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Tata Steel's Wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Tata Steel Global Minerals Holdings Pvt Limited, Singapore, on October 1, 2008, entered into a binding agreement  with new Millennium Capital Corporation, _______(NML) whereby Tata Steel will become a strategic investor in NML

A) Canada B) Taiwan
C) Mexico D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canada

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Q:

" World Malaria Day " is observed on which date ?

A) 25 April B) 24 April
C) 23 April D) 26 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25 April

Explanation:

World Malaria Day is observed globally on 25th of April every year. It is organized by World Health Organization (WHO).

 This year’s global theme for World Malaria Day is 'End Malaria for Good'.

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Q:

Who invented waterproof fabrics ?

A) James Dewar B) Charles Goodyear
C) Mary Moore D) Charles Macintosh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Charles Macintosh

Explanation:

Charles Macintosh (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics.He devoted all his spare time to science, particularly chemistry, and before he was twenty resigned his clerkship to take up the manufacture of chemicals. In this he was highly successful, inventing various new processes. His experiments with one of the by-products of tar, naphtha, led to his invention of waterproof fabrics.

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Q:

Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC

A) Bangladesh B) Afganistan
C) Buttan D) Nepal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afganistan

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Q:

IUPAC full form

A) Indian Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry B) International Union of Postal and Application Corporation
C) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry D) International University of Poland And Combodia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Explanation:

IUPAC stands for International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

 

A chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds. The nomenclature used most frequently worldwide is the one created and developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

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Q:

The book "My Life, My Mission" is the autobiography of which Indian personality?

A) Baba Ramdev B) Sania Mirza
C) Yuvraj Singh D) Abdul Kalam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Baba Ramdev

Explanation:

"My Life, My Mission" is the autobiography of Baba Ramdev.

 

Whereas

 

Ace Against Odds is the autobiography of Sania Mirza

Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer is the autobiography of Yuvraj Singh

Wings of Fire is the autobiography of Abdul Kalam.

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Q:

The universal donor belongs to blood group

A) A B) B
C) AB D) O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) O

Explanation:

The persons with 'O' blood group do not have antigens in the red corpuscles. So that blood will not cause agglutination of corpuscles if mixed with any type of blood. So group 'O' persons are called universal donors.

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Q:

The constitution of India is 

A) Rigid B) Flexible
C) Very rigid D) Partly rigid, partly flexible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Partly rigid, partly flexible

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