...

Which of the following nation is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance ?

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(A) India(B) Bangladesh(C) South Africa(D) ...

As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ?

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(A) Rabindranath Tagore(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle(D) Syed Ahmed K...

The common terms used in shooting are

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(A) hunting, show-jump, dressage(B) bed, ballsege, marksmanship, plug(C) bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta(D) None of the ab...

The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was

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(A) Babur(B) Bahadurshah Zafar(C) Akbar(D) None of the ab...

In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is

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(A) 15 trillion(B) 20 trillion(C) 25 trillion(D) 30 trill...

Which of the following is the lightest metal?

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(A) Mercury(B) Lithium(C) Lead(D) Sil...

The term Nirgrantha is associated with

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(A) Ajivikas(B) Charvakas(C) Jainas(D) Pasupa...

For measuring the diameter of a thin wire, you would use ...

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(A) Screw driver(B) Screw gauge(C) Screw metre(D) Measuring t...

Assam Ri?es is headquartered in …

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(A) Delhi(B) Bangalore(C) Shillong(D) None of th...

Winner of the Noble Prize 2006 for literature, Orhan Pamak, is a native of …

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(A) USA(B) Russia(C) Turkey(D) Eg...

Who won the Stirling Prize for 2010?

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(A) Zaha Hadid(B) Allen John(C) Zubin(D) None of th...

I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.

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(A) in favor of(B) in favor to(C) in favor for(D) in favor f...

What is the retirement age of High Court judges ?

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(A) 60 years(B) 60-64 years(C) 62-65 years(D) 70 ye...

Mulk Raj Anand is the author of

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(A) The Post Office(B) Gora(C) India Wins Freedom(D) Coo...

Which film got Golden Peacock Award in 41st International Film Festival of India?

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(A) Moner Manush(B) The Boy(C) Abohoman(D) ...

Omkar Singh and Anisa Sayyed are associated with which of the following games?

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(A) Hockey(B) Basketball(C) Shooting(D) Cric...

What was the real name of Mahabharat?

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(A) Vijaya(B) Jaya(C) Ajaya(D) Paraj...

I thought for a long time, and __________ the end I decided to take the job.

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(A) in(B) on(C) at(D)...

The lowest level of needs on Maslow's hierarchy of needs is ______.

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(A) physiological needs(B) ego needs(C) safety ne...

Which type of business manager would most likely be in charge of deciding on the type of benefit package an employee receives?

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(A) Finance manager(B) Operations/production manager(C) human resource mana...

These days I make _________mistakes in English.

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(A) lesser(B) fewer(C) l...

Those are my _________ over there.

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(A) boot(B) boots(C) boot's(D) bo...

A manager that creates an organization's goals, overall strategy, and operating policies would be performing what level of management?

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(A) Top management(B) Middle management(C) First-line management(D) Low-level managem...

I think I know ___ he left the job.

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(A) why(B) until(C) wh...

Who was the bowler to take most wickets in ipl 2 ?

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(A) Anil Kumble(B) Daleyn Steyn(C) Malinga(D) Nt...

If you are a marketing manager of a firm you would prefer the customers who are _________?

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(A) less price sensitive(B) more price sensitive(C) depends upon the marketing ...

What does APJ stands for in the name of our former president APJ Abdul Kalam?

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(A) Avul Pakir Jaffer(B) Abul Pakir Jainualabdin(C) Avul Pakir Jainulabd...

Which among the following is not a constituent of gobar gas?

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(A) Methane(B) Propane(C) Carbon Diox...

What is the most spoken language in Germany?

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(A) Italian(B) German(C) English(D) Span...

Who is the first indian women to become the first minister of India?

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(A) Mrs. Shanno Devi(B) Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit(C) Mrs. Sarojini Na...

Name the three reindeer whose names begin with a "D"?

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(A) Dart, Dance, Doll(B) Dasher, Donner, Dancer(C) Don`t K...

Which of the following is the largest state in Area?

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(A) Uttar Pradesh(B) Punjab(C) Rajasthan(D) Madhya Prad...

In our Constitution, Economic Planning is included in ?

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(A) Union list(B) State list(C) Concurrent list(D) Not any specified l...

Other substances get some new power _______ radium.

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(A) by(B) through(C) from(D)...

Whether One-line comment begin with pound sing(#) in php?

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(A) None of above(B) False(C) T...

Which country is the only one to be surrounded by a single country on all four sides ?

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(A) Bangladesh(B) Serbia(C) Mongolia(D) Leso...

Which college did Oliver Goldsmith attend?

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(A) William and Mary College(B) Pembroke College(C) Rhodes College(D) Trinity Coll...

Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what

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(A) Linux computeroperating system(B) Windows computeroperatin sys...

Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world’s longest railway platform ?

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(A) Jabalpur (M.P.)(B) Kharagpur (W.Bengal)(C) Mughalsarai (U.P.)(D) Secunderabad (A....

The low latitude zone of globe extends between

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(A) Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer(B) North pole to South pole(C) Tropic of Capricorn and equator(D) Equator and Tropic of Can...

Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of

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(A) snow(B) storm(C) intense heat(D) rainf...

Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?

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(A) Proxima Centauri(B) Alpha Centauri A(C) Alpha Centauri...

Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book

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(A) India Divided(B) Unhappy India(C) Mother India(D) Hind Swa...

The mass of P4O10 that will be obtained from the reaction of 1.33 gram of P4 and 5.07 of oxygen is

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(A) 2.05 gram(B) 3.05 g...

The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive. What was the capacity of this disk?

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(A) 10 MB(B) 20 MB(C) 30...

Which fairy tale character was named after a plant which her mother stole from the garden of a witch?

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Rapunzel Cinderella Thumbelina Sleeping Bea...

On what surface is the tennis Grand Slam Tournament in Wimbledon, England played?

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Gravel Clay Grass Sh...

In 2009 Iranians took to the streets in protest against the results of the presidential election. Who was re-elected during this election?

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Mir Hossein Mousavi Mohammad Khatami Mehdi Karoubi Mahmoud Ahmadine...

Which 2008 film, starring Tom Cruise, is based on the July 20 plot to kill Adolf Hitler?

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Killing Hitler Valkyrie Stauffenberg A New Germ...

Mesons are found in

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(A) Laser beam(B) X-rays(C) Gamma rays(D) Cosmic r...

Which Academy promotes and develops literature in all the 22 languages of India?

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(A) Sahitya Academy(B) Sangeet Natak Academy(C) Lalit Kala Academy(D) None of the ab...

The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called

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(A) stream flow(B) laminar flow(C) turbulent flow(D) helical f...

The major cause of species extinction is

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(A) agricultural activities(B) extraction (including mining, fishing, logging)(C) development (human settlements, industry)(D) habitat loss and degradat...

The major crops found in Sudan are

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(A) rice, barley, bananas, cocoa(B) maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut(C) bajra, oats, tobacco(D) wool, wine, j...

The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called

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(A) saltation(B) suspension(C) traction(D) solut...

The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is

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(A) the Vindhya range(B) the Aravallis(C) the Nilgiri hills(D) the Satp...

When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ?

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(A) 15 January(B) 28 February(C) 29 August(D) 15 Septem...

'Muga', 'Eri', 'Tussar' and 'Mulberry' are the varieties of which natural fibre ?

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(A) Wool(B) Silk(C) Jute(D) Cot...

In which pilgrimage city of India would you come across the world's longest corridor ?

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(A) Dwarka(B) Varanasi(C) Rameshwaram(D) Tirup...

In soccer, a move where a player deliberately kicks the ball through an opposing player's legs is known by which spicy term?

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Nutmeg Garam marsala Mint Papr...

In 1929, who founded non-violent movement 'Khudai Khidmatgar', also known as 'Red Shirts' ?

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(A) Mahatma Gandhi(B) Gopal Krishan Gokhle(C) Mohammed Ali Jinnah(D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar K...

Angelo Siciliano was a 97 lb weakling with attitude - who did he become?

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Mohammed Ali Magic Johnson Hulk Hogan Charles At...

Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located in which city ?

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(A) Jhansi(B) Gwalior(C) Patiala(D) Nag...

Athlete's Foot, an infectious disease, is caused by which agent ?

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(A) Virus(B) Fungi(C) Bacteria(D) Proto...

Who authored the book 'Hindu View of Life ?

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(A) S.Radhakrishnan(B) Jawaharlal Nehru(C) C.Rajagopalachari(D) Mahatma Gan...

Who was the first woman president in the world ?

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(A) Golda Meir(B) Indira Gandhi(C) Sirimavo Bhandarnaike(D) Maria Isbel Pa...

Who created the first Portable Computer ?

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(A) Adam Osborne(B) Charles Babbage(C) Steve Jobs(D) Tim Berners-...

Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ?

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(A) Tea(B) Coffee(C) Yoghurt(D) Lemon...

Who wrote India’s natinal song the ‘Vande Mataram’, which first appeared in the book ‘Anandmath’ ?

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(A) Rabindranath Tagore(B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee(C) Mohammed Iqbal(D) Kavi Prad...

When was Spanish Armada defeated?

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(A) 1560(B) 1574(C) 1588(D) 1...

Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ____________ to process data and different operating systems.

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(A) languages(B) methods(C) CPUs(D) storage devi...

Who was the oldest U.S. president ever inaugurated?

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(A) Jimmy Carter(B) Howard Taft(C) FDR(D) Ronald Rea...

How many runs did South Africa score against New Zealand on 10 June 1999 in Cricket World Cup 1999?

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(A) 438/9(B) 360 all out(C) 250/7(D) 28...

Which team‘s players refused to train during Football World Cup 2010?

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(A) Italy(B) Honduras(C) France(D) Urug...

Which first lady was both the wife and mother of a President?

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(A) Dolly Madison(B) Susan Harrisson(C) Abigail Adams(D) Eleanor Roosev...

The treaty of Mangalore was signed between

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(A) the English East India Company and Haidar Ali(B) the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan(C) Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut(D) the French East India Company and Tipu Sul...

Youth Festival 2011 will be organised in which city?

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(A) Udaipur(B) Goa(C) Hyderabad(D) Bhubanesh...

When was the first lawn mower invented?

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(A) 1830(B) 1854(C) 1835(D) 1...

For which one of the following States, interloculators’ panel has been appointed by the Centre ?

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(A) Manipur(B) Arunachal Pradesh(C) Assam(D) J&am...

The Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing bank is…

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(A) Martin Newson(B) R. V. Verma(C) Harsh Chitale(D) Jason T...

‘Flipout’ has been launched in India by …

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(A) Motorola(B) Nokia(C) Samsung(D) Panaso...

As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about—

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(A) 200 districts(B) 300 districts(C) 400 districts(D) 626 distri...

Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ?

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(A) Rs. 10,000(B) Rs. 20,000(C) Rs. 30,000(D) Rs. 40,...

Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?

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(A) ICICI Bank(B) IDBI Bank(C) HDFC Bank(D) AXIS B...

The light of distant starts is affected by

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(A) the earth's atmosphere(B) interstellar dust(C) both (a) and ...

Which is not fodder variety of Cowpea?

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(A) Russian Giant(B) K-585(C) Sirsa-10(D) Aza...

Ten Rupee notes contain the signature of

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(A) Finance Secretary, GOI(B) Chairman, State Bank of India(C) Governor, Reserve Bank of India(D) Finance Minister, ...

Which of the following diseases is caused by the consumption of nitrate contaminated food and water?

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(A) Minamata disease(B) Osteoporosis(C) Asbestosis(D) Blue baby syndr...

Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of the both Houses of the Parliament?

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(A) Chief Justice of Supreme Court(B) Vice-President(C) Solicitor-General(D) Attorney-Gene...

Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC

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(A) Sri Lanka(B) Myanmar(C) Maldives(D) Bhu...

Grantham Prize is constituted to felicitate the journalists working in the area of

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(A) Physics(B) Information Technology(C) Environment(D) Medic...

In case the post of President of India falls vacant and there is also no Vice-President, than who among the following would be the acting President ?

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(A) Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha(B) Attorney General of India(C) Lok Sabha Speaker(D) Chief Justice of Supreme Co...

Which one of the following describes India a secular state ?

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(A) Fundamental Rights(B) Preamble to the constitution(C) 9th Schedule(D) Directive princip...

Which one of the following statements about the state Governors is not true ?

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(A) He is a part of the state legislature(B) He can pardon a sentence of death(C) He appoints judges of the state High Court(D) He has no emergency pow...

Which org of the United Nations has ceased to be operational?

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(A) Economic and Social Council(B) Trusteeship Council(C) International Court of Justice(D) Secretariat...

The United Nations is considered as a universal organisation. Which organ of the United nations fully represents the fact ?

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(A) The General Assembly(B) The Security Council(C) The Economic and Social Council(D) The Secretar...

The SAARC movement was launched for

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(A) political alliances(B) military strategy(C) regional cooperation(D) cultural exchan...

How many countries are presently members of the Non Aligned Movement?

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(A) 118(B) 119(C) 110(D) ...

Which of the following international organizations has started the scheme Partnership for ‘Peace’ for a group of nations?

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(A) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)(B) Organisation of African Unity (OAU)(C) Organ of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)(D) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESC...

Which of the following is used by the International Court of Justice in disputes concerning parian rights?

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(A) Helsinki Agreement(B) Paris Agreement(C) Reykjavik Agreement(D) Geneva Agreem...

Which of the following describes correctly the Group of seven countries (G-7)?

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(A) They are countries who can launch their own satellites.(B) They are developing countries.(C) They are industrialized countries.(D) They are holding Atomic Bomb technolo...

United Nations adopted a Charter of Economic Rights in the year

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ICOMOS -International Council for Monuments and Sites, a wing of UNESCO, included which monument as world heritage?

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(A) Khajuraho of Madhya Pradesh(B) Sanchi Stupa(C) Brihadisvara temple of Tamil Nadu(D) None of th...

Vietnam joined U.N.O in the year

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Vietnam joined U.N.O in the year

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What is the number of non -permanent members of the Security Council?

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(A) 6(B) 8(C) 10(D)...

The international township built near Pondicherry in India in collaboration with NESCO is

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(A) Broadway(B) Gayaville(C) Auroville(D) Elbavi...

The International Court of Justice is located at

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(A) Geneva(B) Hague(C) Amsterdam(D) Vienna...

Which of the following countries, is not a member of G-15?

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(A) Jamaica(B) Indonesia(C) Peru(D) Colum...

Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at

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(A) Dhaka(B) New Delhi(C) Colombo(D) Kathma...

Who was the first Indian to be the President of UN General Assembly?

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(A) Ramesh Bhandari(B) V.K. Krishna Menon(C) Natwar Singh(D) Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pan...

Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations organizations?

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(A) General Assembly (B) Security Council(C) International Court of Justice(D) International Labour Organisat...

Who with 20 wickets was the top bowler of the 1999 World Cup?

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(A) Chris Harris(B) Geoff Allot(C) Shane Warne(D) Both b and...

The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is

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(A) ethylene(B) ethane(C) carbon dioxide(D) acetyl...

The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle?

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(A) 3 billion years(B) 100 years(C) 0.01 minute(D) 13 d...

Zone refining is used for the purification of

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(A) Au(B) Ge(C) Ag(D)...

The main chemical constituent of the oil of cardamom which is responsible for flavour of this oil is

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(A) cineole(B) engenol(C) geraniol(D) limon...

The molecule which has the highest percentage of ionic character among the following is

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(A) HI(B) HF(C) HCl(D) ...

In the match against Zimbabwe on 29 May 1999 in Cricket World Cup 1999 how many wickets did South Africa lose when they were 40?

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(A) None(B) One(C) Seven(D) ...

Which conquerer was born in Macedonia (Europe), died in Babylon (Asia) and buried in Alexandria (Africa) ?

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(A) Genghis Khan(B) Attila the Hun(C) Napolean Bonaparte(D) Alexander the Gr...

Which poem of Alexander Pope was left unfinished?

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(A) Brutus(B) Cassius(C) Crassus(D) Jul...

Who is the only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals ?

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(A) Wasim Akram(B) Shane Warne(C) Muttiah Muralitha...

The limit beyond which the starts suffer internal collapse is called the

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(A) Raman Effect(B) Chandrasekhar limit(C) Aurora Borealis(D) Quasan Z...

The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the

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(A) Aravalli hills (B) Western Gh...

Harmony is the name of which companies textiles?

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(A) HCL(B) Wi...

Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for the person who shown exemplary performance in the field of __________.

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(A) Sports(B) Movies(C) Science & Technology(D) Auth...

How many telephone connections including mobile phones were in India at the end of September, 2008?

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(A) 22.08 crores(B) 31.53 crores(C) 35.53 crores(D) 37.54 cro...

A man elbowed his way out of the congregation _______ the lane.

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(A) from(B) into(C) for(D) w...

Dirk Meyer is the chief executive officer of the …

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(A) Yahoo.com(B) Google.com(C) Intel(D) Advanced Micro Devi...

When was slavery abolished in Britain?

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(A) 1830(B) 1837(C) 1843(D) 1...

Which are the important meeting of the Commonwealth?

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(A) Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM)(B) Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries(C) Regular meeting of the minister of education, law, health and other minister(D) All of the ab...

Which of the following chemicals is useful in photography?

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(A) Aluminium hydroxide(B) Potassium nitrate(C) Silver bromide(D) Sodium chlor...

Which of the following acts as a resistance against in the body?

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(A) Carbohydrates(B) Red corpuscles(C) Vitamins(D) White corpusc...

Which of the following act as a channel of transmission of blood to the heart in the human body?

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(A) Arteries(B) Muscle fibres(C) Nerves(D) Ve...

Which of the following of the members of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?

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(A) Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait(B) Libya, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria(C) Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela(D) All of the ab...

Where did Yashpal Sharma play his last ODI match?

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(A) Chandigarh(B) Indore(C) Delhi(D) Hydera...

While checked with a multimeter, an open resistor reads

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(A) Zero(B) Infinite(C) High but within tolerance(D) Low but not z...

Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of 'Alamgir' (Conqueror of the world) ?

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(A) Akbar(B) Jehangir(C) Shahjahan(D) Aurang...

Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?

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(A) Zakir Hussain(B) Rajendra Prasad(C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(D) V.V.G...

What is the traditional design on a convict's uniform?

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(A) Rabbits(B) Arrows(C) Squares(D) Circ...

Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ?

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(A) Nasik(B) Nagpur(C) Mumbai(D) Port Bl...

This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece.

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(A) Bessie Blount(B) Marjorie Joy...

The Planning Commission of India was constituted in the year

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What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?

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(A) Raggedy Ann doll(B) Yo-yo(C) Electric train(D) Tinkert...

Who can issue the writs for enforcement of the fundamental rights ?

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(A) The District Judge(B) The Human Rights Commission(C) The High Court and the Supreme Co...

Who invented Bakelite?

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(A) Charles Goodyear(B) Leo Hendrik Baekeland(C) Roy Plunkett(D) Henry F...

What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?

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(A) Miniature golf(B) Swimming pool slide(C) Ski lift(D) Golf c...

Who invented the phonograph?

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(A) Thomas Edison(B) John Kruesi(C) Jules Levy(D) Alexander Graham B...

What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?

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(A) Cream soda(B) Coca-Cola(C) Dr. Pepper(D) Spr...

Who invented fuel cells in 1839?

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(A) Buckminster Fuller(B) Sir William Grove(C) Sylvester Graham(D) Joyce H...

The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?

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(A) Hertz(B) Amper(C) Galvani(D) Vo...

On 20 July 1924, who founded the 'Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha' for the upliftment of the depressed classes ?

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(A) Mahatma Gandhi(B) B.R.Ambedkar(C) Jyotirao Phule(D) Gopal Hari Deshm...

The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as

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(A) a campaigner for urban sanitation(B) an organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes(C) an activist for the welfare of poor rural women(D) an anti-child labour activ...

By which districts tribe is the 'Shera Dance' done in Uttar Pradesh?

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(A) Gorakhpur(B) Lalitpur(C) Allahabad(D) Varan...

What is the interval between two 'Maha Kumbh' melas at the same place?

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(A) 6 years(B) 10 years(C) 12 years(D) 15 ye...

Jnanpith Award is conferred to those in the field of

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(A) Literature(B) History(C) Drama(D) Da...

An insurance plan, ‘JiyoFit’, has been launched by …

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(A) HDFC standard life(B) Bharti AXA(C) LIC(D) Bajaj Alli...

Who is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”?

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(A) Norman Ernest Borlaug(B) M. S. Swaminathan(C) J. S. Thomson(D) None of th...

In 1917-18 Iraq became independent from which Empire?

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(A) Sumerians(B) Ottoman(C) Babylonian(D) Assyri...

Which Pacific entity is farthest north?

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(A) Federated States of Micronesia(B) Palau(C) Northern Mariana Islands(D) G...

A crater is a hole ___ the ground.

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(A) below(B) in(C) ...

'Eight Lives' is a book written by

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(A) Raja Ramana(B) Savita Ambedkar(C) Mahesh Yogi(D) Raj Mohan Gan...

The main producers of free gas are

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(A) the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore(B) the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin)(C) both (a) and (b)(D) None of the ab...