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Question 1 of 20
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Cheraw dance is performed in the state of
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Cheraw dance is a ritual dance performed in Mizoram state of India. This dance includes Four people.
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Cheraw dance is a ritual dance performed in Mizoram state of India. This dance includes Four people.
Question 2 of 20
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The noble gas used in advertising signs which causes the signs to glow is
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Neon lighting consists of brightly glowing, electrified glass tubes or bulbs that contain rarefied neon or other gases.
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Neon lighting consists of brightly glowing, electrified glass tubes or bulbs that contain rarefied neon or other gases.
Question 3 of 20
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Author of book “Gulliver Travels” is
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Question 4 of 20
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Booker prize us given in field of
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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK.
Arundhati Roy was the first Indian to get booker prize for her book – The God of Small Things
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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK.
Arundhati Roy was the first Indian to get booker prize for her book – The God of Small Things
Question 5 of 20
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Which rulers built the Ellora temples?
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Ellora is an archaeological site 29 km north-west of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra, built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty (Brahmanical & Buddhist group of caves ) and Yadav (Jain group of caves).
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Ellora is an archaeological site 29 km north-west of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra, built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty (Brahmanical & Buddhist group of caves ) and Yadav (Jain group of caves).
Question 6 of 20
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Which bills can only be initiated in Lok Sabha?
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Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha (the directly elected ‘people’s house’ of the Indian Parliament). Money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are sent to the Rajya Sabha.
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Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha (the directly elected ‘people’s house’ of the Indian Parliament). Money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are sent to the Rajya Sabha.
Question 7 of 20
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Where is “Pushkar Fair” held?
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The Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) or locally Pushkar ka Mela is an annual five-day camel and livestock fair held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Pushkar is a town in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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The Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) or locally Pushkar ka Mela is an annual five-day camel and livestock fair held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Pushkar is a town in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Question 8 of 20
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Who among the following is the oldest dynasty?
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Maurya Empire (321–184 BC)
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Maurya Empire (321–184 BC)
Question 9 of 20
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When was the first train steamed off in India?
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The first train in India was steamed off from Bori Bunder to Thane on 16th. April,1853
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The first train in India was steamed off from Bori Bunder to Thane on 16th. April,1853
Question 10 of 20
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Milk is a colloidal system in which
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Question 11 of 20
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Trees are leafless for a shorter or longer session of the year in
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Deciduous means “falling off at maturity” or “tending to fall off”, and it is typically used in order to refer to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally (most commonly during autumn) and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe.
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Deciduous means “falling off at maturity” or “tending to fall off”, and it is typically used in order to refer to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally (most commonly during autumn) and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe.
Question 12 of 20
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What are the basic units from which human spare parts can be created?
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Stem cells is an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation.
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Stem cells is an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation.
Question 13 of 20
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Fermentation is a process of decomposition of an organic compound by
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Fermentation is a metabolic process that converts sugar to acids, gases or alcohol which is done with the help of different enzymes
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Fermentation is a metabolic process that converts sugar to acids, gases or alcohol which is done with the help of different enzymes
Question 14 of 20
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Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
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Indo-Greek kings were first to issue gold coin in India. Infact they were first to issue coins attributed to kings.
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Indo-Greek kings were first to issue gold coin in India. Infact they were first to issue coins attributed to kings.
Question 15 of 20
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When there is one buyer and many sellers then that situation is called
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Also called monopsony
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Also called monopsony
Question 16 of 20
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For which period the Finance Commission is formed?
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As per the Constitution, the commission is appointed every five years and consists of a chairman and four other members.
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As per the Constitution, the commission is appointed every five years and consists of a chairman and four other members.
Question 17 of 20
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Human Rights Day is observed on
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Question 18 of 20
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Moscow is the capital city of
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Question 19 of 20
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Which river is called the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
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The Kosi River is called the “Sorrow of Bihar” due to its flooding, which has resulted in human suffering. The Damodar River is called the “Sorrow of Bengal”.
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The Kosi River is called the “Sorrow of Bihar” due to its flooding, which has resulted in human suffering. The Damodar River is called the “Sorrow of Bengal”.
