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No. Question Answer
1.
The President of India may resign his office by writing
under his hand a letter of resignation addressed to
the
Vice-President
2. The president of India holds office for a term of 5 years
3.
A person seeking election to the office of the
President of India must have completed the age of
35 years
4. Who appoints the Attorney General of India? President
5.
Next to Uttar Pradesh, the largest number of
constituencies for elections to the Lok Sabha are in
the State of
Bihar
6.
The elections to the Lok Sabha are required normally
to be held after every
5 years
7.
The boundary between India and Pakistan was
demarcated by
Sir Cyril Radcliffe
8.
Name the scholar who visited India along with
Mahmud of Ghazni
Al-Beruni
9.
Which forest belt supplies most of the world's
requirement of newsprint?
Coniferous
10. The country where death rate is lowest in the world is Canada
11. What is the duration of zero hour in the Lok Sabha? One hour
12. Sun's energy is produced by Nucler fusion
13.
Who was the Congress President when India became
free?
J.B. Kripalani
14.
In India the standard time is fixed on the basis of
standard meridian which passes through
Allahabad
15.
The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf are connected
by the
Hormuz Strait
16. "The Boston Tea Party" took place in 1773
17.
In the American War of Independence, the leader
who was put in command of American forces was
George Washington
18.
Which Sikh guru was tortured and killed on the
directions of Aurangzeb?
Teg Bahadur
19.
Since when India has been a member of the United
Nations?
1945
20. Proteins are made of Amino acids
21. A light-sensitive compound used in photography is Silver bromide
22.
The India Red Cross Society was established in the
year
1920
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23. The speed of an aircraft is measured by Anemometer
24.
Fats and carbohydrates are an essential part of our
food because they
Provide energy
25. Which is the largest part of the human brain? Cerebellum
26.
Milk in its natural form has a certain amount of sugar.
This sugar is called
Lactose
27. The United Nations University is located in Tokyo
28. Which country is largest in area? Russia
29. Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath
30. Vitamin necessary for clotting of blood is K
31. The oldest existing newspaper in India is Bombay Samachar
32. Which port has a free trade zone? Kandla
33.
The largest quantity of fish in the world is produced
by
Japan & Russia
34. World's largest desert is Sahara
35. India's first television center was set up at Delhi
36. In which script were the edicts of Ashoka inscribed? Brahmi
37. Harshvardhana was defeated by Pulakesin II
38.
Which day is celebrated as United Nations day every
year?
24th October
39. The headquarters of the United Nations is at New York
40.
The total number of judges of the International Court
of justice is
12
41.
The term of office of a judge of the International
Court of Justice is
9 years
42.
The normal term of office of the UN Secretary General
is
5 years
43. IRS-IB is An Indian remote sensing satellite
44 Why is the year 1952 important in Indian History?
First general elections to the Lok Sabha
were held
45. What is an equator?
An imaginary line encircling the earth
midway between the north and the south
poles
46. Why is it easier to swim in a sea than river?
Density of sea water is more than that of
river
47.
Who is known as the 'Heroine of 1942 Quit India
Movement'?
Aruna Asaf Ali
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