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  1. How many non-permanent Security Council (UNO) members are from Afro-Asian countries?

  2. A.
    5
    B.
    15
    C.
    2
    D.
    1

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  3. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, established in 1971, is located at

  4. A.
    Indore
    B.
    Trombay, Maharashtra
    C.
    Kalpakkam, Chennai
    D.
    Kolkata

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  5. In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?

  6. A.
    1952
    B.
    1953
    C.
    1954
    D.
    1955

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  7. HP stands for

  8. A.
    Harmonic Progression
    B.
    Horse Power
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

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  9. India's first fast breeder neutron reactor was

  10. A.
    Zerlina
    B.
    Apsara
    C.
    Purnima-I
    D.
    Kamini

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  11. India's first atomic power station was set up at

  12. A.
    Surat (Gujarat)
    B.
    Tarapur (Maharashtra)
    C.
    Trombay (Maharashtra)
    D.
    Solapur (Maharashtra)

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  13. How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?

  14. A.
    102
    B.
    104
    C.
    106
    D.
    107

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  15. In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Teheran primarily

  16. A.
    to discuss the strategy to be adopted by the Allies to invade Germany
    B.
    to consider a common plan of action by the Allies forces against the axis powers
    C.
    for creating an effective instrument for maintaining international peace
    D.
    to work out a common line of action against Japan

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  17. Innocent III, who became pope in 1198 led

  18. A.
    the first crusade
    B.
    the second crusade
    C.
    the third crusade
    D.
    the fourth crusade

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  19. In which year a resolution 'Uniting for Peace' was adopted by UN General Assembly?

  20. A.
    1950
    B.
    1960
    C.
    1965
    D.
    1980

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