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1.  Which of the following is called 'Herring Pond'?
a
  Dead Sea
b
 Pacific Ocean
c
 Atlantic Ocean
d
 Black Sea
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option C
Explanation :
2.  Mohenjodaro is also known as:
a
  mound of the Great
b
 mound of the Dead
c
 mound of the Living
d
 mound of the Survivors
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
3.  Mahatma Gandhi was referred to 'Father of the Nation'- first by:
a
  Subhash Chandra Bose
b
 C. Rajagopalachan
c
 Jawaharlal Nehru
d
 Vallabhbhai Patel
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
4.  Who was known by the sobriquet of 'Mahak Pari' during the 1857 revolt?
a
  Hajrat Mahal
b
 None of these
c
 Zeenat Mahal
d
 Rani Laxmibai
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option C
Explanation :
5.  The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is:
a
  Chenab
b
 Nubra
c
 Jhelum
d
 Indus
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option C
Explanation :
6.  Which one of the following was an associate State of India before becoming a full fledged state?
a
  Sikkim
b
 Meghalaya
c
 Manipur
d
 Mizoram
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
7.  Harijan Sevak Sangh was organised by:
a
  Annie Besant
b
 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c
 Raja Rammohan Roy
d
 Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D
Explanation :
8.  'A star which appears blue' is :
a
  as hot as the sun
b
 cooler than the sun
c
 hotter than the sun
d
 cooler than the moon
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option C
Explanation :
9.  A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called :
a
  cylonic
b
 anti-cyclonic
c
 convectional
d
 orographic
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D
Explanation :
10.  The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by :
a
  Lord Dalhousie
b
 Lord Canning
c
 Lord Wellesley
d
 Warren Hastings
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
11.  The highest lake above the sea level in the World is :
a
  lake Titicaca
b
 lake Tanzania
c
 lake Toba
d
 lake Avernus
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
12.  The Anti Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in:
a
  Jammu and Kashmir
b
 West Bengal
c
 Tamil Nadu
d
 Kerala
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
13.  Who of the following gave the town Masulipatnam to the French?
a
  Salabat Jang
b
 Nasir Jang
c
 Asaf Jah
d
 Muzaffar Jang
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
14.  The first oil well in India was dug at:
a
  Digboi
b
 Naharkatiya
c
 Bombay High
d
 Moran
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
15.  Who among the following proposed that atom is indivisible?
a
  Rutherford
b
 Dalton
c
 Avogadro
d
 Berzelius
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
16.  During the proclamation of National Emergency:
a
  Article 32 cannot be suspended
b
 Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended
c
 all fundamental rights are suspended
d
 Article 19 cannot be suspended
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
17.  Match the following:
"
a
  4 1 2 3
b
 1 3 2 4
c
 3 1 2 4
d
 3 1 4 2
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option C
Explanation :
18.  The conditions of service and tenure of the Election Commissioner is prescribed by:
a
  Parliament
b
 Government
c
 the President
d
 the Constitution
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A
Explanation :
19.  Chemical name of vitamin A is -
a
  Thiamine
b
 Ascorbic acid
c
 nicotinamide
d
 axerophthol (acid)
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D
Explanation :
20.  In 1921, the Presidency Banks of Bengal, Madras and Bombay were nationalised to give birth to :
a
  Syndicate Bank
b
 Punjab National Bank
c
 Punjab and Sindh Bank
d
 State Bank of India
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D
Explanation :
21.  Which one of the following is not a site for in - situ method of conservation of flora?
a
  Biosphere Reserve
b
 Botanical Garden
c
 National park
d
 Wildlife Sanctuary
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
22.  Which of the following agencies has the power to declare any industrial unit as a potentially sick unit?
a
  MRTPC
b
 BIFR
c
 IRBI
d
 FICCI
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
23.  In the Vedic society, the term used to denote a group of families was:
a
  vish
b
 grama
c
 jana
d
 gotra
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
24.  The gas produced in marshy places due to decomposition of vegetation is
a
  Carbon dioxide
b
 Carbon monoxide
c
 Methane
d
 Sulphur dioxide
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option C
Explanation :
25.  Lapse rate is related to the decrease of:
a
  wind velocity with an ascent of 300 feet
b
 pressure with an ascent of 500 feet
c
 humidity with an ascent of 450 feet
d
 temperature at IT for an ascent of 330 feet
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Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D
Explanation :


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