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Q:

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

Explanation:

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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Q:

Which Indian state is having the longest coastline ?

Answer



Gujrat


 

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The First Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in NorthEastern States will be set up in the State of :

A) Manipur B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Nagaland D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram

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Q:

Who wins The World's Best Playmaker of the year 2016 ?

A) Lionel Messi B) Toni Kroos
C) Riyad Mahrez D) Andres Iniesta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lionel Messi

Explanation:

Argentine Star Lionel Messi was chosen as the World’s Best Playmaker for the year 2016 on December 29, 2016, by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Messi topped the list with 172 points followed by Andres Iniesta at second spot with 66 points and Toni Kross third with 45 points.

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Q:

System Study involves

A) documenting the existing system B) identifying current deficiencies and establishing new goals
C) study of an existing system D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Q:

Diameter of a Ping Pong Ball?

A) 37 mm B) 38 mm
C) 40 mm D) 42 mm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 mm

Explanation:

The ball with which Table Tennis is played is called Ping Pong Ball.

According to the International rules, the diameter of the ping pong ball must be not less than 39.5 millimeters and not greater than 40.5  millimeters having a mass of 2.7 grams.

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Q:

The fastest moving land snake in the world is the

Answer

Black Mamba

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Q:

Which best summarizes the concept of natural selection?

A) the fittest organisms survive and reproduce B) an organism will always adapt to its environment
C) an organism will always mutate to survive D) a mutation always makes a species fitter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the fittest organisms survive and reproduce

Explanation:

Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype. It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in the heritable traits characteristic of a population over generations.

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