Given below are some statements about Megasthenes. Read them carefully to separate the false one.
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He travelled India in ancient time
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He was the ambassador of Seleucus, the Greek ruler at that time
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He came India during" the regime of Chandragupta Maurya
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He came India as the ambassador of Egypt
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None of these
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The Indian Constitution in its present form has more than 440 articles and 12 schedules. But originally it had ______ articles and ______ schedules.
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400, 20
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372, 12
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395, 8
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12, 395
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None of these
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Indian National Congress is the oldest political party of India. Who was its 1st President?
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Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
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Badruddin Tyabji
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George Yule
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Dadabhai Naoroji
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None of these
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Who of the following invented first telescope?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Thomas Alva Edison
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Hans Lippershey
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None of these
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Vistula is a river in Poland while Essequibo is a river in ______.
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Guyana
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Germany
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Sudan
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Barbados
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None of these
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The state of Andhra Pradesh was created on _______ 1956.
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4th January
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4th February
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4th April
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4th September
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None of these
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a freedom fighter. He was conferred upon the honorary title of 'Lokmanya' and his birth place was ________.
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Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
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Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
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Etawah (Uttar Pradesh)
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Alwar (Rajasthan)
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None of these
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'Zloty' is the currency of which one of the following countries?
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France
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Cyprus
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Andorra
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Poland
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None of these
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The gigantic statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali is located in Sravanabelagola in the Hassan district of an Indian State. According to Jain Scriptures, Gomateshwara was the second of the one hundred sons of the first Tirthankara, Lord Rishabha. Name the state where Sravanabelagola is situated.
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Jharkhand
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Uttarakhand
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Karnataka
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Arunachal Pradesh
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None of these
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Kruger National Park is the largest zoo in the world located in Limpoo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. It covers 18,989 square kilometres and extends 360 kilometres from north to south and 65 kilometres from east to west. In which one of the following years this park was established?
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1926
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1920
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1919
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1935
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None of these
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Aalm Aara was the 1st Indian talkie film. Who was the director of this movie?
A)
Prakash Mehra
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Raj Kapoor
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Ardeshir Irani
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Dadasaheb Phalke
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None of these
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Railway air brake was invented by George Westinghouse. He belonged to which country?
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Albania
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UK
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Russia
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USA
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None of these
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The "Order of Canada" is the highest honour within the Canadian system of honours and is given for the outstanding achievements in various fields. This order was instituted in 17th April 1967. Who is the sovereign of this honour?
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Chief of Army
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Governor General
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Prime Minister
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Monarch
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None of these
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Acharya Rajnish is the author of 'Beginning of the Beginning' while 'Curtain Raiser' has been written by _________.
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K. Natwar Singh
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T. N. Kaul
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Arvind Ghosh
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Vikram Seth
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None of these
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Which national award stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards?
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Padma Sri
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Padma Bhushan
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Padam Vibhushan
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Bharat Ratna
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None of these
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Out of the options given below take out the false statement regarding 'Indian National Army' formed during freedom struggle.
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This was an armed force
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This was formed in 1943
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Ras Bihari Bose and Capt. Mohan Singh were the founders of this army
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"Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja" was the marching song of this army
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None of these
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The matches of the countries and their currencies are given below. Pick out the wrong match.
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Algeria - Dinar
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Albania - Euro
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Angola - Kwanza
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Argentina - Peso
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None of these
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The Tropic of Cancer divides India into ______ parts.
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4
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2
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5
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3
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None of these
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Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with citizenship?
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4th
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2nd
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3rd
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1st
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None of these
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The Prime Minister gets VVIP treatment everywhere because he was the Prime Minister of the Country. What is the meaning of VVIP?
A)
Very Very Ignorant person
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Very Very Intellectual Person
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Very Very Important Person
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Very Very Intelligent Person
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None of these
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How many types of gauges are used by Indian railways?
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4
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3
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2
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5
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None of these
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Dr. Sally Kristen Ride from Los Angeles, California, is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. She is the first American woman, and then youngest American to enter space. In which year she made this possible?
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1998
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1983
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1925
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1994
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None of these
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Which one of the following is a particular air that blows in Sudan?
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Fryjem
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Bora
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Haboob
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Mistral
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None of these
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In which one of the following countries Virat Nagar city is situated?
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India
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Nepal
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China
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Pakistan
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None of these
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When founded, the UNO replaced an organisation. Name it.
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National League
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League of Continents
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League of Nations
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International League
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None of these
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Take out the wrong statement regarding books and authors.
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'Yasodhara' is a novel written by Maithili Sharan Gupta
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Hazari Prasad Dwivedi is the author of Titli'
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Rahul Sankrityayan is the author of 'Volga Se Ganga Tak'
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Hazari Prasad Dwivedi is the author of 'Sur Sahitya'
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None of these
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A ruler of Gupta dynasty is known as 'Napoleon of India'. Name the ruler.
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Skandgupta
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Kumargupta
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Chandragupta (1st)
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Samudragupta
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None of these
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What is the currency of Sri Lanka?
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Rupee
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Taka
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Rial
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Kyat
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None of these
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Name the film actress who is the owner of Punjab Kings 11, a cricket team of Indian Premiere League.
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Shilpa Shetty
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Priyanka Chopra
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Preity Zinta
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Hema Malini
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None of these
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Name the fort shown in the picture below.
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Red fort
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Jaisalmer fort
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Golconda fort
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Kumbhalgarh fort
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None of these
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Nile river at the end meets to which of the following seas?
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Red sea
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Baltic sea
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Black sea
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Mediterranean sea
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None of these
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is India's highest honour given for achievement in sports. When was this award instituted?
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1991-92
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1993-94
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1994-96
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1980-89
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None of these
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Choose the correct statement out of the options given below.
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Kutiyattam literally means "acting together". This is the earliest classical dramatic art form of Kerala.
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Kutiyattam literally means "moving together". This is the earliest classical dramatic art form of Kerala.
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Kutiyattam literally means "acting together". This is the modern classical dramatic art form of Kerala.
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All of these
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None of these
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The Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in Pakistan and in South Asia and the sixth largest mosque in the world. In which city of Pakistan this mosque is located?
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Quetta
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Lahore
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Faisalabad
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Islamabad
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None of these
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Which one of the following books has not been written by Kanhaiya Lal Mishra Prabhakar'?
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Panch Tantra
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Aakash ke Tere
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Zindagi Muskurai
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Nayee Peedhi Naye Vichar
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None of these
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Which one of the following statements is false?
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Nigeria is a country
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Nigeria is situated in African continent
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The capital of Nigeria is Rabat
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Naira is the currency of Nigeria
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None of these
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PTO stands for:
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Please Turn On
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Please Turn Off
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Please Take Over
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Please Turn Over
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None of these
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Following are the matches of some artists and their particular arts. Find out the wrong match.
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S. Balachandran - Veena
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Amrita Shergil - Painting
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R. K. Laxman - Cartoonist
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Kelucharan Mahapatra - Singer
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None of these
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Following are the matches regarding the national symbols of Pakistan. Find out the wrong match.
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Qaumi tarana - National Anthem
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Urdu - National Language
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Banyan - National Tree
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Faisal Mosque - National Mosque
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None of these
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In which one of the following years UNO officially came into existence?
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1949
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1945
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1956
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1938
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None of these
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Which one of the following planets is smaller than the Earth?
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Saturn
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Uranus
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Mercury
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Jupiter
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Nile is the longest river in the world which is located in;
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Europe
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Asia
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Africa
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North America
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None of these
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Madharasas are the schools of:
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Hindus
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Sikhs
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Christians
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Muslims
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The name 'India' is derived from:
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The Hindus
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The Aryans
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Lord Indra
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The River Indus
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None of these
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Sea route to India was discovered by
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Columbus
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Vasco-da-gama
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Fahien
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Megasthenese
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None of these
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Who among the following had founded the Central Hindu College at Varanasi, which was later converted into Banaras Hindu University?
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Madan Mohan Malviya
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Annie Besant
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Jamna Lal Bajaj
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None of these
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In which year, first census was conducted in India?
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1884
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1872
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1881
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1856
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None of these
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Who is the first cricketer to hit 600 sixes in T20 cricket matches?
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Suresh Raina
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Brendon McCullum
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Glenn Maxwell
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Chirs Gayle
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None of these
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Which city is known as 'The Electronic City of India'?
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Mumbai
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Hyderabad
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Guragon
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Bangalore
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'Eight Lives' is a book written by:
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Savita Ambedkar
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Dr. C. Subramanian
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Rajmohan Gandhi
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Raja Ramana
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