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(Steve Jobs) On April 1, 1976

The continent of Africa is divided into two parts by the: (a) Sahara Desert (b) Atlas Mountains (c) Congo River

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. Devaluation of a currency means (a) Reduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies (b) Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market (c) Fixing the value of the currency in conjunction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies (d) Fixing the value of a currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the World Bank and major trading partners

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Match List-I (Famous Person) with List-II (Well-known As) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II (Famous Person) (Well-known As) A. Giriraj Kishore 1. Poet B. Karan Thapar 2. Sportsperson C. Sitakant Mohapatra 3. T.V. Journalist D. Yasin Merchant 4. Writer A B C D (a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 1 3 4 2 (c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 1 2 4 3

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The impeachment proceedings against the vice president can be initiated ? a) Only in lok sabha b) Only in rajya sabha c) In either house of parliament d) In neither house of parliament

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Who among the following famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi Style of dance? (a) Sanjukta Panigrahi (b) Padma Subrahmanyam (c) Sonal Mansingh (d) Madhavi Mudgal

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. In the case of a ‘Test-tube baby’ (a) Fertilization takes place inside the test-tube (b) Development of the baby takes place inside the test-tube (c) Fertilization takes place outside the ‘mother’s body (d) Unfertilized egg develops inside the test-tube

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The need for effective corporate governance and independent regulatory authorities was highlighted by the scam involving which of the following multinational corporation/s? (A) Enron (B) World Com (C) Xerox (D) All the three

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. Which one of the following modes of privatization is the most comprehensive and complete? (a) Introduction of private capital in public sector (b) Contracting out management of public enterprises to the private sector (c) Transferring ownership and management to the workers (d) Transferring ownership and management to the private sector

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Who among the following was the commander in charge of the allied forces in Iraq? 1 Hans Blix 2 Peter Williams 3 Tommy Franks 4 Alexander Graham

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. Massacre of Jalianwalabagh was preceded by (event)? (a) Congress Muslism League Pact (b) Home Rule Movement (c) Passage of Rowlatt Act (d) Minto-Morley Reforms

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Indian President and Prime Minister are replica of the heads of the State of which country? a) Britain b) U.S.A. c) Ireland d) U.S.S.R.

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. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son is (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 20

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