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1. 2. 3. Vice-Chairman of the Planning Board is: (a) V. Ramachandran (b) I.S. Gulati (c) K.V. Nambiar (d) None of these Indian Military Academy is situated at: (a) Dehradun (b) Bangalore (c) Calcutta (d) Delhi The biggest Public Sector Bank in India is the: (a) Reserve Bank of India (b) State Bank of India (c) Syndicate Bank (d) None of these ISRO Satellite Centre is at: (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Bangalore (c) Sriharikota (d) Trombay Minimum age prescribed for membership in the Rajya Sabha is: (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 30 Supreme Court Judge is appointed by the: (a) Prime Minister (b) Chief Justice (c) President(d) Parliament Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the: (a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Prime Minister (d) None of these The Battle of Plassey was in the year: (a) 1784 (b) 1764 (c) 1761 (d) 1757 Konark Sun temple is situated at: (a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh Davis Cup is associated with: (a) Tennis (b) Football (c) Cricket (d) Hockey Kuchipudi originated in: (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh The biggest epic in the world is the: (a) Ramayana (b) Odyssey (c) Illiad (d) Mahabharata Indian Census is taken after every: (a) 5 years (b) 10 years (c) 15 years (d) 20 years Technopark is situated at (a) Ernakulam (b) Udyogmandal (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kasargode Dhanwantri Award is given in the field of: (a) sports (b) music (c) medicine (d) science Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built across the river (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Cauvery (d) Ganga

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First Satellite launched by India was (a) Bhaskara (b) Aryabhatta (c) INSAT (d) APPLE Megasthenes visited India during the period of (a) Harsha (b) Ashoka (c) Chandra Gupta Maurya (d) Chandra Gupta II The biggest airport in the world is in: (a) America (b) England (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Bharat Award is presented to the best (a) director (b) singer (c) producer (d) The country that awards Nobel Prize is (a) America (b) England (c) sweden (d) Gateway of India is at (a) New Delhi (b) Bangalore (c) Orissa (d) Leaves are green due to the presence of: (a) Chlorophyll (b) Melanin (c) Haemoglobin (d) The author of Count of Monte Cristo is (a) Walter Scott (b) H.G. Wells (c) Alexander Dumas (d) Charles Dickens Calcium carbonate is the chemical name of (a) Washing Soda (b) Lime Stone (c) Baking Powder (d) The country which ranks first in the production of newsprint. (a) China (b) Canada (b) Japan (d)

Abu Dhabi actor Japan None of these All the above

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An International Association which co-ordinates the police (a) UNCTAD (b) INTERPOL (c) IATA Kautilyas Arthashasthra is a book on (a) Public Administration (b) Judicial System (c) Warfare (d) Economics The first atomic power plant in India was built at: (a) Sriharikota (b) Tarapur (c) Trombay The first Five-year plan was started in the year: (a) 1947 (b) 1950 (c) 1951

activities of member nations: (d) CBI

(d) Valiyamala (d) None of these

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1. 2. (d) The Present Chairman is Prabhat Patnaik. (a) Dehra Dun. National Defence Academy is at Khadakvasla. National Defence College is in New Delhi. Defence Service Staff College is at Wellington. Institute of National Integration is at Pune. (b) State Bank of India. The State Bank of India is the largest commercial bank of the country and is among the 100 topmost banks in the world. (b) Bangalore. VSSC is at Thiruvananthapuram. The Space Application Centre is at Ahmedabad. Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is at Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram. Sriharikota, (Andhra Pradesh) is a satellite launching station in India. (d) 30. There is a proposal for lowering it to 25. (c) President. 7. (b) Vice-President (d) 1757. In the Battle of Plassey, Robert Clive defeated the army of Siraj-ud-daulah and laid the foundation of British rule in India. The 1784 Treaty of Mangalore was between the British and Tipu Sultan after the Second Anglo-Mysore war (178084). 1764 Battle of Buxar. The British under Munro defeated the combined forces of Indian kings. 1761. Third Battle of Panipat. Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas. Konark is about 65 km from Bhubaneswar and 42 km from Puri. It is famous for the great (b) Orissa. temple of the Sun god. Jagannath Temple is in Puri. Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa is known as the Cathedral City of India on account of its numerous temples. (a) Tennis. (d) Andhra Pradesh. Tirtha Narayana and Siddhendra Yogi evolved this dance form. Kuchelapuram in Andhra Pradesh was the birth place of this dance form. Vedanattam Satyanarayan, Satyabhama, Vempathi Chinna Sathyam are the well known exponents of this dance form. (d) Mahabharata Oldest epic is the Ramayana. Next census will be taken in AD 2011. (b) 10 years. The first regular census in India was taken in 1881 at the time of Lord Ripon. (c) Thiruvananthapuram. 15. (c) Medicine. (b) Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh. Poochampad Dam in Godavari is in Andhra Pradesh. Kakrapara Project and Ukai Project are on Tapti river in Gujarat. Mettur Dam is in Cauvery river . Krishna is the second largest east flowing river of peninsular India. The largest is Godavari which is popularly called Dakshin Ganga or Vridha Ganga. (b) Aryabhatta. Aryabhatta was launched from Soviet Union on April 19, 1975. The second Indian Satellite, Bhaskara I was launched from the Soviet Union on June 7, 1979. (c) Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes (302298 BC) was the ambassador of Selucus Nikator. He visited the court of Chandragupta Maurya. He is the author of the book Indica. (c) Saudi Arabia. Worlds largest airport is the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) covering an area of 55510 acres. Urvasi award is given to the best actress. (d) Actor.

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Mammooty is the only Malayalam actor to receive Bharat Award thrice. P.J. Antony is the first Malayalam actor to receive Bharat Award (for his role in Nirmalyam). Sweden. Nobel Prize is given to six categories. The first prize was given in 1901. Gateway of India is in Mumbai. None of these. India Gate is in Delhi. Melanin gives colour to the skin. Chlorophyll. Haemoglobin gives red colour to blood. Alexander Dumas. He was a French author. He also wrote The Three Musketeers. Limestone. Canada. Canada is the greatest newsprint producer and leading timber exporter. It is the International Criminal Police Organisation. INTERPOL. It was set up in 1923 with its headquarters at Vienna. Later it was reconstituted with its headquarters at Paris. Recently its headquarters was shifted to Lyons near Paris. Public Administration i.e. states craft. Tarapur. The first nuclear power station was built in Britain in 1956 at Calder Hall. In USA nuclear power provides 11% of the US electricity supply. In India it is nearly 2% of the total electricity supply. 1951