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ï»¿The headquarter of ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia are situated at

1. Bangkok
2. Geneva
3. Santiago (Chile)
4. Baghdad

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The industrial organization of Atomic Minerals Division, Heavy Water Board (HWB) is located at

1. Mumbai
2. Kolkata
3. Hyderabad
4. Jadugude, Bihar

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The main objectives of the UN are

1. to maintain peace and security in the world
2. to work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect for each other's rights of basic freedom.
3. to develop friendly relations among nations
4. All of the above

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The Indian Air Force celebrated its Golden Jubilee in

1. 1962
2. 1972
3. 1982
4. 1992

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The headquarter of OAU (Organization of African Unity) are at

1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Washington DC
3. Paris
4. Jakarta, Indonesia

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The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are situated at

1. Vienna
2. Geneva
3. Rome
4. Rome

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The main crop of Meghalaya is

1. Rome
2. wheat
3. barley
4. barley

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The major minerals found in Uttar Pradesh are

1. barley
2. rock phosphate and dolomite
3. rock phosphate and dolomite
4. None of the above

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The member of SEATO (South-East Asia Treaty Organisation) are

1. None of the above
2. Philippines, Thailand
3. UK and USA
4. All of the above

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The highest national award in India given for exceptional work for advancement of art, literature and science

1. Bharat Ratna
2. Padma Awards
3. Padma Awards
4. None of the above

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The main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in the

1. hydrosphere
2. atmosphere
3. lithosphere
4. troposphere

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The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in

1. Orissa
2. Assam
3. Manipur
4. Kerala

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The market condition when goods and services are not freely available and thus the prices are relatively high is called

1. . rights issue
2. sinking fund
3. seller's market
4. recession

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The headquarter of 'Assam Rifles' at

1. Shillong
2. Kohima
3. Aizawl
4. Itanagar

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The language spoken in Sikkim are

1. Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
2. Marathi
3. Bengali, Tripuri
4. Manipuri

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The Heads of Government of the countries which are members of the Commonwealth meet

1. once a year
2. biennially
3. at intervals of three years
4. as and when necessary

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The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO) are located at

1. Hague (Netherlands)
2. Addis Ababa
3. Bangkok
4. New York, USA

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The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, excepted

1. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
2. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
3. United Nations Development Programme
4. International Atomic Energy Agency

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The headquarter of European Court of Justice (ECJ) are situated at

1. Luxembourg
2. Paris
3. Strasbourg (France)
4. San Jose, Costa Rica

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The host of first Olympics in 1896 was

1. Athens, Greece
2. Paris, France
3. London, Great Britain
4. Los Angeles, USA

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The largest cantilever bridge of India is

1. Los Angeles, USA
2. Mahatama Gandhi Setu
3. Howrah Bridge
4. None of the above

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The headquarter of United Nations Fund for Programmes Population Activities (UNFA) are at

1. London
2. New York
3. Washington
4. Rome

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The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located in

1. Dehradun
2. Darjeeling
3. Uttarkashi
4. Shillong

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Deforestation in the uplands may cause pollution in rivers through

1. leaching of salts
2. erosion and silting
3. inflow of forest material
4. increased discharge rate

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The Indian Ocean Arc is an Imaginary circle in space about ____ over the equator

1. 20,000 km
2. 35,000 km
3. 36,000 km
4. 30,000 km

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The main purpose of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) is

1. to accelerate economic progress and maintain economic stability
2. to maintain higher standards of living among member nations
3. to provide collective defence and economic cooperation
4. None of the above

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The main object of which of the following UN agency is to help the underdeveloped countries in the task of raising their living standards?

1. IMF
2. UNICEF
3. UNDP
4. IDA

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The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are at

1. Algiers
2. Lagos
3. Kuwait
4. Vienna

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The language spoken in Lakshadweep island is

1. Malayalam
2. Marathi
3. Tamil
4. Gujarati

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The life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles was first described by

1. Partrick Manson
2. Laveran
3. Ronald Ross
4. Richard Pfeiffer

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The Indian Olympic Council was established in

1. 1936
2. 1988
3. 1924
4. 1900

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The last Hindu king who party succeeded in establishing "Hindu Swaraj" was

1. Chhatrapati Shivaji
2. Akbar, the Great
3. Chandragupta Maurya
4. Bahadurshah Zafar Khan

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The king of Macedonia, who conquered most of Asia Minor and defeated Porus (India) in 327 B. C. was

1. Adolf Hitler
2. Alexander the Great
3. Chandragupta Maurya
4. Christopher Columbus

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The largest lake in India is

1. Luni lake
2. Sambhar lake
3. Wular lake
4. None of the above

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The headquarter of the International Committee of Red Cross are at

1. Geneva
2. Paris
3. Rome
4. Stockholm

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The important industries of Rajasthan are

1. textiles and woollen
2. sugar and cement
3. glass and zinc smelters
4. All of the above

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The headquarter of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation is at

1. Kolkata
2. Darjeeling
3. New Delhi
4. Warsaw

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The member states of Benelux Economic Union are

1. Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
2. Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Iraq
3. Indonesia, Kuwait, Libya
4. Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago

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The largest city of India is

1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Kolkata
4. Chennai

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The literacy rate of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is

1. 81.18 per cent
2. 80.76 per cent
3. 79.23 per cent
4. 78.11 per cent

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The important industries of Assam are

1. tea processing, oil refineries and coal
2. silk and plywood
3. both (a) and (b)
4. None of the above

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The longest rail line of the world, Trans-Siberian line, is in

1. Russia
2. China
3. USA
4. Saudi Arabia

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The measurement of Lawn Tennis court for singles

1. 70 ft. by 26 ft.
2. 78 ft. by 27 ft.
3. 70 ft. by 30 ft.
4. 78 ft. by 38 ft.

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The main credit of the concept of Non-aligned Movement goes to

1. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, India
2. Marshal Tito - President of Yugoslavia
3. Dr. Sukarno - President of Indonesia
4. G. A. Nassir - President of Egypt

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The Kvinna Till Kvinna foundation (Sweden) was award Right Livelihood Award in 2002 for

1. its remarkable successes in healing the wounds of ethnic hatred and war, by helping women, often the prime victims, to be the major agents of reconciliation and peace-building
2. outstanding courage and persistent efforts to expose and bring to account the tortures
3. Their exemplary and indomitable courage and compassion, which have proved that, even after murderous civil war, young people from different ethnic groups can learn to live and build a future together
4. None of the above

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The main purpose of International Bank for Reconstruction (IBRD) is

1. development of economics of members by facilitating investment of capital and foreign investment, through provision of loans
2. promotes co-operation on technical matters of maritime safety, navigation and encourages anti-pollution measures
3. attainment of the highest possible level of health by all people
4. None of the above

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The headquarter of the United Nations is at

1. Geneva
2. Paris
3. New York
4. Washington, D.C.

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The main purpose of the Group of 77 was

1. sustained economic growth
2. to promote African unity and solidarity
3. to defend the economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world
4. None of the above

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The largest party of Ireland, the Ulster Unionist Party, endorses the Northern Ireland peace deal between British and Irish governments in

1. 1997
2. 1988
3. 1998
4. 1990

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The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was

1. Babur
2. Bahadurshah Zafar
3. Akbar
4. None of the above

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The headquarter of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were at

1. Berlin
2. Prague
3. Moscow
4. Warsaw

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The main objective of the Department of Atomic Energy is

1. to generate safe, economic electrical power from nuclear energy
2. to built research reactors and to utilize the radioisotopes
3. to encourage technology transfer and interaction with industry for industrial & social development
4. None of the above

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The last Asian Games took Place in 2002 at

1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Busan, South Korea
3. Hiroshima, Japan
4. Beijing, China

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The important minerals of Assam are

1. coal and limestone
2. petroleum
3. copper and mica
4. manganese, gold and quartzite

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The headquarter of BSF are at

1. Chennai
2. Kolkata
3. New Delhi
4. Mumbai

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The main function of General Assembly of UNO is:

1. It discusses & makes recommendations on any subject mentioned in the UN charter except those with which the Security Council may be dealing with
2. It is responsible for international peace and security
3. It is responsible for admission of new member, suspension and for expulsion of old member
4. All of the above

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The headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy are at

1. New Delhi
2. Chandigarh
3. Pune
4. Kolkata

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The headquarter of the International Court of Justice are at

1. Geneva
2. The Hague
3. Rome
4. Vienna

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The highest rank in Army is that of

1. Brigadier
2. General
3. Lieutenant General
4. Major General

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The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in which of the following cities

1. Jakarta
2. Singapore
3. Bangkok
4. Manila

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The Melghat Tiger reserve is in

1. Assam
2. Maharashtra
3. Karnataka
4. Orissa

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The legislature of Sikkim is

1. Unicameral
2. Bicameral
3. Polycameral
4. None of the above

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The lower limit of perpetual snow in mountains such as the Himalayas is termed as the

1. tree line
2. timber line
3. snow line
4. boundary line

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The instrument used to measure electric current is

1. ammeter
2. electrometer
3. galvanometer
4. spectrometer

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The helicopter fleet of Air Force consists of

1. Chetak
2. Cheetah
3. MI-8s, MI-17s, MI-26
4. All of the above

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The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in which of the following cities

1. Jakarta
2. Singapore
3. Bangkok
4. Manila

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The Infantry school (Army) is situated at

1. Mhow
2. Deolali
3. Bareilly
4. Pune

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The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Denmark
4. Sweden

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The Law of Natural Selection is associated with

1. Dalton
2. Darwin
3. Kepler
4. Mendel

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The Indian space programme began in

1. 1961
2. 1962
3. 1965
4. 1969

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The influx of domestic sewage containing detergents cause nutrient enrichment in water bodies due to the presence of

1. carbonates
2. nitrates
3. phosphates
4. silicates

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The member states of European Union are

1. Belgium, Denmark, France and Greece
2. The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy
3. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
4. All of the above

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The height of the net in the center of the tennis court is

1. 2 ft. 10 inches
2. 2 ft. 11 inches
3. 2 ft. 1 inch
4. 3 ft. 2 inches

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The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on

1. September 2000 at Jakarta (Indonesia)
2. September 2001 at Cartagene
3. September 2002 at Durban
4. September 2003 at Kuala Lumper

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The largest airport in the world is

1. Palam Airport
2. Indira Gandhi International Airport
3. Cochin International Airport
4. King Khalid International Airport

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The main crops of Sikkim are

1. rice, maize, bajra, wheat, barley, cardamom
2. sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice,
3. chillies, oilseeds, groundnut, pepper
4. None of the above

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The increased use of groundwater for irrigation purposes has led to

1. salinization
2. lowering of the water table
3. water logging
4. All of the above

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The headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) are situated at

1. Bangkok
2. Geneva
3. Addis Ababa
4. Baghdad

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The last month of the Saka year is

1. Phalguna
2. Chaitra
3. Asadha
4. Pausa

✅ Correct Answer: 1

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