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  1. The largest cantilever bridge of India is

  2. A.
    Chambal Bridge
    B.
    Mahatama Gandhi Setu
    C.
    Howrah Bridge
    D.
    None of the above

  3. The headquarter of United Nations Fund for Programmes Population Activities (UNFA) are at

  4. A.
    London
    B.
    New York
    C.
    Washington
    D.
    Rome

  5. The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located in

  6. A.
    Dehradun
    B.
    Darjeeling
    C.
    Uttarkashi
    D.
    Shillong

  7. Deforestation in the uplands may cause pollution in rivers through

  8. A.
    leaching of salts
    B.
    erosion and silting
    C.
    inflow of forest material
    D.
    increased discharge rate

  9. The Indian Ocean Arc is an Imaginary circle in space about ____ over the equator

  10. A.
    20,000 km
    B.
    35,000 km
    C.
    36,000 km
    D.
    30,000 km

  11. The main purpose of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) is

  12. A.
    to accelerate economic progress and maintain economic stability
    B.
    to maintain higher standards of living among member nations
    C.
    to provide collective defence and economic cooperation
    D.
    None of the above

  13. The main object of which of the following UN agency is to help the underdeveloped countries in the task of raising their living standards?

  14. A.
    IMF
    B.
    UNICEF
    C.
    UNDP
    D.
    IDA

  15. The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are at

  16. A.
    Algiers
    B.
    Lagos
    C.
    Kuwait
    D.
    Vienna

  17. The language spoken in Lakshadweep island is

  18. A.
    Malayalam
    B.
    Marathi
    C.
    Tamil
    D.
    Gujarati

  19. The life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles was first described by

  20. A.
    Partrick Manson
    B.
    Laveran
    C.
    Ronald Ross
    D.
    Richard Pfeiffer