Basic general knowledge
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
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2. The 2005 Australian Open Tennis Championship titles for men’s and women’s singles were won, respectively by
Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf
Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams
Marat Safin and Serena Williams
Andre Agassi and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
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3. When a given amount of air is cooled
the amount of moisture it can hold decreases
its absolute humidity decreases
its relative humidity remains constant
its absolute humidity increases
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4. Which of the following agencies related to the United Nation was in existence before the Second World War?
Food and Agricultural Organisation
International Labour Organisation
World Health Organisation
International Monetary Fund
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5. Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
Kochi (Kerala)
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Durgapur (West Bengal)
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6. Value Added Tax (VAT) is
indirect tax levied at each stage of production and distribution, from the primary produce to the re
tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the liability to the government, the seller is
both (a) and (b)
None of the above
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7. The main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in the
hydrosphere
troposphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
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Detailed SolutionThe main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in the
8. The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about
2000 years ago
2200 years ago
2400 years ago
2775 years ago
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9. Super conductivity is a phenomenon in which the resistance of a substance
increases with temperature
decreases with temperature
does not change with temperature
becomes zero at very low temperature
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Detailed SolutionSuper conductivity is a phenomenon in which the resistance of a substance
10. The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil
by weathering
by wind erosion
by water erosion
of its mineral content
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Detailed SolutionThe chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil