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Q.1 International Rice Research Institute is based at……..
(A) Bangkok
(B) Manila
(C) Kuala Lumpur
(D) Tokyo
Q.2 What is the effect on the density of gas if it is heated under constant pressure?
(A) it will decrease
(B) it will increase
(C) Remains constant
(D) First, it will increase and then decrease
Q.3 The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) came into being in which of the following years?
(A) 1952
(B) 1954
(C) 1956
(D) 1958
Q.4 This person has written National Anthem for two nations. Who is he?
(A) Iqbal
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Sharath Chandra Chatterjee
Q.5 Milk is basically a type of……
(A) emulsion
(B) solvent
(C) suspension
(D) gel
Q. 6 Scientific principles of the electric motor were discovered by which of the following scientists?
(A) Michael Faraday
(B) B. Franklin
(C) T.A. Edison
(D) Enrico Fermi
Q.7 World Consumer Rights Day is observed on which of the following days?
(A) March 4
(B) March 15
(C) March 30
(D) April 30
Q.8 The maximum contribution to the tax revenue collection of the government comes through.
(A) income tax
(B) customs duty
(C) excise duty
(D) service tax
Q.9 The capital of Portugal is….
(A) Algiers
(B) Lisbon
(C) Brussels
(D) Madrid
Q.10 Where is the headquarters of the world’s foremost Human Rights Organization, Amnesty International?
(A) Berlin
(B) New York
(C) London
(D) Geneva
Q. 11 During whose reign did Huan Tsang visited India?
(A) Kanishka
(B) Chandragupta
(C) Ashok
(D) Harsha
Q.12 Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations?
(A) Chinese
(B) French
(C) German
(D) Arabic
Q.13 In which of the following years was the name of G-7 changed to G-8?
(A) 1994
(B) 1996
(C) 1998
(D) 1999
Q.14 Where are the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
(A) Brussels
(B) Geneva
(C) London
(D) Rome
Q.15 ‘White Revolution’ is related to….
(A) flood control
(B) fish production
(C) wheat production
(D) milk production
Q.16 Which of the following days is celebrated as International Labour Day throughout the world?
(A) April 1
(B) May 1
(C) June 1
(D) July 1
Q.17 Brass is an alloy that consists of …….
(A) Zinc and Sulphur
(B) Sulphur and Copper
(C) Copper and Zinc
(D) Zinc and Magnesium
Q.18 The youngest mountaineer to have scaled Mount Everest is…..
(A) Temba Tsheri
(B) Ang Rita
(C) Nawang Gombu
(D) Fu Dorjee
Q.19 The World Tourism Day is celebrated on….
(A) August 16
(B) September 3
(C) September 27
(D) October 7
Q.20 India’s first steel plant was set-up at……
(A) Rourkela
(B) Bhilai
(C) Durgapur
(D) Jamshedpur
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