11). During the last part of November 2012, there was a severe fire accident which took away the lives of more than hundred people in Bangladesh. The accident occurred inside a
| A). textile factory |
| B). jute factory |
| C). polythene manufacturing factory |
| D). Cement factory |
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12). Who among the following was declared as the immediate future President of China in the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in November 2012?
| A). Zhang Dejiang |
| B). Xi Jinping |
| C). Liu Yunshan |
| D). Li Keqiang |
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13). Which one among the following statements about Grigorl Perelman is not correct?
| A). He is a genius from Russia |
| B). He rejected the offer of professorship in Princeton and Stanford University |
| C). He works in the area of Cosmology |
| D). He has refused to accept the 'Fields Medal' and the 'Millennium Prize' recently |
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14). Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2012 was given for the work on
| A). G-protein coupled receptors |
| B). human stem cell cloning |
| C). antimalarial vaccine |
| D). neurotransmitters |
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15). Global Dimming' means
| A). gradual increase of the temperature of ionosphere |
| B). gradual loss of biodiversity hot spots |
| C). gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface |
| D). gradual increase in the melting of ice in polar regions |
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16). Between 1309 and 1311, Malik Kafur led two campaigns in South India, The significance of the expeditions lies in it that
1. they reflected a high degree of boldness and spirit of adventure on the part of the Delhi rulers
2. the invaders returned to Delhi with untold wealth
3. they provided fresh geographical knowledge
4. Ala-ud-din promoted Malik Kafur to the rank of Malik-naib or Vice-Regent of the Empire.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
| A). 1 and 3 only |
| B). 1, 2 and 4 only |
| C). 2 and 4 only |
| D). 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
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17). Ibn Batuta's work, Rihla, completed in 1355, is
| A). an autobiography |
| B). an account of the Delhi Sultans from Aibek to Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq |
| C). a religious text |
| D). an account of trade with Morocco. |
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18). Several socio-political organizations were formed in the 19th and 20th Centuries in India. Anjumane-Khawatin-e-Islam, founded in the year 1914 was
| A). All India Muslim Ladies Conference |
| B). a radical wing of the All India Muslim League |
| C). All India Muslim Students' Conference |
| D). All India Islamic Conference |
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19). British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities, Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?
| A). Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan |
| B). 24-Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon |
| C). Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur |
| D). Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur |
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20). What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis?
| A). Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spiritual grace) |
| B). Reciting divine name |
| C). Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity) |
| D). Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts) |
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