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Which of the following authors wrote the novel ‘The Black Hill’ ?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Ramesh Kuntal D) Mamang Dai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mamang Dai

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Mamang Dai has been awarded the ‘Sahitya Akademi A ward 2017 for her novel ‘The Black Hill’ in English. Ramesh Kuntal has been awarded for his literary criticism ‘Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar’ in Hindi.

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Who won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 'Sweat'?

A) Lynn Nottage B) Hisham Matar
C) Heather Ann Thompson D) Colson Whitehead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lynn Nottage

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What is the duration of the world’s shortest X–ray laser has been successfully created by the scientists?

 

A) 39 nanoseconds B) 43 attoseconds
C) 15 picoseconds D) 57 microseconds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 43 attoseconds

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Who among the following is the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog as of 2018?

A) Narendra Modi B) Ajit Tyagi
C) Rajiv Kumar D) Arving Panagariya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajiv Kumar

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Ocimum tenuiflorum is the scientific name of ___________.

A) Neem B) Mango
C) Babul D) Tulsi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tulsi

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 


The result is that the impact of humanities and liberal arts on _____________ action and day-to-day activities seems to be distinctly on the wane. ______________ and conventional approaches of teaching coupled with stasis that makes them traverse the __________ beaten path of course curricula isn’t helping society see the relevance of humanities and social science ____________ a technology-driven, changing world. The approach inevitably will be nuanced and there will be a need to weak the course content and fine-tune it to come ____________ with newer products to stay relevant and act as a facilitator to business and industry.

 

on the wane. ______________ and conventional approaches

 

A) Tradition B) Traditions
C) Traditional   D) Traditionally  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Traditional  

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Who invented bluetooth?

A) Kirkpatrick Macmillan B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Dr. Jaap Haartsen D) Charles Babbage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. Jaap Haartsen

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Who is the author of "Promise Me a Million Times"?

A) Amish Tripathi B) Durjoy Datta
C) Keshav Aneel D) Savi Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Keshav Aneel

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