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Question 11
Garampani sanctuary is located at

A
Junagarh, Gujarat
B
Diphu, Assam
C
Kohima, Nagaland
D
Gangtok, Sikkim
Correct Answer: Option B

Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary, situated in Karbi Anglong District of Assam, is 25 km from Golaghat and 65 km from Kaziranga National Park. This area is famous for hot water springs. The sanctuary is the habitat for elephants, leopards, tigers, deer, golden langurs, hoolock gibbons and a variety of birds and reptiles.

Diphu is the headquarters of Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam in India.

Question 12
Fastest shorthand writer was

A
Dr. G. D. Bist
B
J.R.D. Tata
C
J.M. Tagore
D
Khudada Khan
Correct Answer: Option A

The art of writing Shorthand is called Stenography.

Dr. Gopal Datt Bist : "A Teacher of Stenography without the knowledge of Linguistics is like a Doctor without the knowledge of human anatomy" is the fastest shorthand writer.

Question 13
First China War was fought between

A
China and Britain
B
China and France
C
China and Egypt
D
China and Greek
Correct Answer: Option A

Anglo-Chinese War, the First Opium War was fought between the Chinese Qing Dynasty and the British. The war lasted for three years, beginning in 1839 and ending in 1842. It was a war that began due to the trading environment between the two countries and resulted with Britain gaining control over the island of Hong Kong.

Question 14
Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

A
the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
B
resistance power increases
C
the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
D
the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
Correct Answer: Option D

Very small amount of ultra violet rays are incident along with normal light rays on the human body which helps convert the skin oil into vitamin D.

Question 15
Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

A
Letter of Credit (L/C)
B
laissezfaire
C
inflation
D
None of the above
Correct Answer: Option A

Letter of Credit is sent by the importer's bank to the exporter's bank. Exporter's bank will pay the invoice amount to the exporter on behalf of declaration of importer's bank. importer's bank will pay to the exporter's bank after a fix time--invoice amount+ interest for the fix time+ postal charges on behalf of the importer.

Importer's bank will receive the same amount from the importer, after fix time (means it is assume that after fix time, importer surely consume and / or sell the goods.) then the importer will pay the same amount after fix time.

This is the term of the L/C

Question 16
Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by

A
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
B
Second World Nations
C
Third World Nations
D
Fourth World Nations
Correct Answer: Option A

Gulf cooperation council was created on May 25, 1981, the 630-million-acre (2,500,000 km2) Council comprises the Persian Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The unified economic agreement between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council was signed on November 11, 1981 in Abu Dhabi. These countries are often referred to as The GCC States.

Question 17
First Afghan War took place in

A
1839
B
1843
C
1833
D
1848
Correct Answer: Option A

The First Anglo-Afghan War (also known as Auckland's Folly) was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia.

Question 18
Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?

A
USA
B
Fiji
C
India
D
UK
Correct Answer: Option B

Vijay Singh was born in west of Island.

Vijay Singh nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005.

Question 19
Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?

A
Taoism
B
Judaism
C
Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
D
Shintoism
Correct Answer: Option C

ZOROASTRIANISM is also called as PARSI RELIGION. The Parsi community play their last rituals at DAKHMA also called as "TOWER OF SILENCE". The people of Parsi Community worship FIRE and their temples is called AGARI. Their religious book is named as ZENDAVESTA. "DADABHAI NAOROJI" also belonged to parsi community. He was a Parsi Social Reformer.

Question 20
Guwahati High Court is the judicature of

A
Nagaland
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Assam
D
All of the above
Correct Answer: Option D

Guwahati High Court is the judicature of all the seven sister states ( High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh ).