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  1. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is NOT on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages?

  2. A.

    Ellora Caves

    B.

    Kashi Viswanath Temple

    C.

    Qutab Minar

    D.

    Manas Wild-life Sancturary

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  3. Correlate the UNSECO enlisted heritage sites/ monuments and their locations: Site/Monument Location

    - A. Cave paintings 1. Velha Goa

    - B. Rock-cut shrines 2. Konark

    - C. Basilica of Bom Jesus 3. Ajanta

    - D. Sun temple 4. Ellora

  4. A.

    A-1, B-2, C-2, D-4

    B.

    A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

    C.

    A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

    D.

    A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

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  5. The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with

  6. A.

    Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

    B.

    Netaji Subash Bose's fight against British occupation of India

    C.

    The first war of Indian Independence in 1857

    D.

    The partition of India and Pakistan

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  7. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?

  8. A.

    15 August

    B.

    4 July

    C.

    16 August

    D.

    14 August

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  9. The first Defence Minister of India was

  10. A.

    K. M. Cariappa

    B.

    Gopalaswami Aiyangar

    C.

    Baldev Singh

    D.

    Sardar Patel

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  11. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was

  12. A.

    Nandini Satpathy

    B.

    Dr. J. Jayalalitha

    C.

    Sucheta Kripalani

    D.

    Ms. Mayawati

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  13. First Indian Commander-in-Chief was

  14. A.

    Gen. K. S. Thimayya

    B.

    Gen. K. M. Kariappa

    C.

    S. H. F. J. Manekshaw

    D.

    None of the above

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  15. Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?

  16. A.

    Jayaprakash Narayan

    B.

    Mahatma Gandhi

    C.

    Karl Marx

    D.

    Lenin

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  17. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to__to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers:

  18. A.

    Madras

    B.

    Bombay

    C.

    Surat

    D.

    Ahmedabad

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  19. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of

  20. A.

    Lucknow

    B.

    Varanasi

    C.

    Hyderabad

    D.

    Bengal

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