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1. WhichofthefollowingcountrieswillhosttheWorldCupFootball2018?
(1) Qatar
(2) Russia
(3) Australia
(4) Germany
(5) England
2. PantaloonsFeminaMissIndia2010NicoleFariawonwhichofthefollowingbeautycrowns?
(1) MissEarth
(2) MissUniverse
(3) MissWorld
(4) MissAsiaPacific
(5) Noneofthese
3. Theredcolourofripetomatoesisduetothepresenceof
(1) Hormones
(2) Chlorophyle
(3) Enzymes
(4) Carotenoids
(5) Noneofthese
4. WhoistheauthorofthebookWealthofNations?
(1) Ricardo
(2) Keynes
(3) KarlMarx
(4) AdamSmith
(5) AlvinToffler
5. WhatdoesBalanceoftrademean?
(1) Totaltrade
(2) Differencebetweenimportsandexports
(3) Theprofitearnedbyatrader
(4) Costpriceplusprofit
(5) DifferenceofSalesandProfit
6. Ozonelayer,theupperatmosphere,isformedduetothereactionsof
(1) Carbondioxideandlayersofatmosphere.
(2) CarbondioxideandOxygen.
(3) OxygenandUltravioletrays.
(4) InfraredraysandUltravioletrays.
(5) CarbondioxideandUltravioletrays
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7. Whichofthefollowingplanetsisfarthestfromthesuninthesolarsystem?
(1) Pluto
(2) Mercury
(3) Venus
(4) Mars
(5) Jupiter
8. WhograntedDiwanirightsofBengaltotheEastIndiaCompany?
(1) BahadurShah
(2) ShahAlamII
(3) MirJafar
(4) MirKasim
(5) Noneofthese
9. TheRajyaSabhaacceptsallmoneybillswithinwhatstipulatedperiod,aftertheyareacceptedbytheLokSabha?
(1) 10days
(2) 15days
(3) 14days
(4) 13days
(5) Noneofthese
10. Asealedglassisfullofwater.Whenitstemperatureisdecreasedto0C,theglassjar
(1) remainsasitiswithice.
(2) remainsasitiswithwater.
(3) containshalftheamountoficemixedwithwater.
(4) breaksduetotheformationofice.
(5) Noneofthese
11. WhichoneisnotthefunctionoftheParliament?
(1) Tomakelawsiftheneedarises.
(2) Theimpeachmentofjudges.
(3) Topassbills.
(4) TorecommendtheappointmentofGovernors.
(5) Morethanoneoftheabove
12. BywhatnameisIndiasEasternCoastknown?
(1) BayofBengalCoast
(2) CalcuttaMadrasCoast
(3) EasternGhatsCoast
(4) CoromandelCoast
(5) SouthEasternCoast
13. Rainwatertakestheshapeofsphericaldropsbecauseof
(1) elasticityofwater.
(2) surfacetensionofwater.
(3) viscosityofwater.
(4) atmosphericpressureactingonwater.
(5) noreason
14. Thehighestwaterfallintheworldisat
(1) SaltoAngel,Venezuela.
(2) NiagaraFalls,USA.
(3) VictoriaFalls,Africa.
(4) JogFalls,India.
(5) KamptyFalls,India
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15. Upanishadsare
(1) asourceofHinduPhilosophy.
(2) booksofancientHinduLaw.
(3) booksonsocialbehaviorbyManu.
(4) prayerstoGod.
(5) asourceofMuslimPhilosophy
16. WhichoneofthefollowingisnotapermanentmemberoftheUNSecurityCouncil?
(1) USA
(2) Germany
(3) UK
(4) France
17. Theknockingofanautomobileenginecanbedecreasedbymixingpetrolwith
(1) nheptanes.
(2) isopentanes.
(3) leadtetraacetate.
(4) tetraethyllead.
18. Themostancientandextensivepracticeofdomesticuseofbacteriaisfoundintheproductionof
(1) alcohol.
(2) antibiotics.
(3) curd.
(4) bread.
19. ChipkoMovementwasconnectedwithwhichofthefollowing?
(1) protectionoftribals.
(2) conservationofnaturalresources.
(3) protectionofforests.
(4) protectionofmedicinalplants.
20. WhatdoesGSTstandfor?
(1) GlobalSecurityTreaty
(2) GoodsandServicesTax
(3) GeoStationaryTransmission
(4) GrandSurveillanceTurbine
21. Whentoomuchmoneyischasingtoofewgoods,thesituationiscalled
(1) deflation.
(2) recession.
(3) inflation.
(4) stagflation.
22. Whichofthefollowingistrue?
(1) DNAisthegeneticmaterialinmostoftheorganisms.
(2) RNAisthegeneticmaterialinmostvirusesandbacteria.
(3) DNAisthegeneticmaterialinalltheviruses.
(4) RNAisthegeneticmaterialinalltheviruses.
23. Oneofthefollowingisanoffcombination,whichisthat?
(1) FascismDictatorship
(2) IndividualismStatecontrol
(3) IBRDLoans
(4) MahatmaGandhiNonviolence
24. Theelementwhichiscommonlyusedinnuclearreactorforproducingelectricitybynuclearfissionis
(1) Radium
(2) Plutonium
(3) Uranium
(4) Deuterium
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25. Whichofthefollowingdiseasesiscausedbyavirus?
(1) Poliomyelitis
(2) Malaria
(3) Whoopingcough
(4) Ringworm
26. WhichofthefollowingoceanshastheshapeoftheEnglishalphabetS?
(1) ArcticOcean
(2) IndianOcean
(3) AtlanticOcean
(4) PacificOcean
27. Mostofthedevastatingearthquakesareusuallycausedby
(1) Eustaticmovement.
(2) Isostaticadjustments.
(3) Collisionofearthplates.
(4) Volcaniceruption.
28. WherearetheTodasfound?
(1) MadhyaPradesh
(2) Rajasthan
(3) TamilNadu
(4) ArunachalPradesh
29. WhotookoverastheChiefMinisterofBiharafterAssemblyelectionsof2010?
(1) LaluPrasadYadav
(2) RamVilasPaswan
(3) SushilModi
(4) NitishKumar
30. WhichofthefollowingplayershavebeenawardedwiththeICCPlayeroftheYear,in2010?
(1) VirendraSehwag
(2) ABDevilliars
(3) SachinTendulkar
(4) ShaneWarne
31. WhichofthefollowingcountrieshavewonthefirsteverGoldMedalinT20cricketinAsianGames?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Pakistan
(3) SriLanka
(4) India
32. Theanodeinadrycellconsistsof
(1) Copper
(2) Zinc
(3) Cadmium
(4) Graphite
33. Whichoneofthefollowinggivesgreencolourinfireworks?
(1) Sodiumsalts
(2) Bariumsalts
(3) Calciumsalts
(4) Potassiumsalts
34. Theintensityorloudnessofsoundismeasuredintheunitsof
(1) decibel
(2) watt
(3) volt
(4) ampere
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35. WhoofthefollowingpresentedtheUnionBudgetfortheyear201112?
(1) Dr.ManmohanSingh
(2) Mr.PranabMukherjee
(3) Mr.P.Chidambaram
(4) Mr.ArunJaitely
(5) Mr.RahulGandhi
36. WhichofthefollowingcommitteeshavebeensetuptostudytheissuesandconcernsoftheMicrofinanceInstitutions
(MFIs)?
(1) LakshmiChandCommittee
(2) YHMalegamCommittee
(3) ProfSureshDTendulkarCommittee
(4) ProfURRaoCommittee
(5) Noneofthese.
37. InwhichyearwastheRBIestablished?
(1) 1935
(2) 1948
(3) 1950
(4) 1997
(5) Noneofthese.
38. HowmanycompaniescomeintheNavaratnacategory?
(1) 9
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 17
(5) 20
39. PulitzerPrizeisgiveninwhichfield?
(1) Painting
(2) Literature
(3) Technology
(4) Medical
(5) Noneofthese.
40. WhoisChairmanoftheTelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)?
(1) C.B.Bhave
(2) J.S.Sharma
(3) MontekSinghAlhuwalia
(4) RakeshSinha
(5) Noneofthese.
41. WhichofthefollowingisnotamemberinAssociationofSouthEastAsianNations(ASEAN)groupofcountries?
(1) Cambodia
(2) Indonesia
(3) Philippines
(4) India
(5) Myanmar
42. BankofBarodawasnationalizedintheyear
(1) 1969
(2) 1978
(3) 1957
(4) 1980
(5) Noneofthese.
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43. Tejasis
(1) anantitankmissile.
(2) asurfacetoairmissile.
(3) alightcombataircraft.
(4) acivilianaircraft.
(5) Noneofthese.
44. TheWorldBankisheadquarteredat
(1) WashingtonDC,USA
(2) Massachusetts,USA
(3) NewYork,USA
(4) Houston,Texas
(5) Noneofthese
45. NamethecountryinwhichgovernmentfellafterelevencabinetministersbelongingtoHizbollahanditsalliesresigned
onJan12,overtheinternationalinvestigationonthe2005assassinationoftheformerprimeministerRafikHariri.
(1) Iran
(2) Iraq
(3) Lebanon
(4) Oman
(5) Noneofthese.
46. The daughter of a Sikh immigrant from Punjab, the IndianAmerican Namrata "Nikki" Randhawa Haley, proudly
recollectedherIndianheritagewhilebeingsworninasthefirstwomanandnonwhiteGovernorof
(1) SouthCarolina.
(2) Ohio.
(3) California.
(4) Massachusetts.
(5) Noneofthese.
47. TheannualIndiaEuropeanUnion(EU)summitin2010washeldin
(1) Brussels
(2) Paris
(3) London
(4) Geneva
(5) Noneofthese
48. WhatamounthasWiproChairmanAzimPremjidonatedtowardseducatingtheruralpoor?
(1) 2,230cr
(2) 3,430cr
(3) 5,672cr
(4) 8,846cr
(5) Noneofthese.
49. NametheChiefExecutiveOfficerofPrasarBharatiwhowassuspendedonchargesofirregularities.
(1) VinodRai
(2) MVNair
(3) BSLalli
(4) RanjanMittal
(5) Noneofthese
50. ParimarjanNegiisassociatedwith
(1) Football
(2) Athletics
(3) Badminton
(4) Chess
(5) Noneofthese.
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51. NametheformerChiefMinisterofKeralawhodiedrecently.
(1) ESLNarasimhan
(2) V.S.Achutanandan
(3) B.S.Yeddyurappa
(4) K.Karunakaran
(5) Noneofthese.
52. WhohasbeenappointedasthenewchiefofResearchandAnalysisWing(RAW)?
(1) APSingh
(2) KamleshSharma
(3) SanjeevTripathi
(4) Dr.SheekantSharma
(5) Noneofthese.
53. WhoistheauthorofthebookJawaharlalNehru:CivilizingaSavageWorld!
(1) ArunShourie
(2) NayantaraSehgal
(3) R.K.Narayan
(4) NamitaGokhale
(5) Noneofthese
54. WhoistheauthorofthebookMyLifewithTaliban?
(1) AbdulSalamZaeef
(2) MullaOmar
(3) MullahSadiq
(4) MohammadYaqub
(5) Noneofthese
55. WhichofthefollowingstatesisassociatedwithLadliLaxmischeme?
(1) UttarPradesh
(2) MadhyaPradesh
(3) Chhattisgarh
(4) Delhi
(5) Noneofthese
56. AliAkbarSalehiistheforeignministerof
(1) Iraq
(2) Pakistan
(3) Iran
(4) Tunisia
(5) Noneofthese
57. Namethefirstbatsmantonotchup50Testhundreds
(1) DuncanFletcher
(2) RickyPonting
(3) VirendraSehwag
(4) SachinTendulkar
(5) Noneofthese
58. WhohasbeennamedTimemagazine's2010Personoftheyear?
(1) JulianAssange
(2) MarkZuckerburg
(3) WenJiabao
(4) BarackObama
(5) Noneofthese
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59. Whoamongthefollowingisthemainaccusedintheestimated400crfraudatCitibank'sGurgaonbranch?
(1) ShivrajPuri
(2) VikramPandit
(3) HardeepPuri
(4) ShivajiBatra
(5) Noneofthese.
60. Namethecountryinwhichgovernmenthasbeendismissedandparliamentdissolvedundersweepingprotestsagainst
spiralingfoodprices.
(1) Tunisia
(2) Algeria
(3) Morocco
(4) Namibia
(5) Noneofthese
61. WhoamongthefollowingistheChairpersonoftheCentralBoardFilmCertification(CBFC)?
(1) SharmilaTagore
(2) ShabanaAzmi
(3) NafisaAli
(4) OmPuri
(5) Noneofthese.
62. NationalYouthDayisobservedonthebirthdayofSwamiVivekanandaon
(1) January5
(2) January7
(3) January12
(4) January17
(5) Noneofthese
63. TheNationalBraveryAwardschemewasinitiatedbythein1957.
(1) IndianCouncilforChildWelfare
(2) MinistryofSocialWelfare
(3) MinistryofHumanResources
(4) NationalCommissionforChildren
(5) Noneofthese.
64. India'sfirst'WaterandWastewaterGallery'wasinauguratedin
(1) Kolkata
(2) Delhi
(3) Chennai
(4) Mumbai
(5) Bangalore
65. Whichfilmhasemergedthebiggestwinnerof2011Apsaraawards,baggingtheBestfilm,BestActorandBestMusic
Trophies?
(1) Ishqiya
(2) Dabangg
(3) PeepliLive
(4) TeesMarKhan
(5) Noneofthese
66. ThefirsteditionoftheSouthAsianWinterGameswasheldin
(1) Dehradun
(2) Gulmarg
(3) Ooty
(4) Shillong
(5) Noneofthese
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67. Theterm'16yardhit'isassociatedwith
(1) Football
(2) Baseball
(3) Rugby
(4) Hockey
(5) Noneofthese
68. WhatisShivaliki?
(1) India'sfirsthomebuiltstealthwarship.
(2) India'sfirsthomebuiltstealthaircraft.
(3) India'sfirsthomebuiltstealthunmannedaircraft.
(4) India'sfirsthomebuiltnuclearsubmarine.
(5) Noneofthese.
69.NamethechiefministerwhohasbeenchosenastheCNNIBNpersonoftheYear2010?
(1) NarendraModi
(2) BhupinderSinghHooda
(3) ShivrajSinghChauhan
(4) NitishKumar
(5) Noneofthese.
70. WhichofthefollowingcountriesisnotmemberofSAARC?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Myanmar
(3) Bhutan
(4) Maldives
(5) Nepal
SNAPspecificquestions
71. Theconceptof'CarbonCredit'isassociatedwith
(1) lendingtomineralexploringcompanies.
(2) developmentofcoalmines.
(3) protectionofenvironment.
(4) developmentofuranium.
(5) Noneofthese.
72. WhichofthefollowingorganizationsreleasesWorldEconomicOutlookreport?
(1) WorldBank
(2) IMF
(3) UNDP
(4) WTO
(5) Noneofthese
73. Whichofthefollowingtermsisnotusedinthegameofcricket?
(1) LBW
(2) doosra
(3) matchpoint
(4) ashes
(5) century
74. TherateatwhichRBIlendsmoneytothecommercialbanksforashortperiodiscalled
(1) SLR
(2) CRR
(3) BankRate
(4) RepoRate
(5) Noneofthese.
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75. ICRA,CRISILandStandardandPoor's(S&P)are
(1) Creditratingagencies
(2) NGOs
(3) FinancialInstitutions
(4) NBFCs
(5) Noneofthese
76. WhichoneofthefollowingwastheoriginalnameofTansen,thefamousmusicianinthecourtofAkbar?
(1) MahanandaPande
(2) LalKalwant
(3) BazBahadur
(4) RamtanuPande
77. InwhichofthefollowingyearswasthefirstRailwaylinebetweenBombayandThanelaid?
(1) 1853
(2) 1854
(3) 1856
(4) 1858
78. TheBuddhadeliveredhisfirstsermon,knownas'Turningofthewheeloflaw'at
(1) Sanchi
(2) Sarnath
(3) Sravaasti
(4) BodhGaya
79. WhichoneofthefollowingisthelongestNationalHighwayinIndia?
(1) NH2
(2) NH7
(3) NH8
(4) NH31
80. Inhumanbeings,theopeningofthestomachintothesmallintestineiscalled
(1) Caecum
(2) Ileum
(3) Oesophagus
(4) Pylorus
IIFTspecificquestions
81. Whichoneofthefollowingpairs(industryandindustrialist)isnotproperlymatched?
(1) RelianceMukeshAmbani
(2) WiproR.Krishnamurthy
(3) AirtelBharatiMittal
(4) NanoCarRatanTata
82. MatchListI(LawnTennisPlayer)withListII(Country)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelowthe
lists
ListI
ListII
(LawnTennisPlayer) (Country)
A.LindsayDavenport 1.Brazil
B.AnastasiaMyskina 2.America
C.CarlosMoya
3.Russia
D.GustavoKuerten
4.Spain
(1) A4B3C2D1
(2) A2B1C4D3
(3) A4B1C2D3
(4) A2B3C4D1
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83. MatchListI(LawnTennisPlayer)withListII(Country)andselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowthe
lists
ListI
ListII
(LawnTennisPlayer)
(Country)
A.RafelNadal
1.Belgium
B.MaryPierce
2.Argentina
C.JustineHeninHardenne
3.Spain
D.MarianoPuerta
4.France
5.U.S.A.
(1) A1B2C3D4
(2) A3B4C1D2
(3) A1B4C3D2
(4) A3B2C1D4
84. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowthelists
ListI
ListII
(Book)
(Author)
A.InCustody
1.AmartyaSen
B.SeaofPoppies
2.AmitavGhosh
C.TheArgumentativeIndian
3.AnitaDesai
D.UnaccustomedEarth
4.JhumpaLahiri
(1) A4B1C2D3
(2) A4B2C1D3
(3) A3B2C1D4
(4) A3B1C2D4
85. Considerthefollowingcountries
1. Switzerland
2. Malta
3. Bulgaria
WhichoftheabovearemembersofEuropeanUnion?
(1) 1and2only
(2) 2and3only
(3) 1and3only
(4) 1,2and3
86. Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
City
River
(1) Berlin
Rhine
(2) London
Thames
(3) NewYork
Hudson
(4) Vienna
Danube
87. MatchListI(Country)withListII(Currency)onthebasisofcodes
ListI
ListII
(Country)
(Currency)
(A) Mexico
1.Yen
(B) Austria
2.Peso
(C) Japan
3.Riyal
(D)SaudiArab
4.Euro
(1) A2B3C4D1
(2) A1B4C3D2
(3) A2B4C1D3
(4) A3B2C4D1
88. Thegovernmenthasdecidedtocelebrate thePravasiBhartiya Divasevery year onaday onwhichMahatmaGandhi
returnedfromSouthAfrica.WhenisPravasiBhartiyaDivascelebrated?
(1) October30
(2) June17
(3) January9
(4) April27
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89. Indiaisamemberofwhichofthefollowing?
1.AsianDevelopmentBank
2.AsiaPacificEconomicCooperation
3.ColomboPlan
4. Organisationfor EconomicCooperation and Development (OECD).Selectthe correct answer usingthe codegiven
below
(1) 1and3only
(2) 2and4only
(3) 1,2and3only
(4) 1,2,3and4
90. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelowthelists
ListI
ListII
(Service/Agency)
(Country)
A. ForeignIntelligenceService 1.Israel
B. MinistryofStateSecurity 2.Britain
C. SecretIntelligenceService 3.China
D. TheMossad
4.Russia
(1) A4B1C2D3
(2) A2B3C4D1
(3) A4B3C2D1
(4) A2B1C4D3
IRMAspecificquestions
91. Whichoneofthefollowingiscorrectstatementformarket?
(1) Potentialbuyersandsellersoftheproduct.
(2) Anorganizationwhichprovidesfacilitiesforexchangeofcommodities.
(3) Aplacewherecommoditiesareboughtandsold.
(4) Allofthese
92. Adetrimentaleffectofthegreenrevolutionis...
(1) Neglectoflowinputagriculturalpractices.
(2) Moreemphasisonhybridvarietiesandthusdestroyingthelocalseedvarieties
(3) Indiscriminateuseofpesticidesandfertilizersthuspushingupthecostoffarming.
(4) Destroyingthelocalseedvarieties
(5) Eliminatingthenativeanimalbreeds
93. Unlikeorganicinputs,syntheticfertilizersaremadefrom
(1) Petroleumbasedderivatives
(2) Organicresidues
(3) Composedharvestresidues
(4) Animalmanure
(5) Naturalgas
94. OrganicfarmingreducesCO2emissionsby.....
(1) Storingatmosphericconcentrationsofthisgasinthesoil
(2) Usinglessfossilfuelbasedinputs
(3) Eliminatinguseofsyntheticfertilizers
(4) Boostingsoilfertilityandhumuscontentofthesoil
(5) Noneofthese
95. AccordingtotheIPCC,waterflowintheGangescoulddropby.....affectingmorethan400millionpeoplewhodepend
onitfordrinkingwater.
(1) Twothird
(2) Onefourth
(3) Onethird
(4) Half
(5) Twofifth
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TISSspecificquestions
96. WhowastheoldestpersonsofartohavebeenawardedNobelPrizeandwhatwashisageatthattime?
(1) Prof.WilliamLawrenceBragg,88years
(2) Prof.FrancisPeytonRous,87years
(3) Prof.FredericSanger,90years
(4) SirJohnBardeen,89years
97. NobelPrizewasmainlyfor.....butlateronothercategorieswereaddedandthelastoneofthemisEconomics
(1) Chemistry
(2) Peace
(3) Medicine
(4) Physics
98. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrectinrespectofNobelPrize?
(1) TheprizeisawardedfromtheinterestofNobelFoundation
(2) Itisawarded tothepersonswhohavemade themostoutstandingcontributionin thefieldofphysics,chemistry
andphysiologyormedicine
(3) Itisawardedtopersonswhohaveproducedthemostdistinguishedliteraryworkofanidealisttendencyandwho
havecontributedmosttowardsworldpeace
(4) TheawardforEconomicsciencesisundergreatcontroversythoughithasbeeninstitutedin1967
99. WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueinrespectofNobelPrizeforEconomicsciences?
(1) Itwasestablishedincelebrationof300thanniversaryoftheNobelPrize
(2) Itwasestablishedintheyear1967byRiksbankofSweden
(3) Itwasawardedforthefirsttimeintheyear1969
(4) Alltheabovestatementsaretrue
100. WhowasthefirstIndiantohavewontheNobel?
(1) Dr.C.V.Raman
(2) RabindranathTagore
(3) J.L.Nehru
(4) H.G.Khorana
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21.(3)
31.(1)
41.(4)
51.(4)
61.(1)
71.(3)
81.(2)
91.(4)
2.(1)
12.(4)
22.(1)
32.(2)
42.(1)
52.(3)
62.(3)
72.(2)
82.(4)
92.(3)
3.(4)
13.(2)
23.(2)
33.(2)
43.(3)
53.(2)
63.(1)
73.(3)
83.(2)
93.(1)
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4.(4)
14.(1)
24.(3)
34.(1)
44.(1)
54.(1)
64.(2)
74.(4)
84.(3)
94.(1)
5.(2)
15.(1)
25.(1)
35.(2)
45.(3)
55.(2)
65.(2)
75.(1)
85.(2)
95.(1)
6.(3)
16.(2)
26.(3)
36.(2)
46.(1)
56.(1)
66.(1)
76.(4)
86.(1)
96.(2)
7.(1)
17.(4)
27.(3)
37.(1)
47.(1)
57.(4)
67.(4)
77.(1)
87.(3)
97.(2)
8.(2)
18.(4)
28.(3)
38.(3)
48.(4)
58.(2)
68.(1)
78.(2)
88.(3)
98.(4)
9.(2)
19.(3)
29.(4)
39.(2)
49.(3)
59.(1)
69.(4)
79.(2)
89.(1)
99.(4)
10.(4)
20.(2)
30.(3)
40.(2)
50.(4)
60.(1)
70.(2)
80.(3)
90.(3)
100.(2)
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