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In which year Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope ?

A) 1480 B) 1487
C) 1495 D) 1500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1487

Explanation:

Bartholomew Diaz reached the point in 1487, which the Portuguese named Cape of Good Hope (the southern most point of Africa).

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A man was slowly counting but unfortunately he miscounted. A little later he suffered a sharp pain is his back. Why?

Answer

The man want to buy a shirt went to a shop. He was counting the pins as he removed them from a new shirt. unfortunately, he missed one and wore.

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Q:

In which state have Indian Railway introduced " Palace on Wheels" to promote tourism ?

A) Punjab B) Kerala
C) Rajasthan D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajasthan

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The book "Two Year Eight Months and Twenty –Eight Night" is authored by

A) Salman Rushdi B) Deepak Nayyar
C) Javier Moro D) Khurshid M Kasuari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Salman Rushdi

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Who has been appointed as the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?

A) Rama Devi B) Sumitra Mahajan
C) Anupama Kare D) Snehlata Shrivastava
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Snehlata Shrivastava

Explanation:

Snehlata Shrivastava, appointed as the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha. The appointment was made by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Ms. Shrivastava will replace Anoop Mishra, who retired on November 30, 2017. 

Ms. Shrivastava, a senior civil servant with 35 years of rich and varied administrative experience is a 1982 batch IAS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Rama Devi holds the distinction of the being the first woman secretary general of the Rajya Sabha.

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Q:

The safest hammers are those with heads that are

A) cast steel and chiseled B) alloy and drop-forged steel
C) welded and alloyed D) chiseled and drop forged
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) alloy and drop-forged steel

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Q:

Melvin calvin got Noble Prize for his studies on

A) Light reaction B) Plant hormones
C) Carbon fixation D) Photons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon fixation

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Q:

What kind of fermented juice, made of spirits, sugar and hot water takes its name from the Hindustani word palm tree?

Answer

Toddy

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