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Exam Year: 2008

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    Which one of the following countries won the Euro Football Tournament, 2004 held in Portugal?

    (a)

    Italy

    (b)

    France

    (c)

    Greece

    (d)

    Portugal

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?

    (a)

    Chile

    (b)

    Argentina

    (c)

    Colombia

    (d)

    Venezuela

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In order of their distance from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?

    (a)

    Earth and Jupiter

    (b)

    Jupiter and Saturn

    (c)

    Saturn and Earth

    (d)

    Saturn and Neptune

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    What is the approximate percentage of persons above 65 years of age in India’s current population?

    (a)

    14-15%

    (b)

    11-12%

    (c)

    8-9%

    (d)

    5-6%

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

    (a)

    Lord Irwin

    (b)

    Lord Reading

    (c)

    Lord Chelmsford

    (d)

    Lord Wavell

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In the year 2007, an earthquake led to massive radioactive water leakage in the largest nuclear plant in the world. In which country did it occur?

    (a)

    Germany

    (b)

    Canada

    (c)

    Japan

    (d)

    USA

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which one of the following is a spacecraft?

    (a)

    Apophis

    (b)

    Cassini

    (c)

    Spitzer

    (d)

    TechSar

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project to be built?

    (a)

    Northern Spain

    (b)

    Southern France

    (c)

    Eastern Germany

    (d)

    Southern Italy

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized on the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?

    (a)

    Gulf of Mannar

    (b)

    Kanchenjunga

    (c)

    Nanda Devi

    (d)

    Sunderbans

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova?
    1. Ukraine
    2. Romania
    3. Belarus.

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)