Sunaina is a very bright student with humble background. She dreams to study physics in the best university of the world to become a space scientist and then contribute to her country's 'space missions'. Which of the following organisations may help her with scholarship so that she can pursue her dream?
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UNICEF
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UNESCO
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WHO
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FAO
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None of these
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The figure given below is of an inland waterway in India. Which state of India is famous for its inland waterways?
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Tripura
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Odisha
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Kashmir
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Kerala
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None of these
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Who conferred the title of 'Gurudev' on Rabindranath Tagore?
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Subhas Chandra Bose
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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None of these
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The comfort level of sound for humans is:
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10-100 decibels
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20-120 decibels
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15-75 decibels
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50-110 decibels
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None of these
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If 'Washington DC' is to USA then 'Nuuk' is to:
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Congo
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Greenland
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Saudi Arabia
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India
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None of these
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Which incident led Gandhiji to call off the 'Non-cooperation Movement'?
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Farmers' struggle at Bardoli
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Chauri-Chaura incident
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Dandi March
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None of these
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Mangoes start rotting after a certain period. But if we make 'pickle' with those mangoes they do not rot. Why so?
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Salt and spices in pickle act as preservatives
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Mangoes get sterilized in pickle
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Dipped in oil, mangoes do not come in contact with germs in the air
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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Hieroglyphic is a script based on pictures to communicate the meaning. It was developed by the:
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Egyptians
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Romans
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None of these
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Students of Class-V of AKB School are going for a geographical excursion in Africa. They are well aware that a 'globe' represents the actual shape of the earth and the locations of places in a better way. Still they are carrying a 'map' with them, not a 'globe'. Why so? (Give the most appropriate answer.)
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Only half of the globe is visible at one time.
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A globe shows the whole earth.
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A map is a flat drawing of the earth and easy to carry.
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A map can show many details of a particular part of the earth.
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None of these
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Look at the given figure carefully and identify the climatic zone that the arrows given in the figure represent.
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Frigid Zone
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Temperate Zone
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Torrid Zone
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All of these
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None of these
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Identify the instrument from the given definition.
It is a thin glass rod. It has a small glass bulb containing mercury. It is marked with degrees from \[95{}^\circ \text{ }F-110{}^\circ \text{ }F\]. It was invented by a German physicist and engineer in the year 1714.
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Microscope
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Electrocardiogram
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Thermometer
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Stethoscope
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None of these
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What was the immediate cause of the revolt of 1857?
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Farmers were asked to pay higher taxes.
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Passing of a law by British, according to which the kingdom of an Indian ruler would be taken over by the British on his death, if he did not have a son.
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Higher positions in the army were reserved for the British soldiers only.
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The introduction of 'Enfield rifle' in the army.
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None of these
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Keeping in mind the composition of UN Security Council, find the odd one out.
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India
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China
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Russia
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France
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None of these
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The state legislative assembly in India is also known as:
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Lok Sabha
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Vidhan Sabha
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Rajya Sabha
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Vidhan Parishad
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None of these
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Given below is the description of four fictitious cities. Which of them is most likely to be affected in case of a tsunami?
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During winter a blanket of soft snow covers trees, field, rooftops etc. of the city Z.
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City M always suffers from shortage of water as it receives very little rainfall.
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Houses in city X are never allowed to be high rise.
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City Y is very famous for its beautiful beach and beach festivals.
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None of these
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? Which of the following cities of India was connected by its first ever railway line?
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Mumbai and Pune
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Delhi and Agra
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Mumbai and Delhi
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Mumbai and Thane
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None of these
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To bring the people of India together who started two important festivals of 'Ganpati Puja' and 'Shivaji Festival'?
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Lala Lajpat Ray
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Alfalfa'?
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A nutrient rich fodder grass grows commonly in prairies.
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A community of Bedouins living in the hot desert of Saudi Arabia.
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A type of transport used in the snow covered areas of Greenland.
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A type of clothes used by the women in Zaire.
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None of these
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Who heads the Common Wealth of Nations?
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The Queen/King of England
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Head is selected on rotation from among the member nations for a fixed term.
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Head is elected by the members for a fixed term.
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There is no head for the Common Wealth of Nations.
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None of these
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Identify the festivity during which the lightning of the famous monuments, like 'India Gate' is voluntarily suspended for an hour?
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Go Green
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Spring Festival
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Earth Hour
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Labour Day
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'up-cycling'?
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Cycling on a hilly region
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Increasing the value of a product after recycling
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Upward movement of a machine
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Formation of a cyclone
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None of these
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'Mariana Trench', the deepest point on earth crust is located in the:
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Indian Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
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Antarctica
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None of these
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Who gave the famous call: 'You give me blood, I will give you freedom'?
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Chandrashekar Azad
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None of these
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Elisa stays in her school's hostel. She writes in her copies from left to right. But when she writes letters to her parents, she writes from right to left. In which language she writes to her parents?
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English
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Hindi
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Urdu
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Bengali
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a major source of energy as of today?
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Steam
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Gas
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Petrol
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Hydro energy
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None of these
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By what name we know the \[23{}^{1}/{}_{2}{}^\circ N\] latitude?
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Tropic of Cancer
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Tropic of Capricorn
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Equator
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Arctic Circle
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None of these
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Identify the personality from the given definition.
Known as the 'Father of modern India', he was the first educated Indian to travel to England. He also founded the 'Brahmo Samaj' and worked to improve the status of Indian women.
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C. V. Raman
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H. J. Bhabha
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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None of these
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Match the following.
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Detect heart problem
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Ultrasound
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Fights bacterial infections
(II)
X-Rays
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Listen to patients breathing and heart beat
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Penicillin
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Examine bones
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ECG
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Detailed picture of inside organs
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Stethoscope
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A - V; B - IV, C - III, D - I, E - II
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A - IV; B - III, C - V, D - II, E - I
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A - III; B - II, C - I, D - IV, E - V
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A - I; B - V, C - II, D - III, E - IV
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None of these
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Which of the following dates marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere?
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23rd September
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21st June
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22nd December
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21st March
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Give one word substitution to the following. A narrow strip of land separating two large water bodies and joining two large areas of land.
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Peninsula
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Landmass
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Isthmus
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Ridge
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None of these
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In which of the following years Mahatma Gandhi arrived in India from South Africa?
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1918
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1922
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1907
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1915
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a means of mass communication?
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Television
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Cinema
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Internet
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Radio
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None of these
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Who among the following led the revolt against the British in Nagaland?
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Rani Gaidinliu
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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Khudiram Bose
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None of these
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Which of the following joins the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean?
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Suez Canal
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Pak Strait
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Panama Canal
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All of these
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None of these
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The art of making maps is known as:
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Atlas
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Cartography
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Map drawing
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Mapping
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None of these
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The roots of cassava are the staple food for which of the following countries of the world?
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Congo
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Saudi Arabia
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Greenland
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All of these
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None of these
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In which continent of the world there is no habitation, except visiting scientists?
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Africa
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South America
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Antarctica
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North America
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None of these
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Which of the following was discovered by Rontgen in 1895?
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Stethoscope
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Microscope
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Thermometer
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X-Rays
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None of these
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Who was the commander-in chief of the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?
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Mir Jafar
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Siraj-ud-Daulah
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Mir Kasim
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Tipu Sultan
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None of these
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Which of the following countries is considered as the world's largest democracy?
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USA
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China
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India
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UK
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None of these
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Why October 16, 1905 was observed as a day of mourning throughout Bengal?
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As a large number of people were killed by the police firing.
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was imprisoned.
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Bengal was divided into two parts by the British.
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As a huge number of Bengal's population died in famine.
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick the correct option. Statement I: If we are careful we can stop or avoid natural disasters. Statement II: We cannot stop or avoid any natural disaster; but can minimize its damages by being careful.
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Only I is true
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Only II is true
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Both I and II are true
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Neither I nor II is true
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Fill in the blanks. NASA scientists use the soil samples of the _________ desert to carry out research work as it is very similar to those obtained from________.
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Sahara, Moon
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Sahara, Mars
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Atacama, Moon
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Atacama, Mars
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None of these
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Which of the following is wrongly matched?
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Hepatitis - Water pollution
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Asthma - Air pollution
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Loss of concentration - Sound pollution
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Typhoid - Soil pollution
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None of these
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Given below is the logo of a popular government scheme related to the integrated child development programme. Identify the scheme.
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Right to education
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Right to information
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Mid meal scheme in schools
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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
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None of these
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Match the following.
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Gandhiji came to India
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1919
(B)
Partition of Bengal
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1942
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Formation of Indian National Army
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1918
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Jalliwanwala Bagh Massacre
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1915
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Rowlatt Satyagraha
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1905
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A - IV; B - I; C - V; D - III; E - II
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A - IV; B - V; C - II; D - I; E - III
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A - V; B - II; C - I; D - III; E - IV
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A - III; B - II; C - V; D - IV; E - I
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None of these
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Given below are some pictures. You are to find the name of the country with which you can associate these pictures.
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Prairie--Canada
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Greenland
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Saudi Arabia
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Congo
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None of these
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Which of the following allows the people to question the government on any issue?
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Sessions of Parliament
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Right to Free and Compulsory Education
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Integrated Child Development Services
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Right to Information
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None of these
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Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations?
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English
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Spanish
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Arabic
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Chinese
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None of these
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If you want to see the highest waterfall of the world, to experience the driest place on our Earth and to ride boat on the world's largest river, you must visit which of the following continents?
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Africa
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North America
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Europe
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South America
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None of these
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