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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

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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When the nucleus of  Uranium is bombarded with neutrons, it breaks up into two nuclei of nearly equal mass. this process is called

A) nuclear fission B) nuclear fusion
C) physical change D) artificial radioactivity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) nuclear fission

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The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose proje3ct is a joint venture of _____

A) Punjab and Haryana only B) Punjab,Haryana and Rajasthan only
C) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh D) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Punjab,Haryana and Rajasthan only

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The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as

A) Godavari B) Brahmaputra
C) Ganga D) Indus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brahmaputra

Explanation:

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as Brahmaputra. The river Brahmaputra in China is called Yarlung Tsangpo or Yarlung Zangbo river. In Assam and Arunachal Pradesh it is called Lohit or luit meaning blood.

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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.

 

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The Gas used for Artificial Ripening of Green Fruit is

A) Acetone B) Di Carbonate
C) Ethylene D) Ethyl Alcohol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ethylene

Explanation:

Ethylene is used for Artificial Ripening of Green Fruit.

    • Calcium carbide is also used in some countries for artificially ripening fruit. When calcium carbide comes in contact with moisture, it produces acetylene gas, which is quite similar in its effects to the natural ripening agent, ethylene

 

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The first passenger train in India ran between

A) Kalyan and Pune B) Bombay and Thane
C) Howrah and Delhi D) New Delhi and Madras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bombay and Thane

Explanation:

India's first passenger train run took place from Mumbai to Thane for around 34 kms on 16th April in the year 1853. 

That train was hauled by three steam locomotives : Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.

That train had 14 carriages, carrying around 400 passengers.

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'Sheqel' is the currency of 

A) Israel B) Kenya
C) Iraq D) Iran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Israel

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SI unit of Luminious intensity is

A) Lumen B) Lux
C) Candela D) Watt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Candela

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