1. Which of the following is not a feature of Discovery ? (A) Discovery of a dockyard (B) Rectangular and circular fire alters for animal sacrifice (C) Depiction of a ship on a seal (D) Evidence of the use of the plough

1. Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885 ? (A) Ahmedabad (B) Bombay (C) Calcutta (D) Delhi

1. —— is when the more power hungry components, such as the monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle. (A) Hibernation. (B) Power down. (C) Standby mode. (D) The shutdown procedure 2. Hard disk drives are considered —— storage. (A) flash (B) nonvolatile (C) temporary (D) nonpermanent

1. The Mughals ruled India for one and a half centuries effectively and gave political unity to the country. In which of the following fields could they not succeed fully ? (A) An efficient system of administration (B) Political stability (C) Development of trade and industry (D) Establishment of a common culture and unification of all communities to become a homogeneous nation

1. An eye defect which usually results from an unequal curvature of the cornea is (A) nearsightedness (B) astigmatism (C) colour blindness (D) night blindness 2. The velocity of sound in air (under normal conditions) is (A) 30 m/sec (B) 320 m/sec (C) 332 m/sec (D) 3,320 m/sec

'মেলা' কথাটির মধ্যে আছে মিলনের ইঙ্গিত । জাতি ধর্ম নির্বিশেষে আমরা গিয়ে এক জায়গায় মিলিত হই । সম্মিলিত মানুষের সমাবেশেকেই মেলা বলে । প্রত্যেক মেলার একটা উপলক্ষ থাকে ঠিকই, কিন্তু একসময় সেটা একেবারেই গৌণ হয়ে যায় । লক্ষ্য হয়ে ওঠে পরস্পরের মধ্যে মিলেমিশে কিছু দেওয়া-নেওয়া বা আদান-প্রদান । মেলা হল মিলনের ক্ষেত্রে । মিলনের মধ্যে মানুষ নিজেকে খুঁজে পায় ।

1. Ring worm is due to (A) Virus (B) Protozoa (C) Bacteria (D) Fungus 2. In the structure of Anti-Matter, the Electron is equivalent to (A) Photon (B) Positron (C) Muon (D) Quark

-Metre (unit of length) — defined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 second. - Kilogram (unit of weight) — which equals 1,000 grams as defined by the international prototype kilogram of platinum-iridium in the keeping of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.

Altimeter — is a special type of aneroid barometer, used in measuring altitudes. Ammeter — is an instrument to measure the strength of an electric current. Amplifier — is an electronic device that increases the strength of a signal fed into it.

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