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1826.
Who was India's captain for the last cricket test match held at Calcutta in February, 1980 against Pakistan ?
A
Sunil Gavaskar
B
Vishwanath
C
Kapil Dev
D
Venkataraghavan
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1827.
Oil has been struck in which of the following places recently by the ONGC ?
A
Gunupur
B
Belonia
C
Ankleshwar
D
Krishna Godavari basin
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1828.
Abdus Salam of Pakistan was a joint winner of 1979 Nobel Prize for his pioneer work in
A
Physics
B
Medicine
C
Chemistry
D
Economics
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1829.
A well known Indian player who took part in Olympic Games several times died recently. His name was associated with which game
A
Football
B
Hockey
C
Volleyball
D
Basketball
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1830.
Who got 'Bharat Ratna' award for 1980 ?
A
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
B
Mother Teresa
C
Mrs. Indira Gandhi
D
Jayaprakash Narayan
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1831.
The venue of 1980 Olympics was
A
Tokyo
B
Mexico
C
Moscow
D
Athens
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1832.
Who among the following was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations of 1980 ?
A
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
B
Leonid Brezhnev
C
Jimmy Carter
D
J. R. Jayawardene
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1833.
Who is the new President of Iran ?
A
Robert Mugabe
B
Sharif Abdul Hamid Saraf
C
Abolhasan Bani Sadr
D
Babrak Karmal
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1834.
What is true of Indian National Congress during World War II
A
It demanded for its co-operation with the British that a provincial national government may be set up at the centre
B
It extended full support to the Indian National Army to oust the British from India
C
It decided to extend full support to the allied nations
D
It worked for the defeat of the allied nations
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1835.
What was not the most important feature of land revenue system of Akbar ?
A
Collection of land revenue in kind or cash
B
Collection of land revenue based on accurate measurement of land
C
Collection of land revenue directly at the central treasury
D
Fixation of rates
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1836.
Which of the following is the most important cause for the decline of Buddhism after Ashoka?
A
Non-patronage by the kings
B
Condemnation of animal sacrifices
C
Growth of licentious practices in Buddhist centres
D
Allegiance to the middle path
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1837.
Which of the following is not related to the Gandhara School of Art ?
A
Ellora
B
Ajanta
C
Khajuraho
D
Elephanta
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1838.
The DYARCHY as introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919 postulated which of the following ?
A
A system of dual government in Bengal
B
Backward classes were entitled to vote
C
A few subjects were transferred to the Provincial Ministries and the rest retained by the Executive Council
D
Hindus and Muslims could vote separately
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1839.
Lothal is connected as excavation site of the civilisation of
A
Indus Valley Civilisation
B
Sumerians
C
Mesopotamians
D
Vedic Aryan
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1840.
In which way Sarnath is associated with Lord Buddha ?
A
He resided there
B
He was born there
C
He ruled there
D
He preached his first Sermon there
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1841.
The Indus Valley people had contacts with
A
Egyptians
B
Sumerians
C
Chinese
D
Mesopotamians
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1842.
The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of
A
Guptas
B
Kushans
C
Mauryas
D
Chalukyas
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1843.
Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village administration ?
A
Pandyas
B
Pallavas
C
Cholas
D
Chalukyas
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1844.
According to Gandhiji non-violence is
A
A way to attain truth
B
A way to win political freedom
C
The only way to realise God
D
An end in itself
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1845.
Upanishads are
A
Religious books of Hindus
B
Books dealing with ancient Hindu laws
C
Books on social behaviour of man
D
Prayers to God
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1846.
Gandhiji was of the view that
A
All old traditions should be followed
B
All old traditions should be discarded
C
Only scientifically based traditions should be followed
D
Those traditions should not be followed which are against our moral values
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1847.
We can know about early Vedic period from
A
Archaeological excavations
B
Contemporary cultures
C
Rigveda
D
Jatak Katha
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1848.
Which of the following is not a member of U.N.O. ?
A
Switzerland
B
Bahamas
C
Mauritius
D
Dominician Republic
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1849.
What was the impact of Western Industrial Revolution on India ?
A
Handicrafts of India were ruined
B
Machines were introduced in textile industry
C
Heavy import duty was imposed on foreign goods
D
All technical hands got employment
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1850.
Which statement about Colombo Plan is incorrect ?
A
The headquarters of the Colombo Plan are at Colombo
B
This is a plan of economic development for South and South East Asian countries
C
It is going to expire in 1981.
D
The Colombo Plan celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 1976
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