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  1. Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is

  2. A.
    the same as on the earth
    B.
    slightly more than that on the earth
    C.
    less than that on the earth
    D.
    reduced to zero

  3. To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong?

  4. A.
    Austria
    B.
    Sweden
    C.
    Burma
    D.
    Norway

  5. War of the Roses was

  6. A.
    civil war in England
    B.
    religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany
    C.
    war between Syrian and Roman forces
    D.
    None of the above

  7. The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is

  8. A.
    oxygen, aluminium, silicon
    B.
    aluminium, silicon, oxygen
    C.
    oxygen, silicon, aluminium
    D.
    silicon, oxygen, aluminium

  9. The world's largest international organisation and a successor to the League of Nations is

  10. A.
    UNESCO
    B.
    UNO
    C.
    UNICEF
    D.
    None of the above

  11. Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at

  12. A.
    Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
    B.
    Kochi (Kerala)
    C.
    Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
    D.
    Durgapur (West Bengal)

  13. UNO Day is on

  14. A.
    20th July
    B.
    24th October
    C.
    14th November
    D.
    12th February

  15. To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong?

  16. A.
    France
    B.
    Greece
    C.
    Hong Kong
    D.
    Indonesia

  17. Velocity of wind is measured by

  18. A.
    speedometer
    B.
    tachometer
    C.
    anemometer
    D.
    audiometer

  19. The term used to describe money that flows into a country to take advantage of high rates of interest is called

  20. A.
    hot money
    B.
    hard sector
    C.
    hard currency
    D.
    None of the above