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| Q1. |
Which one of the following is included in the World List of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO? |
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Kinnaur Region
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Spiti Valley
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Nallamalai Hills
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Sundererbans
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| Q2. |
Lyngdoh Commission has been appointed to deal with which one of the following? |
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Anti-Sikh Riots, 1984
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Demolition of Babri Masjid
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Godhra Incident
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Ragging in colleges
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| Q3. |
The Rani Jhansi Regiment, the Women’s Regiment of the Azad Hind Fauj, was under whose command? |
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Usha Mehta
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Anne Mascarenes
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Aruna Asaf Ali
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Lakshmi Sehgal
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| Q4. |
What is ‘Super 30l’? |
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A name of modern computer
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A new variety of wheat
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American Trade Law
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A new vaccine for AIDS
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| Q5. |
The persons working in textile factories such as carpet weavers are exposed to which of the following occupational disease? |
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Asbestosis
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Asthma and Tuberculosis
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Silicosis
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Siderosis
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| Q6. |
Aparna Popat is renowned for her skill in which sport? |
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Archery
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Swimming
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Chess
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Badminton
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| Q7. |
Who gave the first evidence of the Big-Bang theory? |
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Edwin Hubble
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Albert Einstein
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S. Chandrasekhar
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Stephen Hawking
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| Q8. |
Which one of the following countries is not a UN member country? |
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Greece
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Taiwan
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Portugal
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Australia
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| Q9. |
Which one of the following sites of the Indus Valley Civilization had an ancient dockyard? |
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Kalibangan
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Lothal
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Rangpur
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Harappa
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| Q10. |
Which one of the following peaks is the highest? |
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Nanda Devi
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Kanchenjunga
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Godwin Austen
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Nanga Parbat
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| Q11. |
Which Indian state has the longest coastline? |
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Andhra Pradesh
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Gujarat
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West Bengal
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Kerala
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| Q12. |
Jade Goody, who passed away recently, was a |
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Television star
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Movie star
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Sportsperson
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Tennis player
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| Q13. |
The media campaign “The World Is Waiting” is related to which of the following companies? |
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Lufthansa
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Qatar Airways
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Indian Airlines
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British Airways
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| Q14. |
Which of the following is the first surface- to- surface missile in India? |
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Prithvi
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Trishul
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Agni
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Naag
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| Q15. |
Who amongst the following does not belong to political party which is normally referred to as the Left Front? |
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Prakash Karat
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A.B.Bardhan
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Buddadeb Bhattacharya
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Arun Jaitely
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| Q16. |
The World Environment Day is celebrated on which of the following days? |
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5th October
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5th August
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5th June
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5th March
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| Q17. |
Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which won the Twenty20 World Cup 2007 ? |
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Yuvraj Singh
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M.S. Dhoni
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Rahul Dravid
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Sourav Ganguly
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| Q18. |
The second season of the Indian Premier League is being held at |
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India
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South Africa
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Sri Lanka
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England
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| Q19. |
The acronym BOOT is related to |
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Shipping
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Infrastructure
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Nuclear Energy
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Computers
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| Q20. |
Who is the Prime Minister of Nepal? |
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King Gyanendra
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Pushpa Kamal Dehal
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Jung Bahadur Rana
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Girija Prasad Koirala
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| Q21. |
The Bering Strait separates |
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Alaska-Russia
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India-Sri Lanka
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Australia-New Zealand
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England-France
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| Q22. |
Recently, Navanshahar district of Punjab was renamed. In the memory of which freedom fighter was it renamed? |
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Man Mohan Singh
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Bhagat Singh
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Guru Gobind Singh
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| Q23. |
Who is the author of the Harry Potter series? |
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JRR Tolkien
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Emma Watson
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Enid Blyton
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JK Rowling
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| Q24. |
The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was |
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Hatimtai
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Alam Ara
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Pundalik
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Raja Harishchandra
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| Q25. |
A Black Hole is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its |
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Very small size
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Very large size
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Very high density
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Very low density
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| Q26. |
Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which of the following countries ? |
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Sudan
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Israel
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Brazil
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Syria
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| Q27. |
Where would you find the recently opened luxury hotel called “Atlantis”? |
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New York
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Paris
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Mumbai
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Dubai
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| Q28. |
What is the Upper House of the Indian Parliament called? |
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Lok Sabha
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Rajya Sabha
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Vidhan Sabha
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Vidhan Parishad
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| Q29. |
Where were the famous Bamiyan Buddha’s which were destroyed by the Taliban? |
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Iraq
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Pakistan
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Afghanistan
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Iran
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| Q30. |
Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu Sultan in London and brought it back to India ? |
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Ratan Tata
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Mukesh Ambani
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Aditya Birla
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Vijay Mallya
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| Q31. |
Who among the following women has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests ? |
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Mithali Raj
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Kiran Baloch
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Diana Eduljee
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None of these
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| Q32. |
The summer capital of British India was |
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Shimla
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Mussorie
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Nainital
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Srinagar
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| Q33. |
Two Greenfield airport projects in India are being implemented on Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) basis. One is at Bengaluru. Where is the other one located? |
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Hyderabad
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Chennai
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Kolkata
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Mumbai
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| Q34. |
Which of the following, when constructed, will be India’s largest port? |
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Vishakapatnam
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Krishnapatnam
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Kochi
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Chennai
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| Q35. |
The last Viceroy of India was |
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Lord Canning
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Lord Mountbatten
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Lord Wavell
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Lord Curzon
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| Q36. |
Which of the following name is NOT associated with the insurance business in India? |
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Bajaj Allianz
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LIC
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GIC
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G.MONEY
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| Q37. |
Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name "NMCEX. What is the full form of the same? |
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New Multi Capital Exchange
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National Medium Commodity Exchange
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National Multi Commodity Exchange
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Net Marketable Commodity Exchange
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| Q38. |
Many a times we see a term in newspapers ‘IPO’. What is the full form of the same? |
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Initial Public Offer
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Institutional Purchase Offer
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Industrial Purchase Order
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Indian Purchase Offer
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| Q39. |
'Know Now'. This is the base line of a brand, 150 years old that is in the business of providing information to its customers. Which company? |
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Reuters
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Dow Jones
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AFP
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None of the above
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| Q40. |
Saint Gobain is a French |
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Glass maker
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Perfume
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Tourist spot
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Saint
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| Q41. |
Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general public. These machines are called ......... |
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Coin dispensing machines
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ATMs
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Debit Card Machines
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Ledger Machines
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| Q42. |
Nobel Prizes are NOT given for the performance in the area of ....... |
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Literature
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Physics
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Chemistry
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Music
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| Q43. |
The Reserve Bank of India issues coin and notes of various denominations. At present RBI does not issue coin of which of the following denominations? |
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10 paise
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20 paise
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25 paise
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50 paise
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| Q44. |
Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans property. This business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of banking? |
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Corporate Banking
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Personal Banking
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Merchant Banking
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Portfolio Management Service
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| Q45. |
The Company whose chemical plant in Bhopal had a disastrous gas leak in 1984 was |
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Carbide Ltd
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Union Carbide
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Deepak Fertilizer
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Saurashtra Chemicals
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| Q46. |
Which of the following companies has started a ruiai marketing network called "e-chaupal"? |
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ITC
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Dabur
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Hindustan Lever
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Procter & Gamble
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| Q47. |
The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency? |
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Dollar
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Dinar
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Euro
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Peso
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| Q48. |
Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance? |
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Internet Banking
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Branch visits
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Going to money lenders
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Tele Banking
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| Q49. |
Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India? |
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Japan
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USA
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Nepal
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Britain
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| Q50. |
Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the ramparts of the red Fort, Delhi? |
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President of India
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UPA Chair person
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Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Prime Minister of India
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