Suppose you are a journalist and interviewing a Bedouin. If you ask him, 'Mr. Bedouin, what is your traditional dress for men'?, which of the following will be a correct answer from him?
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Our traditional dress for men is 'abaya'.
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Our traditional dress for men is 'thawb'.
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Our traditional dress for men is 'parka'.
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Our traditional dress for men is 'lungi'.
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None of these
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Strict action for smoking in public places should be taken to ensure that non smokers are:
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exposed to air pollution
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not exposed to any form of pollution
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not exposed to passive smoking
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exposed to passive smoking
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None of these
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The oldest script in India was found on the _____in the remains of_______.
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seals, Indus Valley Civilisation
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clay tablets, Indus Valley Civilisation
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cave paintings, Bhimbhetka
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bark, Indus Valley Civilisation
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None of these
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Identify the country with world's lowest population density.
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Congo
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Iceland
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Saudi Arabia
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Greenland
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None of these
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The picture given below relates to which of the following natural calamities?
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Earthquake
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Drought
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Landslide
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Tsunami
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None of these
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Sati system, child marriage, caste discrimination, polygamy etc. were:
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our pride
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our social customs
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our social evils
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never existed in India
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None of these
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'Prairie' is a French word meaning:
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Sea of green
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Serene
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Grassland
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Pure
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None of these
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Which of the following is a clean energy?
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Petroleum
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Electricity
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Solar energy
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Coal
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None of these
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Which of the following is responsible for global warming?
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Air pollution
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Noise pollution
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Soil pollution
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All of these
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None of these
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Who is credited for inventing the paper for writing?
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J. Gutenberg
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Cai Lun
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Aryabhata
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Louis Braille
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None of these
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Which of the following organs of the United Nations has five permanent members?
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General Assembly
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International Court of Justice
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Trusteeship Council
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Security Council
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None of these
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The world's largest forest cover is in which of the following region?
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Antarctic region
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Equatorial region
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Temperate region
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Arctic region
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None of these
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Who led the revolution of 1857 in Jhansi?
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Rani Lakshmi Bai
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Kunwar Singh
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Mangal Pandey
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Begum Hazrat Mahal
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None of these
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Identify the personality from the given clue.
A French physician who invented stethoscope.
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Dr. Rene Laennec
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Galileo
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D. G. Fahrenheit
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Louis Pasteur
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None of these
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Mecca and Medina are two pilgrim centres of ____are located in______.
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Islam, Congo
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Christians, Greenland
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Islam, Saudi Arabia
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Hindu, India
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None of these
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Which of the following has changed the life of people in Greenland in modern times?
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Discovery of petroleum
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Technology
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Discovery of its huge mineral reserves
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Education
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a latitude?
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Equator
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Prime Meridian
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Tropic of Cancer
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Antarctic Circle
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None of these
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Why was the import of Dhaka muslin banned in England?
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It was against their culture.
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Quality of Dhaka muslin was sub-standard.
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In England there were no buyers for Dhaka muslins.
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Dhaka muslins used to hit their own produce.
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None of these
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Arrange the oceans of the world in chronological order from the largest to the smallest.
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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic oceans
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Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Antarctic, Arctic oceans
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Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic oceans
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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic oceans
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None of these
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Which of the following is a poisonous snake found in India?
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King Cobra
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Rattle Snake
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Green Anaconda
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Python
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None of these
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The mighty Brahmaputra River flows in______.
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West Bengal
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Tamil Nadu
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Assam
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Rajasthan
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None of these
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The United Nations was founded on:
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2 June, 1942
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24 October, 1945
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24 October, 1944
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2 June, 1943
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None of these
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To rule the country, the British established judiciary system in India based on which of the following?
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The traditional laws of the Hindus of India
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The traditional laws of the Muslims of India
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The British law
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The traditional laws of both Hindus and Muslims of India
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None of these
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Whose birthday is celebrated as the 'Children Day' in India?
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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None of these
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What do you understand by 'Khadi'?
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Economic exploitation
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Homespun cloth popularized by Mahatma Gandhi
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Culture of Europe
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True leader of a nation
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None of these
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In 1858, which of the following marked the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown in India?
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Queen's Proclamation
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Sepoy Mutiny
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Enfield Rifles
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Indigo Revolution
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a part of the responsibilities of the Government of India?
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Legislative
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Executive
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Judicial
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following we measure in a 'Richter Scale'?
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A tsunami
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A cyclone
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An earthquake
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A landslide
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None of these
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Which of the following is a luxury train of India?
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Rajdhani Express
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Shatabdi Express
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Palace on Wheels
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Garib Rath
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None of these
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Why we celebrate 2nd October as our national holiday?
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India got independence on that very date.
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It is the birth date of our Father of the Nation.
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Indian Constitution came into being on that date.
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India won the first cricket world cup on that date.
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None of these
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In which of the following colours mountains are shown in a physical map?
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Blue
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Black
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Brown
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Green
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None of these
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A collection of maps is known as:
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cartograph
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globe
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atlas
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scale
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None of these
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Who among the following designed the first Congress flag?
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Sucheta Kriplani
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Madam Bhikaiji Cama
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Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
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Indira Gandhi
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None of these
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People of Congo speak____ and _____ besides their local language.
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French, English
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Spanish, English
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Latin, French
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English, Latin
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None of these
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Besides surface transport, goods are also carried over:
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runways
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roadways
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railways
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waterways
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None of these
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For every 165 meters above the sea level, the temperature drops by:
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\[10{}^\circ C\]
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\[25{}^\circ C\]
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\[100{}^\circ C\]
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\[1{}^\circ C\]
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None of these
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First session of Indian National Congress was attended by:
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Seventy two delegates
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Fifty delegates
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Hundred delegates
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Seventy delegates
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None of these
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Which of the following spheres of Earth contains ozone layer?
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Troposphere
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Mesosphere
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Ionosphere
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Stratosphere
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None of these
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Name the largest cold desert on our planet.
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Antarctica
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Atacama
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Greenland
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Tundra
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None of these
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A 'panchayat' in India works at:
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city level
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town level
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village level
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state level
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None of these
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Which of the following is the most earthquake prone region of India?
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The states of Deccan plateau
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The Himalayan states
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The coastal regions
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The islands
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None of these
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Excessive of which of the following pollution can even cause deafness?
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Air pollution
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Soil pollution
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Radioactive pollution
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Noise pollution
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None of these
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Which of the following is an important eco-friendly practice that we should observe?
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Reuse of products/materials etc.
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Wild-life conservation
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Mitigating pollution
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following places falls under the frigid zone?
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St. Petersburg of Russia
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Texas region of USA
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Canadian Shield
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Ireland
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None of these
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Which of the following dates marks the winter solstice?
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21 March
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22 December
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23 September
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25 December
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None of these
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With which of the following you can associate the name of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru?
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The Discovery of India
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Shantiniketan
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The Missionaries of Charity
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Sabarmati Ashram
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None of these
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Which of the following movements was not launched by Mahatma Gandhi in India?
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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Rowlatt Satyagraha
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Civil Rights Movements
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Dandi March
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None of these
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Which of the following climatic zones is most likely to experience equal length of day and night throughout the year?
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Torrid zone
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Temperate zone
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Frigid zone
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All of these
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None of these
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The United Nations has come into being after the:
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World War I
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World War II
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World War III
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India's War of Independence
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None of these
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What do you understand by a Tsunami?
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A violent circular storm
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Overflowing of banks by river water
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A phase of acute water shortage
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A series of gigantic ocean waves
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None of these
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