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1.Who amongst the following had called Rabindranath Tagore as THE GREAT SENTINEL?

1. Abul Kalam Azad
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer:Option 1

Explanation:

Solution:

Mahatma Gandhi.

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2.Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

1. highest railway station
2. longest railway station
3. largest railway station
4. None of the above

Answer:Option 1

Explanation:

Solution:

For more details, Refer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal

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3.Entomology is the science that studies

1. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
2. Behavior of human beings
3. Insects
4. The formation of rocks

Answer:Option 1

Explanation:

Solution:

Entomology: The branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

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4.Garampani sanctuary is located at

1. Gangtok, Sikkim
2. Kohima, Nagaland
3. Diphu, Assam
4. Junagarh, Gujarat

Answer:Option 1

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5.For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

1. Literature, Peace and Economics
2. Physics and Chemistry
3. Physiology or Medicine
4. All of the above

Answer:Option 1

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6.Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

1. Ku-Klux-Klan
2. Democratic Party
3. Labour Party
4. Nazi Party

Answer:Option 1

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7.FFC stands for

1. Federation of Football Council
2. Film Finance Corporation
3. Foreign Finance Corporation
4. None of the above

Answer:Option 1

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8.Epsom (England) is the place associated with

1. Shooting
2. Horse racing
3. Polo
4. Snooker

Answer:Option 1

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9.First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in

1. 1958
2. 1922
3. 1967
4. 1968

Answer:Option 1

Explanation:

Solution:

Louis Washkansky (1913 - 21 December 1967) was the recipient of the world's first human heart transplant.
Washkansky died of double pneumonia eighteen days after the transplant because of a weakened immune system.

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10.Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

1. developed the telescope
2. discovered four satellites of Jupiter
3. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
4. All of the above

Answer:Option 1

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