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Which Indian city is the most polluted city in the world as per a study recently released by WHO?

A) Delhi B) Mumbai
C) Pune D) Chennai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi

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Where will the Olympic Games in 2012 be held

A) Italy B) Germany
C) France D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) England

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First woman to win olympic medal for India

A) Mary Kom B) Saina Nehwal
C) Karnam Malleshwari D) P.V. Sindhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnam Malleshwari

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The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal for India was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics 2000 in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.

 

Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter. In 1995 she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour, and in 1999 the civilian Padma Shri award.

 

After that Indian women who won Olymic medals to India was : 

 

1. Mary Kom at the London 2012 Summer Olympics won bronze medal in women's boxing.

 

2. Saina Nehwal was the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics, by winning the Bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012.

 

3. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Wrestling. She won the Bronze medal in Women's 58 kg freestyle wrestling in 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio.

 

4. P.V. Sindhu became the first ever Indian woman to win the Silver medal at the Olympics, by reaching the Badminton final at Rio Olympics 2016.

 

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Who has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious "Von Hippel Award" ?

A) Charles Lieber B) Marvin Cohen
C) C.N.R Rao D) Stuart Parkin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C.N.R Rao

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The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers—brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. The Von Hippel Award is named after Arthur von Hippel (1898-2003), who was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferromagnetics and ferroelectrics.

Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Prof C.N.R. Rao was awarded 2017 Von Hippel Award. He is first Indian and first Asian to win this honour. The award will be presented to Prof Rao for his interdisciplinary contributions to development of novel functional materials, including nanomaterials, graphene, superconductivity, 2D materials and colossal magnetoresistance at Boston in November 2017.

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Q:

How many languages are contained in the  VIIIth schedule of the Indian Constitution?

A) 18 B) 22
C) 16 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 22

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Q:

Tone, volume and pace are part of

A) Body language B) Spoken language
C) Sign language D) Written language
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Spoken language

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Tone, volume and pace are part of Spoken language.

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Which state tourism department's motto is 'A living heritage of heroism'?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajasthan

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A paper printout of a document is known as

A) Hardcopy B) Softcopy
C) Permanent output D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hardcopy

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A paper printout of a document is known as Hardcopy output.

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