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The headquarters of World Anti-Doping Agency are located at _____.

A) Montreal B) Belgium
C) Newyork D) Geneva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Montreal

Explanation:

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was set up on 10 November 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne", to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. Since 2002, the organization's headquarters have been located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Who has won the Nobel prize in "Physics" for the year 2017 ?

A) Barry Barish B) Kip Thorne
C) Rainer Weiss D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been directly seen.

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Who among the following took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads(DGBR) ?

A) Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma B) Lt. Gen. David R. Syiemlieh
C) Lt. Gen. Srikanth Mishra D) Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava

Explanation:

Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR). He has replaced Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma. Prior to it, he was holding the appointment of Director General Combat Engineers at Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence(Army).

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Who amongst the following is known as the Light of Asia

A) Jesus Christ B) Lord Buddha
C) Prophet Mohammad D) Zarathustra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Buddha

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When were bar code scanners invented?

A) 1940s B) 1950s
C) 1960s D) 1970s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1970s

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Schedule Ninth of the Indian Constitution deals with 

A) Subjects contained in the Union List,State List and Concurrent List B) The recognition of Languages
C) Certain acts and regulations of state Legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of Zamindari D) The territories of State and Union territories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Certain acts and regulations of state Legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of Zamindari

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 The Narasapur in West godavari district is renowned for which of the following crafts ?

A) Leather Puppetry B) Ikat
C) Crochet Lace D) Siver Filligri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Crochet Lace

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Name the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize in the world

A) Phil Ersa B) Shirin Ebadi
C) Lakpa Sherpa D) Irine Zubeida
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shirin Ebadi

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