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  1. The first Afro-Asian Games were held in

  2. A.
    Hyderabad
    B.
    Sydney
    C.
    Cairo
    D.
    Kuala Lumpur

  3. The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in

  4. A.
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
    B.
    Bangalore, India
    C.
    Kathmandu, Nepal
    D.
    Islamabad, Pakistan

  5. The General Assembly meets regularly

  6. A.
    once a month
    B.
    after every three months
    C.
    twice a year
    D.
    once year

  7. The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of

  8. A.
    MIG-21 variant
    B.
    MIG-23s, MIG-25s, MIG-27s, MIG-29s
    C.
    Jaguars
    D.
    All of the above

  9. The Central Command of Army is located at

  10. A.
    Pune
    B.
    Udhampur
    C.
    Lucknow
    D.
    Mhow

  11. The credit of inventing the television goes to

  12. A.
    Faraday
    B.
    Baird
    C.
    Edison
    D.
    Marconi

  13. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in

  14. A.
    1957
    B.
    1955
    C.
    1967
    D.
    1970

  15. The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on

  16. A.
    first Monday in March every year
    B.
    fourth Monday in September every year
    C.
    third Tuesday in September every year
    D.
    Second Tuesday in March every year

  17. The chief of the Army staff is assisted by

  18. A.
    Vice-chief of the Army Staff
    B.
    Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  19. The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is

  20. A.
    Jata Jatin
    B.
    Faguna or Fog
    C.
    Purbi
    D.
    Bihu