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Who amongst  the following authors was in 2007 conferred the knighthood by the British government?

A) Salman Rushdie B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Chetan Bhagat D) Khushwant Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Salman Rushdie

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Who appoints the Union Public Service Commission?

A) Parliament B) President
C) Chief Justice of India D) Selection Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President

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The States which have set up State - Level Human Rights Commissions are 

A) Rajasthan and West Bengal B) West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra and Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Maharashtra and Gujarat

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Whose trademark is the operating system unix?

A) Ashton Tate B) Microsoft
C) INTEL D) BELL Laboratories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) BELL Laboratories

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BELL Laboratories trademark is the operating system unix.

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Where is the 'Pearl Harbour' located ?

A) Atlantic ocean B) Pacific ocean
C) Indian ocean D) Southern ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pacific ocean

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Pearl Harbour is an American Naval base in Hawaii

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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting was organised in September 2007 in which of the following places?

A) Sydney B) New York
C) Tokyo D) Beijing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sydney

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Which is the World's Fastest SUPERCOMPUTER and to which country it belongs ?

A) JAGUAR --- ENGLAND B) PARAM YUVA 2 --- INDIA
C) CRAY-1 --- ENGLAND D) TIANHE 2 --- CHINA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) TIANHE 2 --- CHINA

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If a band is played on the moon the sound will 

A) reverberate B) be heard by us faintly
C) be heard upto 10 km from it D) not be heard at any distance at all from it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) not be heard at any distance at all from it

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As there is no atmosphere surrounding the moon, the second from any band that is played there cannot travel outwards there is no material medium surrounding if for its propagation.

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