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Q:

Who invented Dynamite?

A) Graham Bell B) Nikola Tesla
C) Alfred Nobel D) Louis Pateur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Alfred Nobel

Explanation:

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. Known for inventing Dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments.

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Q:

Ram Kumar Ramanathan belongs to which sports ?

A) Tennis B) Chess
C) Golf D) Cricket
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cricket

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Q:

Who amongst the following became the only sports person to have been awarded all the three maor sports awards viz.Drona Charya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award?

A) Prakash Padukone B) Sanjeev Kumar Singh
C) Harika Dronavali D) Pullela Gopichand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pullela Gopichand

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Q:

Nuclear explosive devices were tested in india at

A) Pokhran B) Kanchipuram
C) Sriharikota D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pokhran

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Q:

Which team became the first team in history to win 100 T20 matches  ?

A) Sunrisers Hyderabad B) Bangalore Royal Challengers
C) Kolkata Knight Riders D) Mumbai Indians
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mumbai Indians

Explanation:

Two times IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) reached a new milestone as they became the first team in history to win 100 T20 matches. The Mumbai outfit defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens by 9 runs in their final match of the league stage of IPL 2017.

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Q:

Galileo was an Italian Astronomer who

A) Discovered 4 satellites of Mars B) Developed the Telescope
C) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both B & C

Explanation:

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian Astronomer who

1) Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter

2) Developed Telescope

3) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

 

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He is Physicist, Mathematician, inventor, and philosopher Too.

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Q:

Outward extension of the shoulder bone is the

A) acromion B) foramen
C) cancellous bone D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) acromion

Explanation:

Outward extension of the shoulder bone is called as the acromion.

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Q:

Which state government has implemented ‘Green Protocol’ for weddings  ?

A) Kerala B) Goa
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Telangana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kerala

Explanation:

The Kerala government has implemented Green Protocol for making weddings more naturally in the state. The purpose of the initiative is to reduce the use of plastic in daily life. With the implementation of the protocol, use of plastic and other non-degradable articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol decorations will be discouraged at marriage functions. Inspections will be held at marriage halls, convention centres and hotels and other venues of the wedding ceremony in this regard and action would be taken if the protocol is violated. The state nodal agency for sanitation ‘Suchitwa Mission’ has already launched the initiative in Kannur, Ernakulam, Kollam and Alappuzha on a pilot basis. As per officials, the protocol would be implemented in the rest of the districts soon.

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