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Objective General Knowledge
Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?
  1 Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
  2 Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
  3 Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
  4 Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
    Ans: 3
Q. The basis of European Union began with the signing of -
  1 Treaty of Paris
  2 Maastricht Trearty
  3 Treaty of Lisbon
  4 Treaty of Rome
    Ans: 2
Q. The soil formed by wind bust in and around hot deserts is called -
  1 loamy soil
  2 silty soil
  3 loess soil
  4 sandy soil
    Ans: 4
Q. The TEAM-9 initiative is a techno-economic cooperation venture between India and eight countries of -
  1 North Africa
  2 Central Africa
  3 East Africa
  4 West Africa
    Ans: 4
Q. Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?
  1 Folded
  2 Volcanic
  3 Eolian deposited
  4 Glacial eroded
    Ans: 2
Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 degree E)
  1 9:00 AM
  2 7:30 AM
  3 12:00 Noon
  4 1:30 PM
    Ans: 4
Q. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river-
  1 Ravi
  2 Beas
  3 Indus
  4 Saraswati
    Ans: 1
Q. Who among the following Governor Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan?
  1 Lord Wellesley
  2 Lord William Bentick
  3 Lord Cornwallis
  4 Warren Hastings
    Ans: 3
Q. The Constitution of India is republican because it-
  1 provides for adult franchise
  2 provides for an elected Parliament
  3 has no hereditary elements
  4 contains a bill of rights
    Ans: 3
Q. Which one among the following statements is correct with regard to the C-5M Super Galaxy?
  1 It is a large military transport aircraft
  2 It is a large military helicopter
  3 It is a US fighter aircraft to the completed in 2014
  4 It is a galaxy of stars very close to the Sun
    Ans: 1