Who had discovered North America in 1497? (a) Vasco da Gama (b) Columbus (c) John Cabot (d) James Cook

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. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development? (a) Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha (b) Brahmana – Kshatriya – Vaishya – Shudra (c) Brahmacharya – Grihastashrama – Vanaprastha – Sanyasa (d) Indra – Surya – Rudra – Marut

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Which one among the following ports has the largest shipyard in India? (a) Kolkata (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Visakhapatnam

12 Answers   BEd, IMS, Kerala Public Service Commission, Koch Industries, L&T, Police Exam, RRB, RRC Railway Recruitment Cell, TATA, University Of Kashmir,

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Economic liberalization was initiated in India in the year: (A) 1990 (B) 1993 (C) 1991 (D) 1994

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The satellite-based tele-network POLNET developed in India will be able to link which of the following throughout the country? 1 About 11000 police stations 2 1000 police stations 3 2000 major hospitals 4 All the railway stations

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Which one of the following arguments justifies the indirect method of election for choosing the President of India? (a) Under a Parliamentary system of government the President is to be only a nominal head with a few real powers. Therefore a direct election would be unnecessary (b) If the President were to be elected by a direct method then he would demand real powers which cannot be given under a Parliamentary system (c) If the President is elected directly, there may be clashes between the Cabinet and the President (d) All of these

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The First Amendment of the Constitution was made in the year: (a) 1954 (b) 1958 (c) 1950 (d) 1949

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What is the important reason for which northern Sumatra region of Indonesia was in the news recently? 1 Ethnic conflict between native tribal communities 2 Conflict between separatist local people and government security forces 3 Large scale floods and landslides in the tropical forests 4 Great loss of human life due to unknown endemic disease

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. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama, is invariably a (a) Brahmana (b) Kshatriya (c) Vaisya (d) Shudra

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Which of the following countries has agreed to provide training to the Officers of the Indian Defence Services at her leading military institutions? 1 China 2 USA 3 Russia 4 Britain

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Water pollution in a river is measured by the dissolved amount of: (A) Chlorine (B) Ozone (C) Nitrogen (D) Oxygen

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If a nation or a region has an ozone hole above it: (A) The chances of exposure by infrared rays (of the populace) increase (B) The chances of exposure by ultraviolet rays (of the populace) increase (C) The chances of multiplication of diseases increase (D) None of these

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