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1990 was declared as the SAARC year

A) Of shelter for the homeless B) Of girl child
C) Of mutual cooperation D) Against drug abuse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Of shelter for the homeless

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During Pleistocene epoch, four glacial phases were identified. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order in which they appeared during this epoch from early times?

A) Gunz - Mindel - Wurm - Riss B) Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm
C) Wurm - Riss - Mindel - Gunz D) Mindel - Gunz - Riss - Wurm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm

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In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka ?

A) Guru Poornima B) Makar Sankranti
C) Holi D) Baisakhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baisakhi

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The harvest festival of Baisakhi popularly celebrated in North India coincides with the Songkran festival of Thailand, the Thingyan in Myanmar and the Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka. In all the latter three festivals, the coming of a New Year is the central theme and involves various indigenous ways of celebrations.

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Elisa test is employed to diagnose

A) HIV B) Cancer
C) Tuberculosis D) Polio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HIV

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ELISA - Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay.

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An ELISA test may be used to diagnose: HIV, which causes AIDS.

 

An ELISA also called EIA, is a test that detects and measures antibodies in your blood. Antibodies are proteins that your body produces in response to harmful substances called antigens.

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The maximum number of hydrogen bonds in a water molecule is...........

A) 1 B) 3
C) 4 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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Which of the following authors won the booker prize twice

A) Margaret Atwood B) Ian Mc Ewan
C) J.M. Coetzee D) Graham Swift
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) J.M. Coetzee

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The Home Rule Movement in India was started by 

A) S.N. Banerjee and W.C Banerjee B) Annie Besant and Tilak
C) Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru D) Annie Besant and Gokhale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Annie Besant and Tilak

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' Uttarakhand ' State came into existence on

A) Nov 1, 2000 B) Nov 9, 2000
C) Nov 10, 2000 D) Jan 1, 2008
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nov 9, 2000

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