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34451. Where is the headquarters of East African Development Bank?
Answer: Uganda
34452. On which date the earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion)?
Answer: July 4th
34453. In the Delhi Sultanate; the work of 'Mustauf-i-Mamalik' was related to which?
Answer: Auditing
34454. What is temporary tax levied to obtain additional revenue?
Answer: Surcharge
34455. By which impact is Nuclear fission is caused?
Answer: Neutron
34456. Which region receives the rainfall throughout the year due to westerly winds?
Answer: South Chile
34457. At which of the following places watches will show 30 A.M. when it is 00 midnight G.M.T.?
Answer: New Delhi
34458. Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth?
Answer: Babul
34459. ‘Holding a ‘Bandh’ was declared illegal for the first time in India by which High Courts?
Answer: Kerala High Court
34460. Who is considered as ‘trimutri’ (Trinity) of Carnatic Music?
Answer: Muthuswami Dikshitar
34461. Which national Highway route is the longest?
Answer: Kolkata-Hajira
34462. Which group has the highest number of endangered species?
Answer: Reptiles
34463. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Biodiversity?
Answer: 2010
34464. Who was the first to receive the Nobel prize?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
34465. On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat?
Answer: May 1; in the year 1960
34466. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to which place?
Answer: Daulatabad
34467. Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received which latitudes?
Answer: The areas of high latitudes
34468. Which insect spreads Kala-azar? – Sand fly?
Answer: Sand fly
34469. Which are the The best and the poorest conductors of heat respectively?
Answer: Silver (Ag); and lead (Pb)
34470. What was the first James Bond book?
Answer: Casino Royal
34471. Where is the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union?
Answer: Switzerland
34472. How are representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha chosen?
Answer: Direct elections
34473. 23rd January is celebrated as the birthday of which person?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
34474. What is the name of India’s highest award which is given to a civilian?
Answer: Bharat Ratna
34475. Who wrote the book ‘A Passage to India’– ?
Answer: E. M. Foster
34476. Which Act gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature?
Answer: Government of India Act; 1935
34477. Which is also called Stranger Gas?
Answer: Xenon
34478. Which type of rainfall that occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier?
Answer: Orographic
34479. Strait of Malacca separates which countries?
Answer: Sumatra and Malaysia
34480. When is World Mental Health Day; recognized by the UN is observed?
Answer: 10-Oct-2017
34481. Which was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
Answer: Al -Hilal
34482. Which Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Shikh?
Answer: Sirr-i-Akbar
34483. If there is no Sun; what would the colour of the sky?
Answer: Black
34484. Who is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
Answer: Swami Agnivesh
34485. What are the birth and death years of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
Answer: 1891; 1956
34486. What is Syrinx?
Answer: Voice box in Birds
34487. Which industry uses mica?
Answer: Electrical industry
34488. In which policy India opted for ‘Mixed Economy’?
Answer: Industrial Policy of 1948
34489. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?
Answer: Old Igneous
34490. Which neighbouring country has objections on Indian Baglihar Hydro-electric Project?
Answer: Pakistan
34491. With which did the Civil Disobedience Movement in India commence?
Answer: The Dandi March
34492. Where did Akbar build the Panch Mahal; noted for its various types of pillars?
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
34493. The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in which language?
Answer: Ardhamagadhi
34494. Which saint name is associated with Shivaji?
Answer: Ram Das
34495. Which predominantly acts as the agent of chemical erosion of soil?
Answer: Underground water
34496. Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals?
Answer: Mutthiah Muralitharan
34497. The book ‘Diplomatic Encounter’ has been written by which author?
Answer: Arundhati Roy
34498. Which primate is nearest to modern man?
Answer: Gorilla
34499. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)?
Answer: Amir Khusro
34500. Which is the major item of export from Paradeep Port?
Answer: Iron Ore
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