You are the part of a geographical expedition and will be visiting a location where there is continuous sunlight for \[24\times 7\] , for weeks together. Where will you be visiting?
A)
Congo
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Greenland
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Saudi Arabia
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USA
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None of these
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What is common between Lake Tanganyika, Lake Albert and Mount Margherita?
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They are all in Congo.
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All of them are a part of Mt. Ruwenzori.
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All of them are located in Prairies.
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There is nothing common between them.
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None of these
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The given figure relates to which one of the following?
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Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
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Human Activities and Environment
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Energy Conservation
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Waste Management
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None of these
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Identify me. In my state, all major decisions are taken by me and my Council of Ministers.
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Prime Minister
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President
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Chief Minister
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Governor
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None of these
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Famous Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi was related to which of the following movements?
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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Non-cooperation Movement
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Swadeshi Movement
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Khilafat Movement
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None of these
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Which of the following is the correct area wise chronological order of continents from the largest to the smallest?
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Asia, North America, Africa, South America, Europe, Antarctica and Australia/ Oceania
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Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia/ Oceania
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Asia, Australia/ Oceania, North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica and Europe
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Asia, Africa, Australia/ Oceania, Antarctica, Europe, North America and South America
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a devastating form of the winds?
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Tsunami
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Tornado
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Hurricane
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Cyclone
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None of these
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Which of the following is a world heritage site of India because of it being the natural habitat of the world's largest population of one horned rhinos?
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Keoladeo National Park
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Corbett National Park
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Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary
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Kaziranga National Park
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None of these
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Igloos are made of:
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Wood
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Ice
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Brick
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Sand
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None of these
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The Second World War broke out in:
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1940
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1942
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1939
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1938
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None of these
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Who invented airplane?
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Guglielmo Marconi
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Samuel Morse
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Orville and Wilbur Wright
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None of these
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Identify the false statement.
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The climatic conditions are extreme in deserts.
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There also are cold deserts.
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Deserts have no ecological importance.
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Plants in deserts are low growing, thorny, small leaved or leafless.
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None of these
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After obtaining permission from the Mughal emperor, the British East India Company established its factory in which of the following places?
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Surat
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Bharuch
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Bengaluru
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Both [A] and [B]
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None of these
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Which of the following is not an exhaustible source of energy?
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Petroleum
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Wood
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Wind
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Coal
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None of these
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The last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was deported to ______ after the Sepoy Mutiny. (Fill in the gap.)
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Burma
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Bharuch
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Bombay
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Bardhaman
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None of these
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Who brought out a paper named Vande Mataram in Switzerland, during pre-independence period?
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Raja Mahendra Pratap
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Madam Bhikaiji Cama
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A. O. Hume
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Maulana Barkatullah
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None of these
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Which of the following resulted in the formation of United Nations?
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First World War
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First War of Independence
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Second World War
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All of these
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None of these
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The ships dedicated to carry petroleum are called:
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Luxury liners
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Tankers
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Trawlers
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Whaler ships
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None of these
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Which of the following is considered as the International Date Line?
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\[0{}^\circ\] Latitude
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\[180{}^\circ\] E Longitude
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\[180{}^\circ\] W Longitude
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Both [B] and [C]
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None of these
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Why our shadows are longer during the morning and evening hours than that of noon?
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Because Sun rays are slanting during morning hours/evening hours
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Because Sun rays cover more areas during noon
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Because Sun rays cover less areas during morning hours/evening hours
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Because Sun rays are direct over our heads during morning hours/evening hours
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None of these
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The capital of Congo is:
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Medina
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Nuuk
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Zaire
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Kinshasa
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None of these
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Salt Satyagraha is synonymous with which of the following?
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Quit India
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Dandi March
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Azad Hind Fauj
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Jallianwala Bagh
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None of these
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Why Indian handloom industry suffered great losses during the East India Company rule?
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They could sale their products only to the British.
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Rate for their products were fixed by the British.
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They could not compete with cheap factory made clothes from England.
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They could sale their products only to the Indians.
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None of these
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Who among the following was sent to prison for a number of times for his fiery articles/writings in the 'Kesari'?
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Bipin Chandra Pal
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Narayana Guru
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None of these
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With how many members the United Nations was started?
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100
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50
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25
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150
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None of these
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Who elects the member of Rajya Sabha?
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Members of State Legislative Assemblies
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Members of Lok Sabha
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People of India
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The President of India
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None of these
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Which of the following personalities was responsible for the development of 'Agni' and 'Prithvi' missiles in India?
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H. J. Bhabha
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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C. V. Raman
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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None of these
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Name the first printed book of the world.
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Mahabharata
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Ramayana
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Gutenberg Bible
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Braille
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None of these
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Who invented electricity?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Daimler
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Alexander Fleming
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Rudolf Diesel
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None of these
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In their attempt to communicate with others, early men began:
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To talk
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To sing
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To draw
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To dance
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None of these
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Devanagri script is based on_____.
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pictures
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sounds
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alphabets
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Angles
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None of these
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Why pollution checks of the vehicles should be mandatory all over the country?
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To minimize the road accidents
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To minimize the air pollution
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To control the noise pollution
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To control the land pollution
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a biodegradable waste?
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Vegetable peels
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Old newspapers
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Leftover food
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Aluminum saucer
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'combined harvesters'?
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Farmers who are growing both wheat, vegetables and fruits on same lands.
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Huge machines, which combine separate operations involved in harvesting.
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Machines used in dairy farms, which combine separate operations of dairy productions.
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All of these
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None of these
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Saudi Arabia is a desert land with an extreme hot and dry climate. Nothing substantial grows in the country. Still Saudi Arabia is a rich country. Why?
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Because of its vast reserves of petroleum
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Because of its technological advancement
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Because of its internet revolution
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Because people of Saudi Arabia are hard working
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None of these
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Identify the wrong statement.
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River Ganges is India's holiest river.
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Drought takes place mostly in arid or semi-arid climate.
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Natural disasters occur because of natural occurrences.
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Use of better quality petrol and diesel with lesser lead content control air pollution.
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None of these
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Identify the script from the given definition. This script consists of raised dots on thick paper. By running fingers on the dots one generally reads.
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Roman
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Glyphs
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Braille
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Cuneiform
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Charaka Samhita'?
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An ancient Indian book on medical science.
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A traditional Arabian caravan.
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A type of transportation typical to Greenland,
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An early Egyptian book.
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None of these
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Who of the following was not related to India's First War of Independence?
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Rani Lakshmi Bai
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Nana Saheb
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Tantia Tope
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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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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Given below is the figure of a canal. You are to identify the canal from the caption written underneath the figure.
This canal joins two mightiest oceans of the world, i.e. the Pacific and the Atlantic.
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The Suez Canal
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The Panama Canal
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The Erie Canal
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The Grand Canal
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None of these
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Which of the following are the two international languages spoken by the people of Congo apart from their local languages?
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English and Spanish
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French and Latin
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Spanish and French
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French and English
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None of these
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With whom of the following you can associate the paper 'Vande Mataram' published from Switzerland during pre-independence period?
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Madam Bhikaji Cama
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Narendra Nath Chattopadhya
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Raja Mahendra Pratap
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Maulana Barkatullah
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None of these
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For treating a large number of diseases caused by bacterial infection which of the following is popularly used by the doctors? (Give the most appropriate answer.)
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Penicillin
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Vaccines
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Antiseptics
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Antibiotics
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None of these
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Chemobyl of Ukraine 1986 relates to which one of the following?
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Acid rain
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Oil spill in sea water causing severe water pollution
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Nuclear disaster
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Large scale genetic disorder due to sever soil pollution
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None of these
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UNO uses six languages for its official work. Which of the following is not one of them?
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Russian
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Spanish
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Chinese
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Arabic
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None of these
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Which of the following is a world heritage site of India?
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The Taj Mahal
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The Mountain Railways of India
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The Kaziranga National Park
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following is considered as the world's largest democracy?
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China
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USA
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India
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Russia
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None of these
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Which of the following is a cold desert?
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Gobi
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Atacama
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Sahara
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Great Indian Desert
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None of these
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Which of the following is an organization of the former British colonies?
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NAM
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Commonwealth of Nations
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SAARC
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ASEAN
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None of these
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