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  1. John F. Kennedy was

  2. A.
    one the most popular Presidents of USA
    B.
    the first Roman Catholic President
    C.
    writer of Why England slept and Profile in Courage
    D.
    All the above

  3. Jesus Christ was crucified in

  4. A.
    4 BC
    B.
    4 AD
    C.
    20 AD
    D.
    1 AD

  5. National institute of Mental Health is located at

  6. A.
    Coonor (Tamil Nadu)
    B.
    Chandigarh
    C.
    New Delhi
    D.
    Bangalore

  7. Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for

  8. A.
    sports goods
    B.
    copper mines
    C.
    coal mines
    D.
    gold mines

  9. Nalanda is located at

  10. A.
    Gujarat
    B.
    Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
    C.
    Near Patna, Bihar
    D.
    Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

  11. National Botanical Research Institute is located at

  12. A.
    New Delhi
    B.
    Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
    C.
    Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
    D.
    Bangalore (Karnataka)

  13. Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of

  14. A.
    Community leadership
    B.
    public service
    C.
    journalism and literature
    D.
    international understanding

  15. Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, which has the largest potential?

  16. A.
    Water power
    B.
    Wind power
    C.
    Solar power
    D.
    Biomass power

  17. Missile 'prithivi' aims

  18. A.
    to test the performance of an indigenously built heat-shield
    B.
    to hit target without the help of the Air Forces
    C.
    to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks
    D.
    None of the above

  19. Microphone is used to convert

  20. A.
    sound waves into electrical energy
    B.
    sound waves into light rays
    C.
    electrical energy into sound waves
    D.
    sound waves into magnetic currents