8th Class General Knowledge Sample Paper

done General Knowledge Sample Test Paper-8 Total Questions - 50    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  Which one of the following leaders took active part in British Parliamentary debates against 'economic drain' of India's wealth?
  A)
   Firozshah Mehta                
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  B)
   R. C. Dutta
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  C)
   Dadabhai Naoroji              
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  D)
   Shyamji Krishna Verma
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer2)
  Which one of the following glands in Human Body is popularly called Adam's apple?
  A)
  Adrenal                 
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  B)
   Pituitary
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  C)
   Thyroids     
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  D)
   Thymus
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  E)
   None of these
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  'Vande Mataram' became the theme song of India's struggle for independence during:
  A)
   Swadeshi Movement           
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  B)
   Champaran Movement
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  C)
   Non-Cooperation Movement     
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  D)
   Civil Disobedience Movement
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  E)
   None of these
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  To produce Geothermal Energy which of the following is used?
  A)
   Earth heat                     
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  B)
   Coal
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  C)
   Radioactive element             
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  D)
   Solar power
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  E)
   None of these
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  Sharada Act was passed for:
  A)
   Intercaste marriage              
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  B)
   Widow marriage
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  C)
   Prevention of child marriage     
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  D)
   Prevention of female infanticide
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  E)
   None of these
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  Who has written the novel 'A Bend in the River?
  A)
   V. S. Naipaul               
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  B)
   C. P. Snow
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  C)
   E. M. Remarque           
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  D)
   J. K. Galbraith
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  E)
   None of these
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  Name the first man to fly into space.
  A)
   Richard Nixon                 
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  B)
   John Hawkins
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  C)
   Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin       
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  D)
   Rakesh Sharma
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  E)
   None of these
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  The first Indian to join Indian Civil Service (ICS) was:
  A)
   Satyendranath Tagore           
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  B)
   W. C. Bonnerjee
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  C)
   C. V. Raman                    
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  D)
   S. P. Sinha
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer9)
  Which one of the following countries is not situated in Europe?
  A)
   Spain                          
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  B)
   Poland
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  C)
   Greece                         
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  D)
   South Africa
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  E)
   None of these
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  The role of religion is:
  A)
   To bring people closer           
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  B)
   To provide faith to people in distress
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  C)
   Harmonising                   
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  D)
   All of these
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which one of the following is the most prevalent folk dance of Uttar Pradesh?
  A)
   Naati                           
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  B)
   Bhangra
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  C)
   Tamasha                     
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  D)
   Nautanki
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which one of the following countries has no mineral resources?
  A)
   Kazakhsthan                 
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  B)
   Zaire
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  C)
   Switzerland                  
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  D)
   Mongolia
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  E)
   None of these
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  Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism?
  A)
   Mahavira                     
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  B)
   Sisunaga
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  C)
   Rishabha                     
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  D)
   Gautama                        
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer14)
  ISRO had launched navigation satellite IRNSS-1H into orbit, but the mission failed. It was launched by which rocket vehicle?
  A)
   PSLV C 41                  
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  B)
   PSLV C 39
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  C)
   PSLV C 40                  
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  D)
   PSLV C 37
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer15)
  When was the first railway line opened in India?
  A)
   1857                           
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  B)
   1833
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  C)
   1707                           
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  D)
   1910
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  E)
   1853
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• question_answer16)
  Who is credited with the discovery of electron?
  A)
   Niels Bohr                    
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  B)
   James Chadwick
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  C)
   Joseph John Thomson           
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  D)
   Ernest Rutherford
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer17)
  Which one of the following countries has the longest Constitution in the world?
  A)
   France                         
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  B)
   USA
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  C)
   UK                              
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  D)
   Canada
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  E)
   India
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• question_answer18)
  On which year India conducted its first nuclear test at Pokhran in Rajasthan?
  A)
   18th May 1974             
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  B)
   11th May 1998
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  C)
   15th May 1984             
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  D)
   26th May 1978
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer19)
  Which is the largest ocean in the world?
  A)
   Atlantic Ocean             
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  B)
   Indian Ocean
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  C)
   Arctic Ocean                
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  D)
   Pacific Ocean
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer20)
  Energy that is produced commercially from coal is called:
  A)
   Light energy                 
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  B)
   Kinetic energy
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  C)
   Thermal energy 
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  D)
   Potential energy
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer21)
  Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in                .
  A)
   Himachal Pradesh              
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  B)
   Central Highland
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  C)
   Coastal Tamil Nadu             
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  D)
   Nagaland
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer22)
  Earthquake is caused by ________.
  A)
   Disturbance of Earth surface
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  B)
   Adjustment of layers of Earth crust
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  C)
   Breakage of rock system
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  D)
   Upliftment of rocks
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer23)
  We always see the same face of the moon because:
  A)
   It is smaller than the Earth
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  B)
   It revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
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  C)
   It takes equal time for revolution around the Earth and rotation on its own axis
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  D)
   It rotates at the same speed as the Earth around the Sun
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  E)
   None of these     
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• question_answer24)
                                                  Which country is the largest producer of gold in the world?
  A)
   Australia                      
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  B)
   Canada                         
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  C)
   Russia                         
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  D)
   China
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer25)
  The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is:
  A)
   North Pacific Sea Route          
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  B)
   North Atlantic Sea Route
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  C)
   South Atlantic Sea Route         
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  D)
   Indian Ocean Route
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer26)
  Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during:
  A)
   His imprisonment in 1908       
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  B)
   Home Rule Movement
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  C)
   Revolutionary Movement        
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  D)
   Swadeshi Movement             
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  E)
   None of these     
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• question_answer27)
                                                    The energy stored in a spring is ______.
  A)
   Kinetic energy               
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  B)
   Potential energy
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  C)
   Heat energy                 
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  D)
   Chemical energy                 
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  E)
   None of these     
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• question_answer28)
                                                    Which one of the following acids is used in battery?
  A)
   Hydrochloric acid                
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  B)
   Hydrofluoric acid
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  C)
   Sulphuric acid                   
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  D)
   Sulphurous acid
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer29)
  The sensation of weightlessness in a spacecraft in an orbit is due to the:
  A)
   Absence of gravity outside
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  B)
   Acceleration in the orbit which is equal to the acceleration due to gravity outside
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  C)
   Presence of gravity outside but not inside the spacecraft
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  D)
   Fact that spacecraft in the orbit has no energy
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer30)
  The major constituent of air is:
  A)
   Nitrogen                       
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  B)
   Carbon dioxide
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  C)
   Oxygen                       
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  D)
   Hydrogen
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer31)
  Which one of the following organisms is most likely to produce greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide and methane?
  A)
   Fungi                           
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  B)
   Earthworm
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  C)
   Bacteria                       
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  D)
   Green plants
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer32)
  On whose recommendation Constituent Assembly was formed?
  A)
   Government of India Act 1935   
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  B)
   Cripps' Mission
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  C)
   Cabinet Mission Plan            
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  D)
   Mountbatten Plan
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer33)
  The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by:
  A)
   Durand Line                 
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  B)
   Mcmohan Line
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  C)
   Maginot Line                
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  D)
   Radcliffe Line
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer34)
  The time gap between two successive sessions of Parliament should not exceed_______.
  A)
   Four months                  
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  B)
   Six months
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  C)
   One year                        
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  D)
   What is specified by the President
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer35)
  Who among the following can participate in the meeting of Parliament without being its member?                                                     
  A)
   Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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  B)
   Chief Election Commissioner                                            
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  C)
   Attorney General of India                                              
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  D)
   Chief Justice of India                                                    
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  E)
   None of these     
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• question_answer36)
                                                    Salim Alt was an eminent:                                               
  A)
   Urdu poet                    
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  B)
   Ornithologist                    
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  C)
   Ghazal singer                
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  D)
   All of these                     
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  E)
   None of these     
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                                                     Survey of India is under the Ministry of:                                   
  A)
  Defence                       
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  B)
   Environment and Forests
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  C)
   Home Affairs                  
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  D)
   Science and Technology
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer38)
  Name the President of India who was elected unopposed.
  A)
   Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma       
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  B)
   Dr. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
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  C)
   Dr. Fakhruddina Ali Ahmed      
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  D)
   Dr. Zakir Husain
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  E)
   None of these     
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• question_answer39)
                                                    In India, money supply is governed by the:
  A)
  Finance Ministry               
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  B)
   Reserve Bank of India
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  C)
   Finance Commission            
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  D)
   Niti Aayog
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  E)
   None of these
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  Which one of the following organisations is the oldest?
  A)
   IMF                             
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  B)
   WHO
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  C)
   ILO                             
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  D)
   FAO                         
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer41)
  Who among the following won the gold in women's Floor Exercise event at Rio Olympics 2016?
  A)
   Alexandra Raisman       
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  B)
   Amy Tinkler                     
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  C)
   Simone Biles                
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  D)
   Ken Skupski
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  E)
   None of these     
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                                                    Name the state which has become the first Indian state to set up 'Happiness Department'?
  A)
   Madhya Pradesh           
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  B)
   Goa
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  C)
   Tamil Nadu                  
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  D)
   Gujarat
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  E)
   None of these
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  In which year Non-Aligned Movement completed its 50 years?
  A)
   2014                           
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  B)
   2013
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  C)
   2012                           
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  D)
   2011
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer44)
  When is the National Air Force Day celebrated in India?
  A)
  8th October                   
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  B)
   11thOctober
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  C)
   8th November              
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  D)
   11th November
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  E)
   None of these
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  What is the National Game of India's neighbouring country Bangladesh?
  A)
  Kho-Kho                       
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  B)
   Kabbadi
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  C)
   Rugby                         
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  D)
   Handball
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer46)
  Pandit Birju Maharaj is associated with which Indian dance form?
  A)
  Bharata Natyam            
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  B)
   Kathakali
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  C)
   Kathak                        
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  D)
   Kuchipudi
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer47)
  In his first Independence Day speech in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of:
  A)
   Election Commission
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  B)
   Planning Commission
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  C)
   National Statistical Commission
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  D)
   Telecom Commission
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer48)
  Who took over Apple Inc. as CEO after the demise of Steve Jobs?
  A)
   Tim Cook                    
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  B)
   Jonathan I ve
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  C)
   Ronald Wayne              
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  D)
   Steve Wozniak
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  E)
   None of these
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• question_answer49)
  Kalimpong, a hill station, is located in the Indian state of:                  
  A)
   West Bengal                 
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  B)
   Manipur                        
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  C)
   Mizoram                      
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  D)
   Karnataka                      
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  E)
   None of these     
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• question_answer50)
                                                    Three Japanese scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of Physics in October, 2014. What was their invention?                              
  A)
   LED Blue light                                                       
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  B)
   LED Red Light                                                     
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  C)
   LED Green Light
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  D)
   LED Yellow Light
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  E)
   None of these
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