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  1. Kanishka was

  2. A.
    the king of Kushan dynasty
    B.
    a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha
    C.
    the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia
    D.
    All of the above

  3. National Institute of Oceanography is located at

  4. A.
    Panaji (Goa)
    B.
    Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
    C.
    Pune (Maharashtra)
    D.
    Nagpur (Maharashtra)

  5. Nuclear power is ____ thermal power.

  6. A.
    cheaper than
    B.
    costlier than
    C.
    equal in amount
    D.
    they cannot be related

  7. Michael Faraday discovered

  8. A.
    electromagnetism
    B.
    benzene, liquid gases and optical glass
    C.
    the induction of electric current
    D.
    All of the above

  9. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in

  10. A.
    1992
    B.
    1979
    C.
    1988
    D.
    1954

  11. Most commonly used bleaching agent is

  12. A.
    alcohol
    B.
    carbon dioxide
    C.
    chlorine
    D.
    sodium chloride

  13. Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?

  14. A.
    United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
    B.
    International Finance Corporation
    C.
    International Monetary Fund
    D.
    World Bank

  15. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first to

  16. A.
    step on the moon
    B.
    circle the moon
    C.
    walk in space
    D.
    journey into space

  17. Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as

  18. A.
    Guruji
    B.
    Man of Peace
    C.
    Punjab Kesari
    D.
    Mahamana

  19. Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to

  20. A.
    increase the alkalinity of the soil
    B.
    increase the acidity of the soil
    C.
    restore nitrates to the soil
    D.
    make the soil more porous