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The Kalinga was fought in

321 BC

301 BC

261 BC

241 BC

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The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with

Central Asia

Iran

Greece

China

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Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity - ideals inspired by the

Russian Revolution

Irish Revolution

French Revolution

US Constitution

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The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in

the greater Himalayas

the Lesser Himalayas

the outer Himalayas

None of the above

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The horizontal of soil profile is composed of

weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification

material affected by translocation & organic modification

unweathered bedrock

None of the above

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Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at

Dehradun

Kolkata

Dhanbad

New Delhi

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Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?

Alluvial soils

Black soils

Laterite soils

Red soils

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Which football hero was nicknamed "The Sundance Kid"?

Jim Kiick

Troy Aikman

Brett Favre

Joe Montana

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What were the bowling figures for Irfan Pathan on his ODI debut?The answer is in this form : Overs - Maidens - Runs given - Wickets taken.

10 - 0 - 60 - 6

10 - 0 - 61 - 0

9 - 1 - 38 - 3

5 - 2 - 13 - 4

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10.

Monotremes are unique mammals because they

posses hair

give birth to live young

secret milk in a pouch

lay eggs

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11.

The first General Elections in India took place in

1948

1950

1952

1954

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12.

The battle tanks designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization in collaboration with Heavy Vehicles Factory and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited are

Vijayanta

T-55 and T-72

Arjun

All of the above

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13.

The Roman governor and principal assassin in the murder of Julies Caesar was

Marcus Junius Brutus

Marco Polo

Leon Trotsky

Karl Markx

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14.

The modern theory of plate tectonics states

the creation of oceanic crust and the drifting of continents

the convention currents within the earth's mantle cause the creation of new oceanic crust at the mid oceanic ridges

that the oceanic crust is destroyed at areas where this crust type becomes subducted under the lighter continental crust

All of the above

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15.

The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called

sublimation

stem flow

interception

through fall

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16.

Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

Thomas Hardy

Emile Zola

George Orwell

Walter Scott

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17.

Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?

Dominique Lapierre

Maulana Azad

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Jawaharlal Nahru

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18.

The film 'Salaam Bombay' was directed by

Shyam Benegal

Mira Nair

Aparna Sen

Mrinal Sen

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19.

National Police Academy is located at

Bangalore

Hyderabad

Abu Road

Dehradun

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20.

Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC

Sri Lanka

Myanmar

Maldives

Bhutan

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