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  1. Penicillin was invented by

  2. A.
    Dr Jonas E. Salk
    B.
    Gregory Mendal
    C.
    Paul Ehrlich
    D.
    A. Fleming

  3. Super conductivity is a phenomenon in which the resistance of a substance

  4. A.
    increases with temperature
    B.
    decreases with temperature
    C.
    does not change with temperature
    D.
    becomes zero at very low temperature

  5. The Africa fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India's leadership was instituted by

  6. A.
    UNO
    B.
    SAARC
    C.
    NAM
    D.
    the Commonwealth

  7. Rohinton Baria Trophy is associated with

  8. A.
    football
    B.
    hockey
    C.
    cricket 'Inter-University'
    D.
    inter-university sports and athletics

  9. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with

  10. A.
    archery
    B.
    cricket
    C.
    football
    D.
    hockey

  11. Rare Earth factory is situated in

  12. A.
    Allepey (Kerala)
    B.
    Aluva (Kerala)
    C.
    Ambernath (Maharashtra)
    D.
    Avadi (Tamil Nadu)

  13. Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972, but rejoined as 49th member of the Commonwealth in

  14. A.
    1984
    B.
    1991
    C.
    1997
    D.
    2000

  15. Primary rainbow is formed when light suffers

  16. A.
    two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
    B.
    one internal refractions before emerging out of the drop
    C.
    no internal refraction
    D.
    either one or two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop

  17. Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for

  18. A.
    hydropower generation
    B.
    aluminum industry
    C.
    brassware
    D.
    sports goods