GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Siva Narayana

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Question : The winner of federation up Vollyball 2003 is:

1. Railways
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Services

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Which scientific law states that a fluid in a closed system exerts pressure
equally in all directions?

1. Graham’s law
2. Boyle’s law
3. Perkin’s law
4. Pascal’s law

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : ‘Newton’s disc’ when rotated at a great speed appears:

1. Black
2. White
3. Shows seven colours
4. Green

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Who gave the slogan “Play the game in the spirit of the game”?

1. Baron de Cubertin
2. Samaranch
3. Maharaja Yadvendra Singh
4. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Duties of the citizens were added to the Constitution by the:

1. 39th Amendment
2. 40th Amendment
3. 41st Amendment
4. 42nd Amendment
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Question: How many districts are there in the newly created State of Chhattishgarh?

1. 18
2. 22
3. 19
4. 21

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : ‘Life of Pi’ is a book written by:

1. Yann Martel
2. Mikhali Solokhov
3. Durga Das
4. Sanharov

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Annic Besant established Home Rule League with the purpose:

1. To start a revolutionary movement

2. To help the Congress
3. To gain independence by constitutional means
4. To create harmonious relations between the Moderates and the Extremists

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Write the following in right chronological order:
1. Annexation of Oudh
2. Annexation of Burma
3. Annexation of Punjab
4. Annexation of Sindh

1. 1, 2, 3, 4,
2. 4, 3, 2, 1,
3. 4, 3, 1, 2,
4. 3, 4, 2, 1,

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Harappan civilization is Indus civilization because:

1. It resembles Indus civilization and is considered to exist at the same time

2. It is in the same region
3. Both are wholly the same
4. None of the above

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question: Which State of India bagged the largest number of medals in the 32nd National
Games held at Hyderabad in December 2002?

1. Punjab
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Haryana

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question: Which State of India bagged the largest number of medals in the 32nd National
Games held at Hyderabad in December 2002?

1. Punjab
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Haryana

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Which one the better meaning of a good citizen?

1. One who pays respect to the National Flag

2. One who is engaged in doing good to others
3. One who is expert of good behaviour
4. One who performs his duties and makes the right use of his rights

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : According to proposals of budget for 2003-04, the income tax exemption limit
is:

1. Rs. 50,000
2. Rs. 75,000
3. Rs. 1,00,000
4. None of these

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Asiatic Society was founded by

1. Max Muller
2. Cunningham
3. Sir John Marshal
4. William Jones

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question: Who directs, controls and supervises the Lok Sabha Secretariat?

1. Prime Minister
2. Speaker
3. President
4. Chief Secretary

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Who elects the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

1. Lok Sabha
2. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
3. Rajya Sabha
4. Nominated by the Vice President

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Budha Vihars were used for:
1. Education
2. Residence of Budha Bhikshus
3. Residence of worshippers of Budha
4. Religious expansion

1. 2 is correct
2. 1 and 3 are correct
3. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
4. 1 and 4 are correct

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question: Which Sri Lankan bowler took a hatrick in World Cup- 2003?

1. M. Muralidharan
2. Dharma Sena
3. Chaminda Vaas
4. S. Jayasurya

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question: India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ was given in 2001 to two persons.
One of them is Lata Mangeshkar; the other is:

1. Bismillah Khan
2. Jyoti Basu
3. Amitabh Bachchan
4. Bhimsen Joshi

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question: Who won the Australian Open Women’s Singles Lawn Tennis Championship for
2004?

1. Martina Hingis
2. Jennifer Capriati
3. Venus Williams
4. Justin-Henin Harden

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Who is the author of the book ‘M.F. Hussain, Where Art Thou’?

1. Arundhati Roy
2. Khalid Mohammed
3. Sanjay Khan
4. Lata Mangeshkar

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question: Below are given some noted personalities and their actions. Rearrange then so
that against the names their actions may be made clear:
A. Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan 1. Subsidiary Aliance

B. Alauddin khilji 2. Market Control

C. G. Shanker Kurup 3. Modern armoury and Training

D. Samudra Gupta 4. Writing of Oda Kuzai

E. Lord Wellesley 5. Conquest of whole India

1. A3 B2 C4 D5 E1
2. A2 B3 C4 D5 E1
3. A3 B2 C5 D4 E1
4. A3 B2 C1 D4 E5

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : The one who is benefited by inflation:

1. Creditor
2. Corporation
3. Debtor
4. Government
Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The parliamentary system of government in India works on the principles of:

1. Separation of powers between the three organs of government

2. Fusion of powers between legislature and executive
3. Fusion of powers between three organs of government
4. None of these

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Ranchi airport in Jharkhand has been renamed on the name of:

1. Kunwar Singh
2. Dr. Rajednra Prasad
3. Birsa Munda
4. Sachchidanand

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question: A. Reformist movement was inspired by definite aims but it could not influence
the Indian society much
B. Because the movement remained restricted to the property owners and middle classes.

1. A is true but B explains it clearly

2. A is true but B does not explain it property
3. A is true B is not
4. A and B both are incorrect

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Consider the map of India given below:
The areas shaded in the map are known for the cultivation of:

1. Bajra
2. Cotton
3. Jwar
4. Groundnut

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Consider the map of India given below:
The places marked 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively indicate the:

1. Malabar, Coromandel, Konkan and Northern circar coasts

2. Northern circar, Coromandel, Malabar and Konkan coasts
3. Konkan, Malabar, Coromandel and Northern circar coasts
4. Coromandel, Malabar, Konkan and Northern circar coasts
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Question : The isobar Pattern and the direction of the winds are shown in a weather chart
given below:
The weather chart relates to:

1. Cyclone in the northern hemisphere

2. Anticyclone in the northern hemisphere
3. Anticyclone in the southern hemisphere
4. Cyclone in the southern hemisphere

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The Kamagata Maru incident took place in the year:

1. 1914
2. 1915
3. 1916
4. 1917

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : The recipient of Gandhi International Peace Award 2003 is:

1. John Hume
2. Vaclav Havel
3. Sir Shrideth Ramphal
4. None of these

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question: Who wrote the following lines? “Death is the end of life. Ah, why should life all
labour be?”

1. P.B. Shelley
2. John Keats
3. Lord Byron
4. Alfred Tennyson

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Aga Khan, who visited Indian recently, is a:
1. Film director
2. Scientist
3. Spiritual leader
4. Writer

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Kyat is the currency of:

1. Israel
2. Malaysia
3. Thailand
4. Myanmar

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question: Which of the following cricketers was not punished by Indian Cricket Control
Board (BCCI) in Dec. 2000 for being found involved in match fixing?

1. Ajay Jadeja
2. Ajay Sharma
3. Azharuddin
4. None of these

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : The Parliament of India has the power to levy income tax:

1. on all incomes other than agricultural

2. on agricultural incomes
3. on all incomes
4. none of these

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The Glorious Revolution in England established:

1. the rule of the Tudors

2. the rule of the House of Hanover
3. the rule of the Stuarts
4. the supremacy of Parliament

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : The first woman appointed a chairman of the National Film Development
Corporation is:

1. Shabana Azmi
2. Hema Malini
3. Saira Bano
4. Mranal Pandey

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Cue is a term used in:

1. Billiards
2. Chess
3. Bridge
4. Crocquet

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Goran Ivanisevic is associated with:

1. Hockey
2. Lawn Tennis
3. Golf
4. Badminton

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : The instrument for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies is called:

1. spherometer
2. altimeter
3. sextant
4. spectrometer

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The costliest city in the world is:

1. London
2. Paris
3. New York
4. Tokyo

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Laissez faire means:

1. right to interfere
2. a policy of non-interference by the state
3. let individuals be not left alone to do what they like
4. helping the poor by taxing the rich

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre is located in:

1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Calcutta
4. Ahmedabad

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Chittor is associated with:

1. Tyntya
2. Nana Pharanvis
3. Rana Pratap
4. Shivaji

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The first and the only Muslim lady who ever sat on the throne of Delhi was:

1. Chand Bibi
2. Razia Begum
3. Zeenat Begum
4. Mumtaj Mahal

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : A blind folded woman holding a balance in her hand is a symbol for:

1. peace
2. justice
3. distress
4. mourning

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : A device that stores energy within itself is:

1. Capacitor and Resistor

2. Capacitor and Inductor
3. Inductor and Resister
4. None of these
Answer : ( 2 )

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Question: Which of the following taxes belongs to the states exclusively?

1. Land revenue
2. Sales Tax
3. Tolls
4. All the above

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question: Whom did the 27th Olympiad 2000 turn out as the fastest man on earth?

1. Ian
2. Michael Johnson
3. Felix Savon
4. Maurice Green

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question: Which of the following is the ruling party in Tamil Nadu at present?

1. AIADMK
2. National Front
3. Cong .I
4. DMK

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question: Whose signatures are found on the 10 rupee note in India?

1. Prime Minister of India

2. President of India
3. Finance Minister of India
4. Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : The first woman to be Prime Minister in the world was:

1. Smt. Indira Gandhi

2. Margaret Thatcher
3. Smt. Sirimavo Bhandarnaike
4. Kim Campbell
Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The only woman to scale Mt. Everest twice is:

1. Zunko Tabei
2. Pasang Lhamu
3. Santosh Yadav
4. Dickey Dolma

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question: With which religion are the Dilwara temples associated?

1. Jainism
2. Hindusim
3. Buddhism
4. Hinduism & Jainism both

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Detroit in the U.S.A. is known as the city of:

1. Motor cars
2. Lights
3. Aeroplanes

4. Rockets

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : International Day for persons with disabilities is observed on:

1. October 1
2. November 1
3. December 3
4. January 1

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question: Who has become the highest scorer in Cricket World Cup?

1. Javed Miadad
2. Vivian Richard
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Brian Lara
Answer : ( 3 )

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Question: Who invented dynamite?

1. Lord Chelmsford
2. Bahbha Homi
3. Alfred Nobel
4. Neil O both

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Sahitya Academy Samman 2003 has been awarded to:

1. B.R. Chopra
2. Asha Bhonsle
3. Kamaleshwar
4. Lata Mangeshkar

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : In the 14 Asiad played at Busan, South Korea in September-October 2002,
China won the largest number of medals. Which country was placed second?

1. Japan
2. South Korea
3. Thailand
4. India

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : The Indian Scientist who enabled India to become an atomic power and died in
an air crash in Italy was?

1. C.V. Raman
2. S.S. Bhatnagar
3. H.J. Bhabha
4. None of these

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The National Defence College is located at:

1. Delhi
2. Coimbatore
3. Puna
4. Dehradun
Answer : ( 1 )

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Question: Who said, “Where wealth accumulates, Men decay”?

1. Motor cars
2. Lights
3. Aeroplanes
4. Rockets

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question: Which State of India has the largest area under forget?

1. M.P.
2. U.P.
3. Gujarat
4. Assam

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question: Which of the following republics of USSR was the last to be a member of the
U.N.O.?

1. Estonia
2. Georgia
3. Latvia
4. Lithuania

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question: Which month is named after the Roman God of War?

1. April
2. May
3. March
4. September

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question: Which country is associated with Magyars?

1. Belgium
2. Austria
3. Hungary
4. Denmark
Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The Summer Olympics of 2004 will be organised at which of the following
cities?

1. Rome
2. Athens
3. Tokyo
4. London

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : General Assembly of the United Nations meets:

1. once a year
2. twice a year
3. once in two years
4. occasionally

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question: Which of the following is not one of the working languages of the U.N.O.?

1. French
2. Spanish
3. Arabic
4. Italian

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question: On what date did the U.N.O. adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

1. 20th October, 1945

2. 11th November, 1944
3. 24th October, 1945
4. 26th June, 1945

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency is located in:

1. Paris
2. Washington
3. New York
4. Vienna

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question: ‘Sindhushastra’ is a naval defence vessel inducted into Indian navy on July 19,
2000. What is it?

1. It is a frigate
2. It is a destroyer
3. It is an aircraft carrier
4. It is a submarine

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : In the modern times International relations are determined primarily by:

1. Political considerations
2. Social considerations
3. Scientific considerations
4. Economic considerations

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : An essential attribute of Inflation is:

1. the absence of the black-market

2. the presence of black-market
3. increase in prices
4. fall in production

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : National income of a country is based on:

1. the taxes earned by the state

2. the sum of all factor incomes
3. personal incomes of all the citizens
4. surplus of exports over imports

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : The primary function of an entrepreneur is to:
1. decide the time and place to start the factory
2. take risk and bear the uncertainties
3. lay down the policy
4. provide the money

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Devaluation of currency basically helps to promote:

1. national income
2. savings
3. imports at lower cost
4. export

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : The salient feature of socialism is:

1. private ownership of means of production

2. abolition of property
3. state ownership of all means of production
4. state control over distribution and consumption

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Which cricketer of India has the credit of having scored more than 10,000 runs
in one-day cricket-matches?

1. Anil Kumble
2. Harbhajan Singh
3. Saurav Ganguli
4. Sachin Tendulkar

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Which of the following currencies has the highest value in terms of rupees?

1. Dollar
2. Pound
3. Yen
4. Mark

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Andy flower is associate with:

1. Football
2. Hockey
3. Cricket
4. Badminton

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Which of the following republics did not belong to Yugoslavia?

1. Bosnia
2. Estonia
3. Macedonia
4. Slovenia

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Mixed economy implies:

1. Co-existence of heavy industries and small scale and cottage industries

2. Promotion of agriculture as well as industries
3. Presence of the rich and the poor
4. Co-existence of public sector and private sector

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : The state with the highest density of population in India according to 2001
census is:

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Kerala
4. West Bengal

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : During Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002-2007) What annual growth rate has been
targetted to be achieved?

1. 10%
2. 14%
3. 8%
4. 7%

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The term ‘Carat’ is used to express purity of gold. The purest form of gold is:

1. 18 carats
2. 20 carats
3. 22 carats
4. 24 carats

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : A crossed cheque implies that:

1. it cannot be cashed through another bank

2. it is not forged
3. payment has to be taken by the payee at the counter
4. payment can be credited to bank account only

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Which is the first country to have played in limited overs 500 matches in one-
day international cricket.

1. England
2. Australia
3. Pakistan
4. South Africa

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Freud is associated with

1. leprosy control
2. detective work
3. politics
4. psychoanalysis

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Who among the following has been appointed the chairman of the 12th Finance
Commission?

1. L. C. Jain
2. J. C. Jetly
3. Dr. C. Rangrajan
4. T. N. Srivastava

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : In which year did the man first land on the moon?

1. 1968
2. 1969
3. 1970
4. 1971
Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Dyne stands for the unit of:

1. force
2. momentum
3. energy
4. power

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : After a watch the been would it:

1. possesses mechanical energy stored in it

2. has heat energy stored in it
3. has electrical energy stored in it
4. has magnetic energy stored in it

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : In order to know the time, the astronauts orbiting in an earth satellite should
use:

1. a watch having mainspring to keep it going

2. a pendulum clock
3. either a pendulum clock or a watch
4. an alarm clock

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Question : ‘Servants of India Society’ was founded by:

1. Sriniwas Shastri
2. Pandit Hirdaya Nath Kinzru
3. Gopal Krishan Gokhale
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Deficiency of watch vitamin causes a disease ‘Beri-Beri’?

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin D
Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Hygrometer is used for the measurement of:

1. density
2. potential energy of something
3. relative humidity
4. specific gravity

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : The smallest particle of substance capable of independent existence and
retaining the properties of the original substance is called:

1. atom
2. molecule
3. neutron
4. electron

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Question : When milk is skimmed, the cream gets separated form it due to the?

1. cohesive force
2. centrifugal force
3. centripetal force
4. None of these

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Tiger Woods who created history on June 18, 2000 by shattering the 101-year-
old record by winning the U.S. open Golf Championship by a record margin belongs to-

1. Britain
2. USA
3. Australia
4. New Zealand

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : On increasing the pressure, the melting point of ice is lowered. This
phenomenon is called:

1. condensation
2. regelation
3. fusion
4. expansion of ice
Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of:

1. copper
2. tin
3. zinc
4. aluminium

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Which of the following is a wrong statement?

1. Light travels with a speed grater than that of sound

2. Light cannot travel through vaccum
3. Light travels in straightiline
4. Light is a wave motion

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Question : In the visible spectrum the colour having the shortest wavelength is:

1. Red
2. Yellow
3. Blue
4. Violet

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Question : Which of the following is a wrong statement?

1. a rainbow can be seen only when the sun is at your front

2. something two rainbows can be seen simultaneously
3. the same rainbow can be observed by two persons if both have normal vision
4. rainbow is formed due to refraction of light in rain drops

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question: A time-keeper in a foot race is standing at the finish line. When should he start
his stop watch?

1. when he hears the whistle

2. when he see the flash
3. he may start the watch at either of the two, it making no difference
4. when he is informed through telephone
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Question : The radiant energy of the sun results form:

1. cosmic radiation
2. nuclear fusion
3. nuclear fission
4. combustion

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : In which of the following years was the first budget in Euro Common Currency
Presented by European Union?

1. 1999
2. 2000
3. 2001
4. 2003

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Who among the following leaders is known for her work in the field of the
empowerment of women?

1. Mary Robinson
2. Benazir Bhutto
3. Sheik Hasian
4. Chandrika Kumaratunga

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2003 was awarded to:

1. Abhinav Bindra
2. K. M. Binamol and Anjali Bhagwat
3. Nisha Millet
4. ChiraJeev Milkha Singh

Answer : ( 2 )

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Question : The largest continent in the world is:

1. North America
2. South America
3. Asia
4. Europe

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : How many counties are the members of ASEAN?

1. 10
2. 15
3. 19
4. 20

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Seasons occur because:

1. The earth rotates

2. The earth is round
3. The earth’s revolution around the sun
4. Combined effect of (c) and (b) above

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Question : Khajuraho is situated in the state of:

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Mahrashtra
3. Rajasthan
4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Geyser refers to:

1. a hot water spring

2. a bight star
3. an animal which survives in the polar regions
4. a warm ocean current

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : What does the Mercator projection refer to?
1. lines of longitude and latitude drawn in curved lines
2. high altitude contours
3. lines of latitude and longitude drawn in straight lines
4. equatorial belt

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Question : The largest river in the world is:

1. Nile
2. Brahmputra
3. Amazon
4. Missisipi

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Question : First Planetarium of India is in:

1. Jaipur
2. Kanpur
3. Cuttack
4. Calcutta

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Question : In India diamond is mainly found in:

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradeh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : In which of the following are Indian lions nurtured in their natural habitat?

1. Corbett National Park

2. Bandipur Sanctuary
3. In Gir forest
4. Kaziranga Sanctuary

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Famous Meenakshi temple is situated at:

1. Madurai
2. Bangalore
3. Mahabalipuram
4. Trivendram

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : The Heavy Engineering Corporation is located at:

1. Sindri
2. Tiruchi
3. Kanchi
4. Ranchi

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Question : The oceans cover ………of the surface of the earth.

1. 50%
2. 60%
3. 71%
4. 80%

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Question : The name Typhoon comes form the Chinese word ‘Taifu’ which means:

1. heavy rain
2. high wind
3. clear sky
4. chilly weather

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Question : What is Param 10?

1. Surface to Surface Missile

2. Surface to air Missile
3. Radar
4. Computer

Answer : ( 4 )

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Question : Aurora borealis is:

1. a medical term for boric powder

2. a phenomenon of colored lights visible in the northern hemisphere
3. a cinema theater
4. a Russian master craftsman

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Question : The salaries and allowances of the judges of the High Court are charged to the:

1. Consolodated Fund of the State

2. Consolodated Fund of the India
3. Contingency Fund of the State
4. Contingency Fund of the India

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : The epithet ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ is used for:

1. Cambodia
2. Japan
3. Thailand
4. Indonesia

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Question : The ‘Hall of Nations’ is located in:

1. Mumbai
2. London
3. New Delhi
4. Kolkata

Answer : ( 3 )

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Question : Kiwis are the inhabitants of:

1. New Zealand
2. Hungary
3. Indonesia
4. South Africa

Answer : ( 1 )

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Question : Eldorado is:

1. a country in California
2. a tract of fertile land in Africa
3. a fictitious country or city abounding in gold and riches
4. the desert land in China
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Question : Name of India’s indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft is:

1. Rudra
2. Tejas
3. Kranti
4. None of these

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Question : Which country in the world is the largest producer of copper?

1. U. S. A.
2. Russia
3. South Africa
4. China

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Question : What has been the decadal growth of India’s population during 1991-2001?

1. 21.34
2. 23.46
3. 24.06
4. 19.25

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Question : Mwai Kibaki won a landslide victory in the general election of:

1. Kenya
2. Zimbabwe
3. Peru
4. South Africa

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Question : What are Pillars of Hercules?

1. Straits of Gibraltar
2. Straits of Bosphorous
3. A huge building in Rome
4. A huge structure in Greece
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Question : What is ‘Atlantis’?

1. Submarine indigenously developed by India

2. A small combat aircraft developed by HAL
3. The U. S. Space shuttle
4. None of these

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Question : The Keil canal links the:

1. Pacific and Atlantic ocean

2. Mediterranean and Red Sea
3. Mediterranean and Black Sea
4. North Sea and Baltic Sea

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Question : Panna is Madhya Pradesh is associated with:

1. Manganese
2. Mica
3. Copper
4. Diamond

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Question : Which of the following Indian athletes bagged bronze medal for India at the
27th Olympiad held at Sydney (Australia) in September-October, 2000?

1. Angeli Vedpathak
2. Karnam Malleshwari
3. Laender Paes
4. None of the above

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Question : The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is:

1. Saturn
2. Neptune
3. Mercury
4. Pluto
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Question : Who was the first Caliph?

1. Sulaiman, the Great

2. Imam Hussain
3. Constantine
4. Abu Bakr

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Question : In which of the following countries, the world’s largest power gird has been set
up?

1. Italy
2. China
3. Canada
4. Russia

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Question : The coldest planet is:

1. Pluto
2. Venus
3. Uranus
4. Jupiter

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Question : The planet nearest to the sun is:

1. Mercury
2. Saturn
3. Jupiter
4. Mars

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Question : The smallest planet is:

1. Mercury
2. Pluto
3. Uranus
4. Neptune
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Question : What amount of tax-free baggage has been fixed for a person returning form
foreign journey as per 2004-2005 budgets?

1. Rs. 12,000
2. Rs. 25,000
3. Rs. 30,000
4. Rs. 35,000

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Question : Which is known as Cockpit of Europe?

1. Spain
2. Belgium
3. Austria
4. Switzerland

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Question : Alla Rakha was an exponent of which of the following instruments?

1. Shahnai
2. Tabla
3. Sitar
4. Flute

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Question : The term of which one of the following Lok Sabhas was extended beyond five
years?

1. Fourth Lok Sabha

2. Third Lok Sabha
3. Seventh Lok Sabha
4. Fifth Lok Sabha

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Question : Which country is called ‘The Playground of Europe’?
1. Scotland
2. Switzerland
3. Netherlands
4. France

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Question : The 8th United Nation Framework Convention on climate change opened on
Oct. 23, 2002 at:

1. Bangkok
2. Beijing
3. Manila
4. New Delhi

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Question : Maputo is the capital of:

1. Angola
2. Mozambique
3. Sierra Leone
4. Guinea- Bissau

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Question : The dimensions of the Billiards table are:

1. 12 X 74’ X5
2. 11 X 6’ X4’
3. 9’ X 5’ X21/2
4. 9’ X 4’ X2’

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Question : The term ‘Dummy’ is associated with:

1. Football
2. Bridge
3. Baseball
4. Cricket

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Question : Davis Cup is associated with:

1. Golf
2. Boat rowing
3. Boxing
4. Lawn Tennis

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Question : India‘s territorial water limits are only up to

1. 9 nautical miles
2. 3 nautical miles
3. 12 nautical miles
4. 15 nautical miles

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Question : USA’s Operation Endeavour refers to:

1. The consolidation of gains in Kargil War

2. A sustained operation for the elimination terrorism form Kashmir
3. Naval and Air force joints exercise carried out by India in the Arabia Sea
4. USA’s campaign against international terrorism in the wake of terrorist attacks on
its World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

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Question : Swathling Cup is associated with:

1. Volley ball
2. Basketball
3. Bridge
4. Table Tennis

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Question : Which of the following species can see both forward and backward with both
the eyes?

1. Owl
2. Deer
3. Monkey
4. Cuckoo

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Question : Amella Vega, Miss Universe, 2003 belongs to:
1. Canada
2. Australia
3. Dominican Republic
4. South Africa

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Question : Which of the following is the first state in the country to introduce Value Added
Tax (VAT)?

1. Rajasthan
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Uttar Pradesh

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Question : Who is at present the U. N. O. Secretary General?

1. Javier Parez De Cueller

2. Dr. Kofi Annan
3. James Gustave Speth
4. Dr. Napis Sadik

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Question : India’s national game is:

1. Football
2. Cricket
3. Tennis
4. Hockey

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Question : The national award given to the distinguished sportsmen/women in India is
knows as:

1. Bharat Award
2. Urvashi Award
3. Ardjun Award
4. Nehru Award

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Question : Manufacture of sports goods is an important industry in:
1. Punjab
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Uttar Pradesh

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Question : Who has written ‘Some books’ are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and
some few to be chewed and digested’?

1. Ruskin
2. Bacon
3. Russel
4. Shakespear

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Question : Grand Slam is a term associated with:

1. Billiards
2. Bridge and Tennis
3. Badminton
4. Chess

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Question : Shambhu Maharaj excelled in:

1. Hindustani
2. Instrumental Music
3. Film Music
4. Kathak Dancing

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Question : Jaimini Roy distinguished himself in:

1. Dancing
2. Colour Photography
3. Painting
4. Instrumental

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Question : The author of India’s National Song is:

1. Rabindra Nath Tagore

2. Subramaniam Bharati
3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4. Mulk Raj Anand

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Question : How many countries are the members of the U. N. O. at present?

1. 196
2. 191
3. 176
4. 169

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Question : The Headquarters of the U. N. O. is located in:

1. Washington
2. New York
3. Philadelphia
4. Chicago

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Question : In which of the following cities is Charminar situated?

1. Mysore
2. Rajkot
3. Hyderabad
4. Lucknow

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Question : When was the United Nations Organisation founded? 198.

1. 20th October, 1945

2. 11th November, 1944
3. 24th October, 1945
4. 26th June, 1945

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Question : A 16 years athlete Feng Jing who obtained the honour of having won the all
round Gymnastic championship held at Ghent at the youngest age on Nov. 1, 2001,
belongs to:

1. China
2. Belgium
3. Mangolia
4. Myanmar

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Question : The United Nations agency concerned with the improvement of standards of
education and strengthening international co-operation in this field is:

1. U.N.E.F
2. U.N.E.S.C.O.
3. U.N.I.C.E.F.
4. U.N.E.D.O

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Question : The specialized agency of the U.N.O. which helps the development of the
member countries by giving loans for development projects is know as:

1. I.B.R.D.
2. I.M.F.
3. U.N.I.C.E.F.
4. S.D.R.

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Question : Which of the following is not the main organ of the U.N.O.?

1. General Assembly
2. Security Council
3. Trusteeship Council
4. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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Question : Where is the Headquarters of the International court of Justice?

1. Paris (France)
2. Rome (Italy)
3. The Hague (Netherlands)
4. Washington (U.S.A.)

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Question : How many Judges are there in the International court of Justice?

1. 9
2. 10
3. 11
4. 15

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Question : The first Secretary General of the United Nations was:
1. Mrs. Vijay Lakshimi Pandit
2. Trygve Lie
3. Dag Hammarskjoeld
4. U. Thant

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Question : Who was the first Indian to be President of U.N. General Assembly?

1. Natwar Singh
2. V.K. Krishna Menon
3. Smt. Vijay Lakshimi Pandit
4. Romesh Bhandari

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Question : The present Secretary General of the U.N.O. belongs to:

1. Cuba
2. Greece
3. Poland
4. Geneva

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Question : The headquarters of the World Health Organization is located at:

1. London
2. Rome
3. Paris
4. Geneva

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Question : The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period
of:

1. one year
2. two years
3. three year
4. four years

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