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Which of the following voted for Brexit in June 2016?

A) England and Scotland B) England and Wales
C) Scotland and Northern Ireland D) Wales and Northern Ireland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) England and Wales

Explanation:

The decision by the electorate was to "Leave the European Union" which won by a majority of 1,269,501 votes (3.78%) over those who had voted in favour of "Remain a member of the European Union" with England and Wales voting to "Leave" whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to "Remain".

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On 22 November, 2017 the Indian Air Force successfully test fired an air launched BrahMos from a ______ fighter aircraft.

 

A) Mirage-2000 B) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI
C) Mig-29 D) HAL Tejas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI

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Name the scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and DRDO's DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems) who has won the first IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence - 2015 in recognition of his significant national contributions towards missiles and aerospace technologies.

A) Avinash Chander B) A S Kiran Kumar
C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy D) K K Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

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World Climate conference popularly known as COP-21 (2015) was held in ___.

A) New York B) London
C) Paris D) Berlin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paris

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Q:

In which year was Facebook started?

A) 2002 B) 2004
C) 2008 D) 2009
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2004

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Q:

The world's first solar heated military tent was designed and developed by

A) Sonam Wanchuk B) Alain Aspect
C) Allen Bard D) He Jiankui
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sonam Wanchuk

Explanation:

Sonam Wanchuk, an Indian engineer has developed the first of its kind in the world, a unique solar heated tent for the Indian Army.

 

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The G-20 Summit in November 2015 was organized in which European Country?

A) Germany B) Turkey
C) France D) Spain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Turkey

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Which of these is a dwarf planet?

A) Neptune B) Titan
C) Eris D) Hydra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Eris

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