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The Panchayat Elections in which of the following States in May 2003 were in the news as the campaigning for the same turned out to be full of violent incidents in which one Union Minister of State was also injured? 1 Orrisa 2 Manipur 3 West Bengal 4 Uttar Pradesh

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Which of the following taxes yields the largest Net Revenue to the Govt. of India? (1) Customs Duties (2) Excise Duties (3) Income Tax (4) Corporation Tax

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A recently developed technique for monitoring foetal growth uses (1) X-rays (2) Microwaves (3) Ultrasonics (4) Ultra-violet rays

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A motor cycle is moving with a velocity of 72km/h and it takes 4 seconds to stop after the brakes are applied. What is the force exerted by the brakes on the motor cycle if its mass along with the rider is 200 kg? 1 800 N 2 1000 N 3 1500 N 4 2000 N

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Internatioinally acclaimed Pushkar fair is held in 1 Jaipur 2 Jodhpur 3 Ahmedabad 4 Ajmer

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Which amidst the following is not a gem stone? (a) Cat?s-eye (b) Topaz (c) Opal (d) Pearl

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Which of the following agencies directed the Government of India and State Governments to identify families living below poverty line? 1 World Trade Organisation 2 UNO 3 Supreme Court of India 4 None of these

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. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II A. Gro Harlem Brundtland 1. Prime Minister of Slovakia B. Stephen Hawking 2. Prime Minister of Russia C. Vladimir Meciar 3. Environmentalist and Prime Minister of Norway D. Viktor Chernomyrdin 4. Cosmologist Codes: A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 3 4 2 1 (c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 3 4 1 2

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. The main function of the I.M.F is to (a) Arrange international deposits from banks (b) Help to solve balance of payments problems of member countries (c) Act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank (d) Finance investment loans to developing countries

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. In spite of abundant rainfall, India is said to be water thirsty land why? (a) Quick evaporation of rain water (b) Repaid run-off of water (c) Due to the concentration of rainfall over a few months (d) All of the above mentioned

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The gas used in the preparation of soda water is: (A) Oxygen (B) Nitrogen (C) Carbon Dioxide (D) Hydrogen

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The rate at which temperature decreases with altitude is known as: (a) normal lapse rate (b) normal temperature dropping rate (c) hums rate

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