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Q:

Who has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Jnanpith Award ?

A) Ravuri Bharadwaja B) Shankha Ghosh
C) Kedarnath Singh D) Chandrashekara Kambara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shankha Ghosh

Explanation:

Shankha Ghosh, the outstanding Bengali writer, commentator and academician, has been chosen for the prestigious 52nd version of the Jnanpith Award (2016) by the Government of India (GoI) for his lovely phrase and tries different things with different beautiful structures check his significance as an imaginative ability.The Jnanpith Award is presented every year to a literary figure for their outstanding contribution in literature. The honor conveys a reference, prize cash of Rs. 12 lakh and a bronze imitation of Goddess Saraswati.He turned into the sixth Bengali creator to win India's most astounding artistic honor after Mahasweta Devi, Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, Ashapurna Devi, Subhash Mukhopadhyay and Bishnu Dey.

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Q:

Pure Banking, Nothing Else - is a slogan of

A) YES Bank B) SBI Bank
C) Axis Bank D) HDFC Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SBI Bank

Explanation:

"Pure Banking, Nothing Else" - is a slogan raised by SBI -  State Bank of India.

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Q:

When is the Anti-terrorism day observed?

A) 23 May 2013 B) 22 May 2013
C) 21 May 2013 D) 24 May 2013
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 21 May 2013

Explanation:

21 May 2013 is observed as Anti terrorism Day on the Death Anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

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Q:

The term protoplasm was coined by

A) Hugo von Mohl B) J. E. Purkinje
C) Oken D) Kolliker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. E. Purkinje

Explanation:

Protoplasm is the living content of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane.

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J. E. Purkinje in the year 1839 coined the term 'protoplasm' for the fluid substance of the cell.

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Q:

The Nobel Peace is awarded in which city? 

A) Brussels B) Geneva
C) Oslo D) Stockholm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Oslo

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Q:

The ability to do work is called Energy.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Yes, the ability to do work is called Energy is True.

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Q:

The 'Puttingal Temple' is located in which of the following states ?

A) Tamilnadu B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kerala

Explanation:

Puttingal Temple was a Hindu temple in the coastal town of Paravur, India. The temple was founded after the presence of the goddess was experienced on an ant hill with Puttu being the Malayalam word for ant Hill.

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Q:

During thunderstorm you are travelling in a car. To protect yourself from the lightning you will have to 

A) remain in the car B) get out of the car and lie flat in the ground
C) abandon the car and take shelter under a nearby tree D) touch the nearest electric pole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) remain in the car

Explanation:

The Whole car  - the body and inside - can be considered to be a hallow conductor. During the thunderstorm the body - i.e, the outside- gets a charge but there will be no charge inside. so the inside is safe.

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