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1.

The island state of Australia is

Victoria
Queensland
Tasmania
New South Wales
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2.
Hundred year war was fought between
France and England
Greek and Persian forces
Civil war in England
None of the above
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3.
Hybridization is
downward movement of water through soil
a process of tilling the land
decayed vegetable matter
cross-fertilization between two varieties
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4.
Small amounts of iodine are necessary in our diet to
prevent pellagra
compensate for underactive the thyroid gland
stimulate clotting of blood
stimulate pituitary gland
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5.
Pythagoras was first to ____ the universal validity of geometrical theorem.
give
prove
both
None of the above
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6.
Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?
Electric Drill
Electric Shaver
Electric Fence
Electric Heater
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Explanation:
The Electric Drill was the invention of Arthur James Arnot. On 20 August 1889 he patented his design while working for the Union Electric Company in Melbourne. His original design was meant primarily for drilling rock to find coal!

7.
Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
Thornton Hargreaves
Peter Hargreaves
James Hargreaves
Simon Hargreaves
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Explanation:
Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once.

8.
When was the game Frisbee invented?
1920s
1900s
1870s
1890s
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Explanation:
The first Frisbees were pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut. In the 1950s, the pie tins were changed to plastic plates. The name then became the Flying Saucer, but later changed to Frisbee.

9.
Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?
Hanif Mohammad
Brian Lara
Sir Donald Bradman
Sachin Tendulkar
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10.
What are the number of moles of CO2 which contains 16 g of oxygen?
0.5 mole
0.2 mole
0.4 mole
0.25 mole
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Explanation:
One mole of CO2 has mass of 44 g and 32 g of O2. So 16 g of O2 have 22 g of CO2 or 0.5 moles of it.

11.
The Latin word formica means ant. The name formic acid is derived from this Latin word because
this acid, in ancient times, was used to eliminate ant-hills
this corrosive acid is secreted by ants to drive away their enemies
this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants
ants are attracted by the odour of this acid
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12.
The SAF (South Asian Federation) Game, as a part of the SAARC programme, was first held in
1964
1974
1984
1994
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13.
What is the Indus valley culture called Harappan culture?
The first discovery comes from Harappa
It was first discovery by a person called Harappa
Harappa is the biggest site discovered so far
Most of the valuable remains have come from Harappa
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14.
The region of three W's that is wheat, wool and wine is
mediterranean climatic regions
china type climatic regions
steppe type climatic regions
equatorial regions
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15.
What is the length of each stump in the cricket?
35 inches
22 inches
28 inches
33 inches
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16.
Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?
Painting
Politics
Dance
Music
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17.
B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
Music
Journalism
Medicine
Environment
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18.
The office of the UN General Assembly is in
Vienna
New York
Paris
Zurich
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19.
'Bar' is the unit of
temperature
heat
atmospheric pressure
current
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20.
Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
navigation
road mile
astronomy
measuring the boundaries of a nation
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