In which field of work and in which year Nelson Mandela was awarded Nobel Prize?
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Literature, 1992
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Peace, 1993
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Literature, 1993
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Peace, 1992
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None of these
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Who out of the following is known as the Human Computer?
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Arthur Jensen
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Srinivasan Ramanujan
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Shakuntala Devi
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Scott Flansburg
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None of these
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Bal Thackeray, who founded Shiv Sena, a Marathi regionalist and Hindu nationalist political organisation in India, was a_______.
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Political Cartoonist
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Political Reporter
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Writer
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Volunteer with a Political Party
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None of these
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Out of the following, which novel has been authored by famous writer Khaled Hosseini?
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The Alchemist
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Three Cups of Tea
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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None of these
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Gudi Padwa is celebrated as the New Year's Day by ________.
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Gujaratis
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Tamilians
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Marathis
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Punjabis
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None of these
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Which one of the following countries has more than 55,000 lakes?
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Finland
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Poland
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Norway
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Denmark
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None of these
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Where was the first post office opened in India?
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Madras
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Kolkata
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Tarapur
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Delhi
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None of these
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Which sportsperson is also known as 'The Flying Sikh'?
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Bishan Singh Bedi
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Harbhajan Singh
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Sardara Singh
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Milkha Singh
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None of these
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Who out of the following won the first gold medal in wrestling after 28 years in Asian Games?
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Sushil Kumar
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Vijender Singh
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Yogeshwar Dutt
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Amit Kumar
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None of these
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Which of the following Vedas is partly in prose and partly in verses is _______?
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Rigveda
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Samaveda
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Yajurveda
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Atharvaveda
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Which version of Microsoft's core operating system - Windows has been announced recently?
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Windows 10
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Windows Professional Upgraded
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Windows 8
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Windows XP Millennium
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None of these
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Which city hosted the G20 Leader's Summit in 2014?
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Queensland
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Brisbane
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Sydney
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Melbourne
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None of these
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What was the old name of 'New Delhi'?
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Daulatabad
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Ayodhya
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Indraprastha
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Hastinapur
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None of these
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'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', a move to make cleanliness a mass movement initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launched on______.
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15th August, 2014
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26th January, 2014
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14th November, 2014
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2nd October, 2014
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None of these
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In which year was Fatehpur Sikri built?
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1565
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1547
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1569
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1578
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None of these
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Which city is known as Electronic City of India?
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Mumbai
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Hyderabad
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Gurgaon
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Bengaluru
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Vijay Stambha is located in __________.
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Chittor
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Udaipur
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Bijapur
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Jhansi
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He was a journalist, lawyer, politician and an Indian novelist. He died at the age of 99. He was best known for his humour and love for poetry. He served as the editor of several literacy and news magazine as well as couple of newspapers. He was the recipient of Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India. Name the personality.
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R.K. Narayan
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Khushwant Singh
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Salman Rushdie
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Raja Rao
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None of these
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Chapchar Kut is the popular festival of which of the following Northeastern state of India?
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Nagaland
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Assam
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Manipur
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Mizoram
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None of these
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What is the capital of Portugal?
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Porto
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Faro
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Lisbon
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Algrave
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None of these
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Dunk is a term used in _______.
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Basketball
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Cricket
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Handball
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Rugby
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What is the capital of Nagaland?
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Aizwal
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Kohima
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Dispur
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Imphal
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None of these
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Which one of the following actors does not own an IPL team?
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Shah Rukh Khan
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Shilpa Shetty
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Preity Zinta
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Akshay Kumar
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None of these
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Vidhya Balan played the role inspired by the life of which South Indian actress in the movie, 'Dirty Picture' released in 2011?
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Reshma
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Jayamalini
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Silk Smitha
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Kaviya Radehshyam
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None of these
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Who is India's first sportsperson to receive Bharat Ratna?
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Viswanathan Anand
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Milkha Singh
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Abhinav Bindra
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None of these
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Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?
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Islamic Bomb
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My God Died Young
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Look Back in Anger
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A Suitable Boy
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None of these
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Who among the following has never been the Prime Minister of India?
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Morarji Desai
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Giani Zail Singh
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P.V. Narasimha Rao
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H.D. Deve Gowda
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None of these
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Universe is expanding in all the directions. Where is the centre of the Universe?
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The Sun
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Milky Way
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It has no centre
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The Earth
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None of these
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Stars are massive, luminous balls of________.
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Gases
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Plastic materials
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Solid materials
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Liquid materials
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In tennis court, the service line is ______ from the net.
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22 feet
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20 Feet
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23 feet
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21 Feet
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Motion of no confidence against the Government can be introduced and passed in the ________.
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Rajya Sabha
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Lok Sabha
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PMO
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Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Chennai Super Kings, an IPL team, is wholly owned by:
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GMR Group
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Oberoi Group
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India Cements
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UK Tradecorp
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None of these
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Which team did India beat in the 2014 Asian Games men's hockey final?
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Pakistan
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Japan
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China
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South Korea
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None of these
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In the context to India's wild life, the flying fox is a_______?
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Bat
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Vulture
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Stork
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Kite
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None of these
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What does NASA stand for?
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National Aerobics and Salsa Administration
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National Academics and Syllabus Association
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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National Air and Satellite Association
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None of these
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What is the abbreviated form of Bachelors of Education?
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B.Ed
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B.Edu
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Ba.Ed
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B.Edtn
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None of these
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Deficiency of Vitamin _______ causes rickets.
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B
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A
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D
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C
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Which of the following is not an example of young fold mountains?
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The Alps
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The Himalayas
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The Rockies
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The Aravalis
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What is the election symbol of state political party, Samajwadi Party, based in Uttar Pradesh?
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Horse
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Cycle
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Lotus
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Elephant
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Dominos is the famous name for which of the following food items?
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Burger
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Pizza
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Donuts
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Dumplings
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None of these
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