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  1. The department of Atomic Energy was established in

  2. A.
    1948
    B.
    1954
    C.
    1963
    D.
    1971

  3. The exhaled air contains

  4. A.
    carbon dioxide only
    B.
    a mixture which has more carbon dioxide than oxygen
    C.
    a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in which nitrogen has the highest percentage
    D.
    a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen

  5. The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in ____ at ____

  6. A.
    1930; Hamilton in Canada
    B.
    1934; London in England
    C.
    1932; Sydney in Australia
    D.
    1936; Cardiff in UK

  7. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the

  8. A.
    Balloon
    B.
    Bicycle
    C.
    Aeroplane
    D.
    None of the above

  9. World War II was fought between

  10. A.
    Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France)
    B.
    Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  11. The basic cause of World War II was

  12. A.
    an unjust Treaty of Versailles
    B.
    rise of the Nazi Party in Germany
    C.
    Japan's policy of expansion and imperialism of England and France
    D.
    All of the above

  13. The country, which was admitted to the membership of the United Nations in September 2002, is

  14. A.
    Macedonia
    B.
    East Timor
    C.
    Andorra
    D.
    Eritrea

  15. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for

  16. A.
    economics
    B.
    peace
    C.
    medicine
    D.
    literature

  17. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was

  18. A.
    July 6, 1959
    B.
    August 12, 1991
    C.
    June 20, 1990
    D.
    January 11, 1985

  19. The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was

  20. A.
    Satyajit Ray
    B.
    Bhanu Athaiya
    C.
    Dilip Kumar
    D.
    Amitabh Bachchan