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  1. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?

  2. A.
    Aluminium
    B.
    Copper
    C.
    Lead
    D.
    Zinc

  3. Economic goods are

  4. A.
    all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand
    B.
    Commodities that is available according to their demand
    C.
    Commodities that is available more as compared to demand
    D.
    None of the above

  5. For purifying drinking water alum is used

  6. A.
    for coagulation of mud particles
    B.
    to kill bacteria
    C.
    to remove salts
    D.
    to remove gases

  7. Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in

  8. A.
    1958 in Tokyo
    B.
    1962 in Jakarta
    C.
    1966 in Bangkok
    D.
    1970 in Bangkok

  9. ESCAP stands for

  10. A.
    Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
    B.
    European Society Council for Africa and Pacific
    C.
    Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
    D.
    None of the above

  11. Firdausi was

  12. A.
    a poet
    B.
    well known for his epic 'Shahnama'
    C.
    Both option A and B
    D.
    None of the above

  13. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at

  14. A.
    Darjeeling
    B.
    Dehradun
    C.
    Marmago
    D.
    Dispur

  15. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was

  16. A.
    a German Physicist
    B.
    developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
    C.
    devised temperature scale
    D.
    All of the above

  17. During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in

  18. A.
    1000 AD
    B.
    1099 AD
    C.
    1200 AD
    D.
    1515 AD

  19. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

  20. A.
    Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962
    B.
    Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
    C.
    Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962
    D.
    Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962