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1. The chief constituent of gobar gas is




2. The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are




3. The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on




4. The Enron project is a




5. The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil




6. World's busiest airports by passenger traffic is




7. The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?




8. The first rice straw power plant has been set up at




9. The founder member of EFTA are




10. The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about




11. The first Afro-Asian Games were held in




12. The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in




13. The General Assembly meets regularly




14. The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of




15. The Central Command of Army is located at




16. The credit of inventing the television goes to




17. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in




18. The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on




19. The chief of the Army staff is assisted by




20. The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is




21. The department of Atomic Energy was established in




22. The exhaled air contains




23. The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in ____ at ____




24. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the




25. World War II was fought between




26. The basic cause of World War II was




27. The country, which was admitted to the membership of the United Nations in September 2002, is




28. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for




29. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was




30. The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was




31. The element of an electric stove made




32. The blood pressure of a young male human being is




33. The first Winter Olympic Games were held at




34. The college of Military Engineering is situated at




35. The electron was first identified by




36. The conservation hawks and owls is important to mankind chiefly because these birds eat




37. The best way to tackle local environmental problems is to




38. The first attempt in printing was made in England by




39. he first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna was




40. The first General Elections in India took place in




41. The corresponding Gregorian date of the saka month, Bhadra is




42. The branch of science that studies cells is called




43. The country's first indigenously built missile boat was




44. The first launch of the missile 'Trishul' was made in




45. The corps of Military Police central school is situated at




46. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in




47. The energy of food is measured in




48. The chief of Air Staff is assisted by




49. The first batch of women pilots was commissioned on




50. The five permanent members of the Security Council are




51. The frequency of which of the following is the highest?




52. The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece took place in




53. The clear sky looks blue because




54. The common terms used in shooting are




55. The buoyancy depends on




56. The first chairman of the Africa fund committee was




57. The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is




58. The battle tanks designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization in collaboration with Heavy Vehicles Factory and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited are




59. The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is




60. The first women to climb Mt. Everest was




61. The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic Flag made of white silk are




62. The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called




63. The first Indian and Asian to receive the Noble Prize in Physics was




64. The first Dada Saheb Phalke Award, given in 1969, was received by




65. The command from a superior officer or a judge to a subordinate right given to a person to act in the name of another, is




66. The Awards conferred by the Hollywood Foreign press Association which is given annually for creditable efforts in film direction, are




67. The first lady Prime Minister of a country was




68. The common pesticides which are in use consist of




69. The dance in Himachal Pradesh, performed indoor, solo or duet, especially when life comes to a standstill during cold winter is




70. The battle tanks that have been modernized to keep pace with the latest technology development is