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  1. The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are

  2. A.
    McDowell's Challenge cup and World cup
    B.
    Federation cup
    C.
    Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup
    D.
    None of the above

  3. The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is

  4. A.
    Padma Vibhushan
    B.
    Padma Bhushan
    C.
    Padma Shri
    D.
    Bharat Ratna

  5. The term used in billiards are

  6. A.
    blocking, held ball, holding, jump ball, pivot
    B.
    target, field, flight, ballsege
    C.
    auxiliary point system, rabbit punch, break, cut
    D.
    blank line, break, bolting, cannon, cue, hazard, in-oft

  7. Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of

  8. A.
    bronze
    B.
    gold gilt
    C.
    standard silver
    D.
    None of the above

  9. Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the following disease, except

  10. A.
    diphtheria
    B.
    polio
    C.
    tetanus
    D.
    whooping cough

  11. Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of

  12. A.
    United Kingdom
    B.
    United States of America
    C.
    Russia
    D.
    Scandinavia

  13. The third crusade was led by

  14. A.
    Richard I of England
    B.
    Fredrick Barbarossa of Germany
    C.
    Philip II of France
    D.
    All of the above

  15. Walt Disney was

  16. A.
    the President of America during World War I
    B.
    the creator of cartoon films starring popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
    C.
    the British physician known for his discovery of Addison's disease
    D.
    None of the above

  17. To consider the large number of agenda items, General Assembly has how many main committees?

  18. A.
    Five
    B.
    Seven
    C.
    Nine
    D.
    Fifteen

  19. Until December 1991 ____ were integral parts of the USSR & not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships.

  20. A.
    Belarus and Ukraine
    B.
    Czech Republic and Slovakia
    C.
    Tonga and Nauru
    D.
    None of the above