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The credit of inventing the tv goes to

A) Philo Farnsworth B) John Logie Baird
C) Philo Farnsworth D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Philo Farnsworth

Explanation:

The credit of inventing the television goes to Philo Farnsworth.

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Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A) John Adams B) Benjamin Franklin
C) James Madison D) Thomas Jefferson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benjamin Franklin

Explanation:

Benjamin Franklin has long been credited with the invention of bifocal lenses and he was the first to wear bifocal lenses. He did not produce them himself but instead had some optician in London or France make them for him to overcome Presbyopia, a condition that Franklin suffered. He was tired switching between lenses for far and near sightedness. And that resulted in inventing Bifocal Lenses.

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Which pair is not correctly matched

A) Mahadevi Verma - Megsaysay award B) Indira Gandhi - UN population award
C) Mother Teresa - Magsaysay award D) S. Chandrashekhar - Nobel Prize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahadevi Verma - Megsaysay award

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Q:

A person who is always dissatisfied

A) malcontent B) surrogate
C) heresy D) felon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) malcontent

Explanation:

The one word substitute for "a person who is always dissatisfied" is malcontent.

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Important objective of biotechnology in agriculture section is _________

A) % produce best resistant varieties of plant B) % increase the nitrogen content
C) % decrease the seed number D) % increase the plant weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) % produce best resistant varieties of plant

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200 P for P G in M

Answer

Letter equation 200 P for P G in M denotes that 200 Pounds for Passing Go in Monopoly.

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Who has won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize  ?

A) Roy Jacobsen B) Amos Oz
C) David Grossman D) Ian Samsom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) David Grossman

Explanation:

David Grossman has become the first Israeli author to win the 2017 Man Booker International prize for his novel “A Horse Walks Into a Bar”. The novel was translated by Jessica Cohen and is published in Britain by Jonathan Cape. The book is an ambitious high-wire act of a novel that shines a spotlight on the effects of grief, without any hint of sentimentality. Since 2016, the Man Booker International Prize awards both the winning author and translator £25,000. To be considered for the prize, books had to be translated into English and published in the UK between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017.

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Q:

The oldest known organic compound is

A) Urea B) Methane
C) Acetic acid D) Benzene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Acetic acid

Explanation:

In the form of vinegar, acetic acid is known from very early times. It is got by oxidation of fermented liquors (10-15%, alcohol) by air under the influence of a bacteria called 'mycoderma acetic'

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