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49. Sol: (c) when Indian society started to question the
On July 15th 1955, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s traditional Vedic religious order.
first Prime Minister, was awarded the Bharat Ratna 57. Sol: (a)
(India’s highest civilian honour) by then President The Pampas of South America are a grassland biome.
Rajendra Prasad. They are flat, fertile plains that covers an area of
50. Sol: (c) 300,000 sq. miles or 777,000 square kilometers, from
Due to a cholera outbreak there it was moved to the Atlantic Ocean to the Andes Mountains. It is
Bombay. Hume organized the first meeting in found primarily in Argentina and extends into
Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Uruguay.
Dufferin. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first 58. Sol: (c)
president of the Congress; the first session was Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It has a
attended by 72 delegates. population of 1,978,028, and is located on a latitude
51. Sol: (b) of 41.26 and longitude of 69.22. Tashkent is also the
The Vice-President of India (currently, Venkaiah political center of Uzbekistan, which is considered a
Naidu) is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Republic, and home to its Executive head of state.
who presides over its sessions. The Deputy Chairman, 59. Sol: (c)
who is elected from amongst the house's members, Caddie and Bogey are related to Golf games.
takes care of the day-to-day matters of the house in 60. Sol: (b)
the absence of the Chairman. Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric
52. Sol: (d) Power Project, is a run-of-the-river power project on
Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar was the Chenab River in the southern Doda district of the
announced as the official ambassador of Women's Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket 61. Sol: (d)
Council (ICC). The idiom “Living hand to mouth” means to live on
53. Sol: (c) only basic necessities.
The Non-cooperation movement was withdrawn 62. Sol: (a)
because of the Chauri Chaura incident. Although he The idiom “To run riot” means to get out of control.
had stopped the national revolt single-handedly, on 63. Sol: (b)
March 10, 1922, Gandhi was arrested. The idiom “Pain the town red” means to go out and
54. Sol: (b) enjoy oneself flamboyantly.
The Tropic of Capricorn is the circle marking the 64. Sol: (c)
latitude 23.5 degrees south where the sun is directly The idiom “Breathing down his neck” means to
overhead at noon on December 21, the beginning of monitor someone closely.
winter in the northern hemisphere. The equator is 65. Sol: (b)
the circle where the Sun is directly overhead at noon The idiom “Eat his heart out” means to be sorrowful.
on the equinoxes. 66. Sol: (d)
55. Sol: (c) The idiom “Sitting on the fence” means to delay
A Sphygmomanometer, blood pressure meter, blood making a decision.
pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge is a device 67. Sol: (a)
used to measure blood pressure, composed of an The idiom “The gift of the gab” means the ability to
inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery speak easily and fluently.
under the cuff in a controlled manner, and a mercury 68. Sol: (c)
or mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. The idiom “Meet one’s waterloo” means to
56. Sol: (b) experience a final and resounding defeat.
The Upanishads are a collection of texts of religious 69. Sol: (d)
and philosophical nature, written in India probably All except Geography are Science subjects.
between c. 800 BCE and c. 500 BCE, during a time 70. Sol: (b)