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What was Rajiv Gandhi before he entered politics?

A) Professor B) Lawyer
C) Pilot D) Doctor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pilot

Explanation:

Our Ex. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was Pilot by profession before he entered politics.

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Who was the first cricketer to take all wickets in a test innings?

A) Curtly Ambrose B) Jimmy Mathews
C) Jim Laker D) Anil Kumble
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jim Laker

Explanation:

Jim Laker was the first player to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings. Ten for 53 in the Australians 2nd innings of the 4th Ashes Test at Old Trafford in 1956.

 

The only other bowler to achieve the feat is India's Anil Kumble, who took ten for 74 at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla against Pakistan in 1999.

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Which Malayalam actor received the Special Jury National Award for the Telugu film 'Janatha Garage'?

A) Mohanlal B) Prithviraj
C) Suresh Gopi D) Mammooty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mohanlal

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The federalist papers were written by which future President?

A) John Adams B) Alexander Hamilton
C) James Madison D) John Jay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) James Madison

Explanation:

James Madison was the one who became President in the future after writing The federalist papers. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay were the three who wrote The federalist papers. 

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Who is the founder of WikiLeaks - a website that publishes comments, submissions of secret information and documents that often becomes controversial?

Answer

Julian Assange

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Which Indian Chief Minister's father was a 'Maharaja' ?

A) Devandra Fadnavis B) Amarinder Singh
C) K. Chandrasekhara Rao D) N. Chandrababu Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Amarinder Singh

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Name the inventor of ATM (automated teller machine), it was opened on 27th June, 1967 by Barclays bank?

A) J Shepherd-Barron B) M D White
C) D C Wetzel D) Wilfred Barron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) J Shepherd-Barron

Explanation:

John Shepherd-Barron was the inventor of ATM (automated teller machine), which was opened on 27th June, 1967 by Barclays bank.

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Select the synonym of
proximal

A) frontier B) obscure
C) remote D) adjacent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) adjacent

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