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Q1. "Tatarstan" is an area in .....
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Q2. "Water Cycle" refers to ......
Correct answer : 2
Q3. Match the following artists (in alphabets) with the musical instruments in which they are considered masters (in numbers): (A) Asad Ali Khan (B) Sajjad Hussain (C} Zakir Hussain (D) Bismillah Khan ..... (1) Surbahar (2) Tabla (3) Shehnai (4) Sarod (5) Been
Correct answer : 4
Q4. Which one of the following is a "Vedanga" ?
Correct answer : 3
Q5. Assertion (A): Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway have abundant power resources. Reason {R}: They have the largest coal deposits in Europe.
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Q6. The Chishti saint, in whose honour "Urs" is held in Ajmer every year, was ....
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Q7. Burma (now Myanmar) was known to ancient Indians as ....
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Q8. Match the following instruments (in alphabets) with their purpose (in numbers) : (A) Barometer (B) Chronometer (C} Sextant (D) Quadrant ..... (1) Used for measuring altitudes and angles in navigtion and astronomy (2) Used for measurement of angular distances between two digits (3) Keeps very accurate time as the one that is used to determine longitude of sea. (4) Used for measuring atmospheric pressure. (5) An instrument used in the diagnosis of pregnancy.
Correct answer : 4
Q9. Match the following agricultural products (in alphabets) with the largest producing countries (in numbers): (A) Olives (B) Cotton (C} Tomato (D) Coffee .....(1) USA (2) Italy (3) Brazil (4) China (5) Indonesia
Correct answer : 4
Q10. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?
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Q11. Of the total population in India, Christians comprise about ....
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Q12. In which one of the following the Gandhara sculptures of the Buddha are typically Indian and not Greek or Roman?
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Q13. When the Portuguese arrived in India, the foreigners whom they encountered as trade rivals were the ......
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Q14. Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrexction in India in the 19th century?
Correct answer : 3
Q15. It is said that of the five doctrines taught by Jainism four were taken over by Mahavira from previous teachers and only one was added by him. Which one of the following was the doctrine added by him?
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Q16. The resinous substance, Shellac is obtained from ....
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Q17. Ramanuja, the Vaishnava Saint, was born at
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Q18. Terrace cultivation is practised mostly in
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Q19. "Density of Population" refers to .....
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Q20. " Mitakshara " is .....
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Q21. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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Q22. In which of the products Bangladesh the main competitor to India in the world market?
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Q23. Which of the following metals is extracted from the Monazite sand found in plenty in India?
Correct answer : 3
Q24. Of the following cities, in which city have the Olympic Games been held only once? (1) Paris (2) Berlin (3) London (4) Seoul
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Q25. Which one of the following techniques has helped to solve many mysteries involving murders, robberies and rapes?
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Q26. Which one of the following does not indicate the difference between Mahayanism and Hinayanism?
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Q27. Indus Valley Civilisation is also known as the Harappa culture because
Q29. Which one of the following oils having maximum content of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA)?
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Q30. Protective action against harmful household insects and pests can be tken by the use of...
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Q31. Of the following centres which is the one where the original monasteries established by Adi Shankaracharya is NOT found?
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Q32. Which one of the following is useful for biological control of pests?
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Q33. Which one of the following industries is expanding most in the cooperative sector?
Correct answer : 3
Q34. Kurds who have been fighting for separate homeland live mainly in Iraq,
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Q35. The medicines which are used to treat diseases caused by allergy are known as .....
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Q36. In India, diamonds are quarried from .....
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Q37. The chemical name of Aspirin is ......
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Q38. "Englishmen are more efficient partly by upbringing, partly by race and partly by education". Whose quote is this?
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Q39. Largest producer of Diamond and gems in the world is .....
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Q40. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohanjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
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Q41. "Pyrilla" is a
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Q42. The most poisonous snakes found in India are ......
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Q43. Which one of the following groups oppose to the plantation of Eucalyptus trees?
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Q44. Among the following who is well known collector of artifacts and curios?
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Q45. The Upanishads are collectively known as .....
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Q46. Angora wool is obtained from a breed of .....
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Q47. "Tomahawk" a cruise missile was used in the modern day wars of ....
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Q48. Of the various wildlife and forest preservation schemes undertaken with world aid funds in India, which one has been the most successful project?
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Q49. Communist manifest to was written by Marx and
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Q50. With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct? (1) Different kinds of specialized surgical instruments were in common use by 1st century AD (2) Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of 3rd century AD (3) The concept of sine of an angle was known in 5th century AD (4) The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in 7th century AD