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Ashok Pandit is well- known for his superior performance in which of the following fields ?

A) Swimming B) Kabaddi
C) Wrestling D) Shooting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shooting

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Who was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of India (CJI) recently ?

A) Justice Tirath Singh Thakur B) Justice Atul Mehta
C) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar D) Justice T M Goyal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar

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Who among the following was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920?

A) Chittaranjan Das B) Lala Lajpath Roy
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lala Lajpath Roy

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Who is considered as ' Thimurti ' of carnatic Music

A) Muthuswami Dikshitar B) Thygaraja
C) Swami Thirunal D) Purandardasa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Muthuswami Dikshitar

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The Famous personality best known for the instrument Tabla  ?

A) Bundu Khan B) Zakir Hussain
C) P. Mani Iyer D) Ravi Sankar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zakir Hussain

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Zakir Hussain is best known for the instrument Tabla.

Bundu Khan is known for Sarangi

P. Mani Iyer is known for Mridangam

Ravi Sankar is known for Sitar

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Who is the First Indian to win a medal in badminton at the Olympics ?

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Saina Nehwal

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According to Forbes, Who has become Asia’s richest person in the year 2017?

A) Jeff Bezos B) Hui Ka Yan
C) Mukesh Ambani D) Bill Gates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mukesh Ambani

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Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani overtook China’s Hui Ka Yan to become Asia’s richest person with a total wealth of $42.1 billion. According to Forbes’ real time billionaire’s list, Ambani's personal wealth rose by $466 million in 2017.

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Indian-American girl won 2017 Young Scientist Challenge for water contamination detection device. What is her name ?

A) Kavita Kumari B) Gitanjali Rao
C) Hetal Rao D) Savita Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gitanjali Rao

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Gitanjali Rao, an 11-year-old Indian-American schoolgirl, was named as "America’s top young scientist" for inventing a cost-effective, quick lead-contamination detector in water. The seventh-grade student was inspired by the large-scale lead contamination in water in Flint, Michigan, that came to light recently.

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