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  1. Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, ____ who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency.

  2. A.
    President of the Philippines
    B.
    President of the Spain
    C.
    President of the Scotland
    D.
    President of the Malaysia

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

  4. A.
    was a great Italian painter, sculptor and architect
    B.
    got universal fame form his masterpiece "Monalisa"
    C.
    drew models of organs such as the heart, lungs and womb
    D.
    All of the above

  5. Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for

  6. A.
    brass ware
    B.
    sandal oil
    C.
    newsprint factory
    D.
    penicillin factory

  7. Mahabaleshwar is located in

  8. A.
    Maharashtra
    B.
    Rajasthan
    C.
    Madhya Pradesh
    D.
    Himachal Pradesh

  9. Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end.

  10. A.
    Bihar
    B.
    West Bengal
    C.
    Orissa
    D.
    Chhattisgarh

  11. Marco Polo

  12. A.
    discovered Greenland
    B.
    travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia
    C.
    travelled round the cape of Good Hope
    D.
    discovered Canada

  13. Of the blood groups A, B, AB and O, which one is transfused into a person whose blood group is A?

  14. A.
    Group A only
    B.
    Group B only
    C.
    Group A and O
    D.
    Group AB only

  15. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) was established in

  16. A.
    1958
    B.
    1964
    C.
    1973
    D.
    1988

  17. Numismatics is the study of

  18. A.
    coins
    B.
    numbers
    C.
    stamps
    D.
    space

  19. National Anthem was first sung on

  20. A.
    December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta
    B.
    January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India
    C.
    January 26, 1959 by the Government of India
    D.
    None of the above