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  1. Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called

  2. A.
    preference shares
    B.
    bull
    C.
    bear
    D.
    shareholder

  3. Shankracharya was the founder of

  4. A.
    Buddhism
    B.
    Jainism
    C.
    Arya Samaj
    D.
    Advaitic philosophy

  5. Sculpture flourished during

  6. A.
    Egyptian civilization
    B.
    Indus valley civilization
    C.
    Chinese civilization
    D.
    None of the above

  7. Penicillin is widely used as

  8. A.
    an antiseptic
    B.
    a disinfectant
    C.
    an antibiotic
    D.
    an insecticide

  9. Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world and developed the method of enquiry and instruction, belonged to

  10. A.
    France
    B.
    Athens
    C.
    Greece
    D.
    China

  11. Richter scale is used for measuring

  12. A.
    density of liquid
    B.
    intensity of earthquakes
    C.
    velocity of wind
    D.
    humidity of air

  13. Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Britain announce their separation in

  14. A.
    1990
    B.
    1991
    C.
    1996
    D.
    1997

  15. Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the

  16. A.
    behavior of animals
    B.
    origin and growth of plants
    C.
    the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
    D.
    formation of new stars

  17. Sir Humphry Davy was a British chemist who

  18. A.
    invented the safety lamp for miners
    B.
    discovered the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  19. Sonia Nazario of "Los Angeles Times" was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for

  20. A.
    commentary
    B.
    editorial writing
    C.
    music
    D.
    feature writing