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Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

A) Literature B) Education
C) Fine arts D) Classical Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Literature

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Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Megsaysay award

A) Vinoba bhave B) Mother teresa
C) R.K.Laxman D) T.N.Seshan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vinoba bhave

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Who among the following was the first to receive the Nobel Prize

A) C.V.Raman B) Hargovind Khurana
C) Rabindranath tagore D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rabindranath tagore

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How many Indians have so far been awarded the Nobel Prize

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) More than 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) More than 4

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If a - b = 3,  a2+b2=29, find the value of ab.

A) 10 B) 12
C) 15 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

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2ab=a2+b2-a2-b2

 

29-9=20

=>ab=10

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In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 60 questions and secures 130 marks, the no of questions he attempts correctly is :

A) 35 B) 38
C) 40 D) 42
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38

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Let the number of correct answers be X.

Number of incorrect answers = (60 – X).

4x – (60 – x) = 130

=> 5x = 190 

=> x = 38

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Bread for the poverty and hunger in the world,is based in

A) London B) Washington
C) Newyork D) Geneva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Washington

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Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields

A) Social Service B) Trade Unionism
C) Journalism D) Politics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Journalism

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