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  1. India's first indigenous helicopter was successfully flown in Bangalore on

  2. A.
    August 30, 1992
    B.
    August 30, 1982
    C.
    August 30, 1990
    D.
    None of the above

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  3. In which of the followings places was the last Winter Olympics Games held?

  4. A.
    Albertville
    B.
    Lillehammer
    C.
    Sochi, Russia
    D.
    Salt Lake City (USA)

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  5. Hundred year war was fought between

  6. A.
    France and England
    B.
    Greek and Persian forces
    C.
    Civil war in England
    D.
    None of the above

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  7. In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?

  8. A.
    Sugar and paper
    B.
    Butter and paraffin wax
    C.
    Chalk and marble
    D.
    Charcoal and diamond

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  9. India's Integrated Missiles Development Programme was started in ____ under the chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

  10. A.
    1979-80
    B.
    1980-81
    C.
    1981-82
    D.
    1982-83

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  11. INS Agrani (Petty Officers' School) is situated at

  12. A.
    Mumbai
    B.
    Jamnagar
    C.
    Coimbatore
    D.
    Lonavla

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  13. Hybridization is

  14. A.
    downward movement of water through soil
    B.
    a process of tilling the land
    C.
    decayed vegetable matter
    D.
    cross-fertilization between two varieties

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  15. In which world cup cricket final, Australia beat England?

  16. A.
    1983, Lord's - England
    B.
    1987, Kolkata - India
    C.
    1992, Melbourne - Australia
    D.
    1996, Lahore - Pakistan

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  17. India is the ____ grower of pulses.

  18. A.
    largest
    B.
    smallest
    C.
    appropriate for national need
    D.
    None of the above

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  19. In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called

  20. A.
    leg bye
    B.
    bye
    C.
    bosie
    D.
    drive

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