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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

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

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

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

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

  7. HP stands for

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

  9. India's first fast breeder neutron reactor was

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

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

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

  13. How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?

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

  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

  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

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

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