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Basic General Knowledge - Section 7

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1 The Olympic Flame, was, for the first time, ceremonially lighted and burnt in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium at
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2 The Olympic Flame symbolises
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3 The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of
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4 The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was
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5 The number of already named bones in the human skeleton is
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6 The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is
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7 The National Sports Festival for women was, for the first time, organized in
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8 The official working languages recognised by the UNO are
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9 The ozone layer restricts
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10 The Secretary-General is required to submit an annual report on the work of the UN to
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11 The SLV-3 project provided India with the expertise to lop a larger and more sophisticated launch vehicle
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12 The site of the third oldest civilisation after the Sumerian and Egyption, Mohenjo-daro, was Built in
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13 The saffron colour in the national flag signifies
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14 The official languages of the United Nations are
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15 The news agency Reuters belongs to which of the following country?
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16 The sacred place of the followers of Shintoism is
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17 The smallest state of India is
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18 The parts of the Mahabharata which include Bhagawad Gita, is
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19 The ruling party of Singapore, where no opposition parties are allowed is called
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20 The restoration o the Olympic Games at the end of the last century was at the initiative of a/an
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21 The national sport of Canada is
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22 The Prize that is awarded every two years to people who have worded for "Freedom of speech", is
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23 The origin of modern badminton is attributed to
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24 The SAF (South Asian Federation) Game, as a part of the SAARC programme, was first held in
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25 The normal threshold of hearing is around
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26 The refrigerant commonly used for domestic refrigerators is
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27 The normal term of office for which the President and Vice-President of the International Court of Justice are elected is
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28 The ozone layer is being destroyed by chlorofluorocarbons. In this regard which do you consider as the most harmful?
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29 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was created in
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30 The principal bodies of the UNO areI. The General Assembly and the Security CouncilII. The Economic and Social CouncilIII. International Court of JusticeIV. Trusteeship Council and secretariat
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31 The name of Ronaldinho is associated with the game of
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32 The range of missile Agni is approximately
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33 The process of revival of learning that swept across Europe in 15th and 16th centuries is called
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34 The red blood cells are in the
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35 The revival work of the Olympic Games was undertaken by Baron Pierre deCoubertin after a lapse of 15 centuries. The first modern Games were held in 1896 at
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36 The significance of the lotus symbol is
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37 The number of judges is European Court of Human Rights are
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38 The Roman governor and principal assassin in the murder of Julies Caesar was
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39 The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is
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40 The Newspaper Paravada is taken out in
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41 The Olympic Symbol (Summer Games) comprises five rings or circles linked together to represent
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42 The prize given to individuals fighting for freedom, independence and dignity of people is
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43 The SI unit of ___ is named after Andre Marie Ampere.
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44 The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on
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45 The regional economic commissions of the Economic and social Council (UNO) are
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46 The playground of baseball is known as
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47 The sacred text of Confucianism is
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48 The state having maximum cities is
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49 The National Convention framed the new Republican constitution of France in 1795, according to which
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50 The Sports Authority of India is was registered as a society in
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51 The playground of lawn tennis is called
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52 he NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was established on
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53 The number of principal organs of the United Nation is
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54 The Reliance Cup was earlier known by the name of
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55 The Rh factor refers to
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56 The Reliance Cup is associated with
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57 The National Emblem was adopted by Government of India on
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58 The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
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59 The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations, is
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60 The sacred place for Buddhists is
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61 The national museum is located at
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62 The only Indian woman who become President of the World Health Organisation so far is/was
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63 The News Agency "Associated Press" is of
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64 The Olympic Flame was lit for the first time at the Amsterdam stadium in
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65 The significance of peace is denoted by which of the following symbol?
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66 The objective of Indias space programme was
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67 The number of permanent members of the UN Security Council is
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68 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awards the Nobel Prize in
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69 The prize winning title of Arundhati Roy for Bookers Prize in 1997 was
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70 The official language of the Government of India is
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71 The number of chromosomes in human body is
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72 The purest form of water can be obtained from
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73 The Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located at
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74 The Pilotless target aircraft, fabricated at the Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore, is
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75 The pulse of the aquatic environment can be ascertained by measuring
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