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  1. Lal Bahadur Shastri

  2. A.
    succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India
    B.
    signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
    C.
    is also known as "Man of Peace"
    D.
    All of the above

  3. On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that

  4. A.
    the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth
    B.
    on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling
    C.
    the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth
    D.
    current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night

  5. Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of

  6. A.
    3 years
    B.
    4 years
    C.
    5 years
    D.
    there is no fixed interval

  7. Mahakavi Kalidas

  8. A.
    was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist
    B.
    lived during the region of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya
    C.
    famous works include Shakutala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava
    D.
    All of the above

  9. Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as

  10. A.
    Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania
    B.
    Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America
    C.
    Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America
    D.
    Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania

  11. Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity

  12. A.
    Hydrometer
    B.
    Hygrometer
    C.
    Barometer
    D.
    Mercury Thermometer

  13. National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in

  14. A.
    1980
    B.
    1985
    C.
    1990
    D.
    1995

  15. Mina is the tribe of

  16. A.
    Tripura
    B.
    Sikkim
    C.
    Rajasthan
    D.
    Nagaland, Assam

  17. King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in

  18. A.
    2000 BC
    B.
    1500 BC
    C.
    1480 BC
    D.
    1027 BC

  19. National Institute of Occupation Health is located at

  20. A.
    Bangalore
    B.
    Ahmedabad
    C.
    Pune
    D.
    Mumbai