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1. What is treatment of body defects through massage and exercise? Physiotherapy

2. Under which Article of the Constitution are the Cultural and Educational Rights granted? Article 29 and 30

3. Which field is used to produce deflection in a television picture tube? A magnetic fields

4. Shallow-rooted trees are associated with which climate? Equatorial climate

5. What do the Ajanta paintings depict? Scenes from the Jatakas

6. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in which field? Vocal Music

7. How many member states are in ‘Common Market’ for Eastern and Southern Africa? 20

8. What is making interesting discoveries unexpectedly or by accident? Serendipity

9. Which area is dominant in hunting and gathering? Tropical forest

10. Which Gupta ruler defeated the Huna ruler, Mihirakula? Yasodharman

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1. Among South Asian countries, which one has the highest level of urbanization? Bangladesh

2. Which is an insectivorous plant? Pitcher plant

3. Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in which article? Part II, Articles 5-11

4. At which of the following places watches will show 5.30 A.M. when it is
12.00 midnight G.M.T.? New Delhi

5. Tradition has it that By whom was Ajatasatru instigated to murder his father? Devadatta

6. Which element has the lowest electron affinity? Argon

7. Sushil Kumar is known for his outstanding performance in which field? Wrestling

8. In which of the Five Year Plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society? Fifth

9. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time. Cairo is situated at which degree? 30° East

10. Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed which mahajanpada? Avanti

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1. Which country is the leading producer of uranium? Canada

2. The Pacific Islands from New Guinea south east-wards to the Fiji Islands’ what is this group called? The Mellanesia

3. Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher? Leaf

4. To a space traveller on moon, how does the lunar sky during day time appear? Black

5. In which veda is the famous Vedic saying “War begins in the minds of men” stated? Atharvaveda

6. Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? President

7. Energy transferred to a person through gamma rays is measured in by which unit? Roentgens

8. In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production negative? Third Plan

9. What is distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms.)? 149

10. Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are How many are these upanishads? 108

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1. The focal length of a convex lens is 50 cm. what is its power? +2 D

2. Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi? Bengali

3. Which formulates fiscal policy? Finance Ministry

4. The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries? China-Pakistan

5. Who was the Governor General tomerge Sindh in British India? Lord Ellenborough

6. Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified’ into a pitcher? Leaf

7. Who is a legal advisor of the State Government as provided by the Constitution? Advocate General

8. Which pair of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively? Lithium and osmium

9. On which river is located Indo- Pak Bagalihar Project? Chenab

10. In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India? Indigo

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1. If a Minister of a State wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter of resignation? Chief Minister

2. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as? Aluminium oxide

3. From which sector does the highest sector wise contribution to gross domestic saving comes? Household sector

4. In certain parts of Khasi and Jaintia hills, annual rainfall is about howmany c.m.? 1000 cm

5. Which part was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal Period? Surat

6. Which of these is a ‘Morning Raga’? Darbari

7. From the evolutionary point of view, which is closer to man? Dolphin

8. By which is in In practice the policy of the Government shaped? The Cabinet

9. Which place receives fainfall less than 20 cms? Jammu and Kashmir

10. Who among the following has issued the coin rupee for the first time? Shershah Suri

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1. Where are red blood corpuscles formed? In bone marrow

2. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? New Delhi

3. If there were no atmosphere, what will be the length of the day on the earth? Decrease

4. In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year? Equatorial region

5. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of which king? Rudradaman

6. Who is the ‘author of the book ‘A Brief History of Time’? Stephen Hawking

7. Who produced the first film in India ‘Raja Harishchandra’ in 1913? Dada Saheb Phalke

8. How much blood does an average adult have in the body? 5-6 litres

9. In mid-latitudes, convective precipitation is associated with which front? Cold fronts

10. Which is considered an encyclopedia of Indian Medicine? Charaka Samhita

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Friday, February 28, 2020

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1. Dr. Hargobing khurana received the nobel prize for which subject? Medicine

2. Healing of wounds is hastened by which vitamin? C

3. The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is on which pattern? Constitution of South Africa

4. Which is a warm ocean current? East Australian current

5. Which was the Princely State which acceeded to the Indian Union after a plebiscite? Junagadh

6. Bagasse, a by-product of sugar manufacturing industry, is used for the production of which thing? Paper

7. The ‘Rediscovery of India’ is written by which author? Meghnad Desai

8. As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in which industry areas? Retail Trade

9. Kuroshio is a warm ocean current which runs from which country? Philippines to Japan

10. Which was in power in the U. K. when India got independence? Labour Party

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1. Which Cricketer has scored the highest total runs in test cricket? Sachin Tendulkar

2. Who won a Nobel Prize for literature when he was the head of the government? Sir Winston Churchill

3. Which vitamin is essential for poor bone and teeth formation? Vitamin D

4. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with which thing? Hydroelectricity

5. Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on which date? April 13, 1919

6. Which is at the apex of the-three tier system of Panchayati Raj? Zila Parishad

7. Why does the velocity of rain drop attain constant value? Viscous force exerted by air

8. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which scheme? Jeevan Sathi Yojana

9. Which is the oldest atomic power station? Tarapur

10. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who raised an army called Free Indian Legion? Subhas Chandra Bose

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1. When the temperature increases, what does the angle of contact of a liquid? Decreases

2. Who was the first Indian woman who owns the gold medal in Asian Games? Kamaljit Sandhu

3. From which export does India earns maximum foreign exchange? Gems and jewellery

4. Which Place experiences minimum and maximum temperature? 28.3°C and 15°C respectively is Leh

5. Who is associated with the Local Self- Government Act? Ripon

6. Edward Jenner is related with which disease? Small pox

7. What is the source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj? Government grants

8. Which variety of glass is heat resistant? Pyrex glass

9. How is the climate of India is? Subtropical monsoon

10. Under which act was the Supreme Court in British India established? Regulating Act of 1773

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1. What is the age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court? 62 years

2. In methane molecule how are the four hydrogen atoms arranged? As tetrahedral

3. Which industry earns the second highest net foreign exchange from the trade? Engineering goods industry

4. In which vally is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? Sutlej valley

5. When the East India Company came into existence, By whom was England was ruled? Tudors

6. When is World Mental Health Day, recognized by the UN is observed? October 10

7. By which is the Atmosphere of big metropolition cities is polluted most? Automobile exhausts

8. By whom the oath to a High Court Judge is administered? Governor

9. Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? Tamil Nadu

10. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali’s invasion of India? Shah Alam II

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1. The statements “Protoplasm is the physical basis of life” is given by which person? Purkinje

2. By whom are the portfolios allocated to the ministers? The Prime Minister

3. When does Super conductivity result? When matter is cooled to very low temperature

4. In which region is the main area of production of icebergs found? The West Coast of Greenland

5. Which Mughal emperor’s tomb is outside India? Jahangir

6. Who wrote the line: ‘A thing of beauty is a joy for ever’? John Keats

7. Which day is celebrated as United Nations day every year? 24th October

8. Which structure is present in mitochondria? Oxysomes

9. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated? Indian Ocean

10. Mughal architecture reveals a blending of which styless? Indian and Persian styles

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1. Which is the official language of Bank of Central African States? French

2. Pheretima posthuma is scientific name of which animal? Earth worm

3. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in which sabha? Rajya Sabha alone

4. Which is the largest lake in Africa? Lake Victoria

5. ‘Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste’. Whose dictum was this? Ramananda

6. Which is an active component of oil of clove? Eugenol

7. Who authored the ‘Gitanjali’, an anthology of poems? Rabindranath Tagore

8. In which year were Private Sector Mutual Funds in India permitted? 1993

9. Which is the deepest lake? Lake Baikal

10. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? Shankaracharya

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1. Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which fields? Vocal music

2. Where is the headquarters of African Development Bank? Abidjan

3. Which is used as a gift in Japan? Euplectella

4. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities? Caldera lake

5. In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit called ‘paragana’ was headed by an official? Amil

6. Who was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India? Dr. B. N. Rao

7. How does Transfer of heat energy from the sun to the moon take place? By radiation only

8. Stock Exchanges play a role in an economy how may itbe termed? Useful but need strict regulation

9. What are Shield volcanoes? Repeated lava flows

10. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar-as what was Lodi dynasty to? Ibrahim Lodi

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1. What is the number of electrons in an atom of atomic number Z and mass number A? Z

2. With which of the following fields is M. F. Hussain associated? Painting

3. Which is the ‘Slack Season’ in the Indian Economy? Jan.-June

4. In which country is Marino sheep rearing the predominant pastoral activity? Australia

5. Which was the lowest unit of Chola administration? Valanadu

6. Minute pore found on the soft aerial part of plant especially the leaves are called? Stomata

7. When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met? 9th December, 1946

8. To prepare a standard solution of a substance, what is generally used? Measuring flask

9. Which is the leading producer of rice? China

10. By whom was the large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur built? Rajaraja Chola I

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1. In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time?    1951

2. Which inorganic precipitate acts as semipermeable membrane?    Copper ferrocyonide

3. Which Committee’s recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line in India?    Lakdawala Committee

4. Northern part of Australia is typified by which climate?    Monsoon climate

5. During the Sangam Age, Uraiyur was the capital of which rular?    Cholas

6. Which industry produces the most non-biodegradable wastes?    Thermal power plants

7. In which biological process sugar is oxidised to release energy?    Respiration

8. By whom was the Constitution of India adopted?    Constituent Assembly

9. Rain shadow effect is associated with which rainfall?    Orographic rainfall

10. Which was the most important kingdom after the Maury in the-Deccan and Central India?    Satavahanas

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1. The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. Which is that plant? Cinchona

2. Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? Either House of Parliament

3. What is a strong argument for the particle nature of cathode rays? They are cast shadow

4. A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. it is heard at New York on which day? The same day at 7.30 a.m.

5. Which was the last Buddhist text produced in India? Vamsathapakasini

6. The basis of European Union began with the signing of which treaty? Maastricht Treaty

7. Rainwater collected after 30 to 40 minutes of raining is not suitable for drinking why? Because it is acidic

8. What is the poison of honey bee? Acidic

9. When it is 12 noon at-Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74°W)? 7.04 a.m.

10. Buddha died in which Mahajanpada? Mall

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1. Who is the world’s first woman cosmonaut? Valentina Tereshkova

2. Iris has no pigment in which people? Blue-eyed people

3. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India? Jyoti Basu

4. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of which distance? Astronomical distance

5. Which Indus citiy was known for water management? Mohenjo-daro

6. Mixture of which pair of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines? Methane and air

7. Where is Davos, the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum, located? Switzerland

8. During whose viceroyalty was the system of Budget introduced in India? Canning

9. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their which quality? Temperature

10. The vedic deity Indra was the god of which thing? Rain and thunder

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1. Who became the youngest Grand Master of India? Parimarjan Negi

2. Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest? Bachendri Pal

3. Which is the scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time? William Harvey

4. Among sources of power, India has largest reserves of which thing? Coal

5. Which Europeans, were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders? French

6. Ministers in a State get salaries, by whom is it as determined? State Legislature

7. Which is used to remove astigmatism for a human eye? Cylindrical lens

8. Through which methods is the national income of India estimated mainly? Production and income methods

9. Which is the most important coal field of India? Raniganj

10. When did the British Government start ruling India directly? After Sepoy Mutiny

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1. When viewed in white light, why do soap bubbles show colours? Because of interference

2. The famous sportsman Michael Jordan is associated with which game? Basket ball

3. During which prime minister was the strategy of Rolling plan was adopted? Morarji Desai

4. If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go? Rajasthan

5. Who appointed Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi? Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq

6. What is the best method for improving the nutrient composition of a diet’? By combining various foods

7. By whom was collective responsibility of the Cabinet introduced in India? Constitution of India

8. Which is also called Stranger Gas? Xenon

9. Which crop are grain with the on set of mansoon & are harvested in September-October? Kharif

10. Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya? Suddhadvaita

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1. Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature? Government of India Act, 1935

2. By which can the location and energy of an electron in an atom be specified? Quantum numbers

3. What was the decentralisation system recommended? Balwant Rai Mehta

4. Which is softwood from coniferous forest? Pine

5. Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed? Bamiyan

6. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? Mother Teresa

7. Which statement is true with respect to Leukaemia? Number of WBCs increases in blood

8. By whom the rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined? Prime Minister

9. Hardwood tree like mahogany and ebony are found in which forests? Equatorial forest

10. Who taught the doctrine of Shunyata (Shunyavad)? Nagarjuna

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1. In which forest the maximum plant diversity is found? Tropical evergreen forests

2. Which Act formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time? Indian Councils Act, 1909

3. A floating body always displaces liquid equal to its which thing? Weight

4. Which plate movement is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridge? Divergent movement

5. With how many volunteers did Gandhiji start on his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930? 78

6. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? Bachhendri Pal

7. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of which state? Madhya Pradesh

8. How many species are under threat in mainland France? A thousand

9. Where is Dead sea situated? A Rift Valley

10. Who opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s association with the Khilafat movement? Mohammed Alix Jinnah

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1. The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming? Bula Chaudhary

2. By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory? Khurana

3. In which schedule is the list of items which may be entrusted to the Panchayats given? Eleventh Schedule

4. Which national Highway route is the longest? Kolkata-Hajira

5. Who had started ‘Mitra Mela’ Association? Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

6. Which is the basis of modern periodic table? Atomic number

7. When are the 20th Commonwealth Games scheduled to beheld in Glassgow? July, 2014

8. The performance of which industry is considered performance of the core industry? Oil and Petroleum

9. Which city is at the highest altitude above mean sea level? Bangalore

10. Which was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher? Aurobindo Ghosh

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1. Journalist’s day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on which date? Oct 1, 1984

2. The United Nations declared 2014 as which International Year? Crystallography

3. What is the number of chromosome in a normal human body cell? 46

4. Which city has the longest day in the month of June? Kolkata

5. Who set up the Atmiya Sabha in Kolkata in the first half of the nineteenth century? Ram Mohan Roy

6. How is the National Development Council? Nonpolitical body

7. The value of which quantity remains same in all system of units? Specific gravity

8. In which industry is the maximum number of women employed in India? Tea

9. The ‘Grand Trunk Road’ connects which cities? Kolkata and Amritsar

10. What was the original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati? Mula Shankar

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1. What does Every object at a temperature above absolute zero? Radiates energy

2. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Forests? 2001-2010

3. Who are Debenture holders of a company? Its creditors

4. Which is the longest river in India? Ganga

5. Which was the first fort which the British constructed in India? St. George Fort

6. Which blood group is universal doner? O

7. From which fund is the pension of a High Court Judge charged? Consolidated Fund of India

8. Which metal is extracted by electrolytic reaction method? Al

9. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January? Punjab

10. In where were Bengal the headquarters of East India Company located? Fort William

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1. What about ministry in the event of the resignation or death of the Prime Minister? The Ministry is dissolved

2. What is the most abundant on the earth crust? Al

3. Which provides the largest part of the demand for loanable funds in India? Corporate businesses

4. Which river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat? Tapti

5. The number of wives of which Mughal ruler ‘fell short even of the Quranic allowance of four’? Aurangzeb

6. Who is the author of the book “Termites in the Trading system”? Jagdish Bhagwati

7. Which part of brain is centre of thirst hunger and sleep? Hypothalmus

8. A Judge of a High Court wanting to resign addresses his letter of resignation to whom? The President

9. Which river basin is called ‘Ruhr of India’? Damodar

10. During which ruler were Upanishads translated into Persian? Shah Jahan

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1. Which tissue is responsible for the secondary growth? Cambium

2. By whom the salary and perquisites of the Prime Minister of India are decided? Parliament

3. What happens to the level of mercury in the barometer tube when it is taken down a coal mine? It rises

4. Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries? India and China

5. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India? Krishna Deva Raya

6. For which word, the letter ‘G’ has been used in ‘2G Spectrum’? Generation

7. Indian Institute of Forest management is located at which place? Dehradun

8. Whose living cell provides tensility and mechanical strength? Collenchyma

9. The northern part of the west coast is known by which name? Konkan coast

10. Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan? Iltutmish

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1. Where is Indian Army’s counter-insurgency school situated? Vairengte

2. Which an important product is obtained from styles and stigma? Saffron

3. In whom did the Government of India Act, 1935 veste the residuary power? Governor-General

4. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of which degrees? 20°N and 40°N

5. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi? Razia Sultan

6. What are the atoms of the elements which have same number of neutrons called? Isotones

7. Who is a famous Sarod player? Amjad Ali Khan

8. During which Five Year Plan was the total expenditure on agriculture the highest? Fourth Five Year Plan

9. What is the capital of East Timor? Dili

10. Which General of Ala-ud-din Khilji, was known as the Rustam of the age and the hero of the time? Malik Kafur

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1. Which country is reliant on a single export of oil/petroleum? Nigeria

2. Which is the unit raised to protect the naval assets? Sagar Prahari Bal

3. leaves used as wrappers for bides, from which are obtained? Tendu

4. Which are the Continents that form a mirror image of each other? Africa and South America

5. Who anticipated Newton by declaring that all things Gravitate to the earth? Brahmagupta

6. Which act made the Indian Legislature bicameral? Government of India Act, 1919

7. Instrument used to store the electric charge is known by which name? Capacitor

8. During which five year plan were the steel plants at Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela established? Second Five Year Plan

9. In which country is ‘Takla Makan’ desert situated? China

10. By whom was the largest grant of villages to temples and brahmanas given? The Guptas

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1. At a grid sub stations the voltage is stepped up to reduce loss of which thing? Power

2. Which are connected by over 1700 km-long BTC oil pipe-line? Caspian sea and Mediterranean sea

3. When was EXIM Bank set-up? 1982

4. Which country has the highest agricultural production in Europe? France

5. Who is considered as the first national ruler of India? Chandragupta Maurya

6. From the evolutionary point of View, which is the most primitive animal? Turtle

7. Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India? Attorney General

8. Which property of the elements is a whole number? Atomic number

9. Which country leads in the production of rubber? Indonesia

10. Which ruler was known as Amitraghata, the ‘destroyer of foes’? Bindusara

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1. Which writ is a bulwark of personal freedom? Habeas Corpus

2. Which was the gas which had leaked out of Union Carbide factory in Bhopal? Methyl isocynate

3. Which is the oldest Development Financial Institution of India? IFCI

4. Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of which grass? Pampas

5. Which craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans? Blacksmith

6. 23rd January is celebrated as the birthday of which person? Subhash Chandra Bose

7. In human body which is the largest in size? Liver

8. The Centre-State financial distribution takes place on the recommendation by which ministry? Finance Minister

9. How climate does the Veld grassland of south Africa experience? The Steppe climate

10. What is the number of puranas? 18

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1. What is the largest gland in the human body? Liver

2. Which writ is issued by the court in’ case of illegal detention of a person? Habeas Corpus

3. If a pendulum is allowed to oscillate into jar containing water, what will its time period? Increase

4. Why is the Wind in the, Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left? Due to rotation of the earth

5. Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization? Rakhal Das Banerji

6. What is the first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as fuel? KAMINI

7. Who discovered South Pole? Amundsen

8. What is the most important function of perspiration? To regulate body temperature

9. Where is the Smog is likely to occur? Near the industrial areas

10. What was the main characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization? Town planning

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1. Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket? Lala Amarnath

2. Which is the sweetest sugar? Fructose

3. Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India? President

4. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the which place? Equator

5. Who started the Public Works Department in India in 1848? Lord Dalhousie

6. Which is the substance which can act both as an acid and a base? Amphoteric

7. The Indian research station Himadri is located at which place? Antarctica

8. In India, in which banking is the Public Sector is most dominant? Commercial banking

9. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part? Core

10. Where was first Madarasa set up by the British in India? Calcutta

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1. Who has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests? Virender Sehwag

2. In which sports Rajjyavardhan Rathore won a Silver medal in the Beijing Olympics? Shooting

3. Why does Flower colour? Due to anthocyanins

4. Kurnool-Cuddapah canal is taken off from which river? Tungabhadra

5. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on Hindus? Akbar

6. Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India? Either House of Parliament

7. Which is natural source of gamma-rays? Radon gas

8. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India? Shri V. T. Krishnamachari

9. Kudremukh hills known for iron ore deposits is situated in which place? Chickmaglur

10. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? Humayun

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1. ‘Hydraulic brakes’ and ‘Hydraulic lift’ are devices, why are fluids used in them? For transmitting pressure

2. Which person won seven gold medals in swimming for the U.S. in the 1972 Olympic? Mark Spitz

3. Which Agriculture export item is second in case of India? Rice

4. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? Sambhar

5. Who organised Ashwamedha Yajna? Samudragupta

6. Which sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in India? Electric power generation

7. Why was the design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of India? July, 1947

8. Which isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reactions? U-235

9. Which region has internal drainage? Rajasthan

10. Which sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad? Quran

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1. Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India? Attorney General

2. Radioactive distintegration of uranium ultimately results in which formation? Lead

3. Which is the largest (in terms of turnover) Public Sector organisation in India? Indian Oil Corporation

4. What are the plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions called? Vegatherms

5. With whom was the last opportunity to avoid the partition of India lost? Cabinet Mission

6. When is World Humanitarian Action Day is observed? October 8

7. What is the least influential in determining the distribution of terrestrial biomes? Salinity

8. What was the most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution? Government of India Act, 1935

9. Which country ranks first in producing teak? Thailand

10. By whom was the agitation against the partition of Bengal led? Surendranath Banerjee

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