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| 676 |
Which hormone is also known as Emergency hormone?
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Adrenaline
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| 677 |
Highest mountain peak of North America is?
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Mount McKinley
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| 678 |
The capital of USA, Washington D. C. is located on the banks of which river?
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Potomac
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| 679 |
Who was the first human to walk in space?
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Alexei Leonov (Russia)
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| 680 |
Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris?
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Gypsum
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| 681 |
University of Nalanda and Vikramsila were destroyed by?
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Baktiyar Khalji
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| 682 |
Headquarter of Zoological Survey of India is at?
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Kolkata
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| 683 |
Which city annually hosts the Wimbledon tennis championship?
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London
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| 684 |
What is the chemical name of Washing Soda?
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Sodium carbonate
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| 685 |
What is the chemical name of Baking Soda?
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Sodium bicarbonate
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| 686 |
To preserve the filaments at high temperature, which gas is filled in the electric bulbs?
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Argon
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| 687 |
Which early 11th century traveller to India authored the books 'Tahqiq-i-Hind' and 'Kitab-ul-Hind'?
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Al Beruni
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| 688 |
Who was the first President of Pakistan?
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Iskandar Mirza
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| 689 |
Who is known as the 'Father of Medicine'?
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Hippocrates
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| 690 |
Who wrote the famous essay 'Unto This Last', which was later translated into Gujarati by Mahatma Gandhi under the title of 'Sarvodaya'?
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John Ruskin
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| 691 |
Where is the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)?
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Montreal (Canada)
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| 692 |
Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of 'Alamgir' - Conqueror of the world?
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Aurangzeb
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| 693 |
Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections?
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New Zealand
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| 694 |
Who authored the book `Business at the speed of thought’?
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Bill Gates
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| 695 |
Who is considered as the father of Mobile Phone?
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Martin Cooper
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| 696 |
Which among the following chemical is used in photography?
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Silver bromide
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| 697 |
In the Earth's crust, which chemical element has the largest share of 47 percent in terms of weight?
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Oxygen
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| 698 |
Which strait connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean?
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Strait of Magellan
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| 699 |
Who discovered Blood Group?
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Karl Landsteiner (USA)
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| 700 |
Where is the headquarter of Interpol?
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Lyon
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