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(1)
Which of the following nations has the largest Muslim population?
[A]
Saudi Arabia
[B]
Bangladesh
[C]
Iran
[D]
Indonesia
(2)
Who gifted the “Statue of Liberty”, standing off the New York port, to the United States on the first centenary celebrations of the US?
[A]
People of New York
[B]
France
[C]
Great Britain
[D]
Germany
(3)
Which city is also known as the “Big Apple”?
[A]
Madrid, Spain
[B]
Lausanne, Switzerland
[C]
Canberra, Australia
[D]
New York, USA
(4)
Loudness of sound depends on
[A]
Frequency
[B]
Wavelength
[C]
Amplitude
[D]
Pitch
(5)
The Constitution of which country has provision that a neutral non-political government will be established three months before the election?
[A]
Australia
[B]
Bangladesh
[C]
Canada
[D]
Switzerland
(6)
When was colour TV transmission introduced in India?
[A]
1980
[B]
1981
[C]
1982
[D]
1984
(7)
Who was the founder Director of the TIFR?
[A]
S.S. Bhatnagar
[B]
H.J. Bhabha
[C]
M.N. Saha
[D]
Vikram Sarabhai
(8)
Which is not included in the private income arising in a country?
[A]
Factor income from net domestic product
[B]
Net factor income from abroad
[C]
Current transfers from Government
[D]
Current payments on foreign loans
Answer: Current payments on foreign loans
(9)
The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest
[A]
along the Equator
[B]
at the North-Pole
[C]
along the Tropic of Cancer
[D]
along the Arctic Circle
Answer: along the Equator
(10)
Where was the first Engineering College of India located?
[A]
Bombay
[B]
Roorkee
[C]
Varanasi
[D]
Calcutta
(11)
The term ‘dialectics’ refers to
[A]
Ideological conflicts
[B]
Unification of opposites
[C]
Deriving the truth after debates and discussions
[D]
Materialist decision
Answer: Materialist decision
(12)
The term 7/7 is related with which of the following terrorist attack in the history of terrorist attacks?
[A]
Underground rail and bus in London
[B]
World Trade Center in New York
[C]
Ram Mandir in Ajodhya
[D]
Railway network in Madrid Spain
Answer: Underground rail and bus in London
(13)
Which state of India was recognized China as part of India?
[A]
Bhutan
[B]
Sikkim
[C]
Nagaland
[D]
Arunachal Pradesh
(14)
Man perceives sound vibrations in the frequency ranges of
[A]
0-5 Hz
[B]
6-10 Hz
[C]
2-200 Hz
[D]
20-20000Hz
(15)
Which among the following coal contains 90 percent of carbon?
[A]
Anthracite
[B]
Bitumen
[C]
Lignite
[D]
Peat
(16)
The term ‘boat people’ refers to the migrants from
[A]
Sri Lanka to India
[B]
China to USA
[C]
Vietnam to Thailand
[D]
Vietnam to USA
Answer: Vietnam to Thailand
(17)
The first Guinness Book of World Records appeared in the Year
[A]
1950
[B]
1954
[C]
1960
[D]
1963
(18)
The Atomic Energy Commission was constituted in
[A]
August, 1948
[B]
October, 1955
[C]
December, 1962
[D]
September, 1965
(19)
Vintage cars are those cars which were built between
[A]
1945 and 1960
[B]
1939 and 1945
[C]
1930 and 1939
[D]
1918 and 1930
(20)
Instrument used to measure earthquake is known as
[A]
seismograph
[B]
quake meter
[C]
barometer
[D]
none of the above
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