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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the biggest river festival of India in 2017, Namami Brahmaputra, in which of the following states ?

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Assam
C) Orissa D) Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Assam

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Name the malicious software that affected various computers recently in may 2017, and restricted users to access it until a ransom is paid to unlock it  ?

A) Bitcoinware B) Captiveware
C) Pay-offware D) Ransomware
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ransomware

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Q:

A compass always points to

A) North B) Magnetic north
C) Magnetic South D) South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Magnetic north

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Wherever on earth we hold a compass, the needle points towards the magnetic North Pole. A compass is a great tool for navigation.

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Compass is widely used in aircrafts, ships, military services,...

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India's International bank is the tag line of which bank ?

A) ICICI Bank B) SBI
C) Canara Bank D) Bank of Baroda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bank of Baroda

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The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is

A) Shakuntala Devi B) Raja Ramanna
C) Rina Panigrahi D) Ramanujam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shakuntala Devi

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What is the name given to the Indegeneously - developed multi - barrel rocket system?

A) Trishul B) Agni
C) Pinaka D) Arjun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pinaka

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Who amongst the following is the author of the book " Development as Freedom" ?

A) M.S. Swaminathan B) C. Rangarajan
C) Y.V. Reddy D) Amartya Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amartya Sen

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As per the reports published in newspapers india allowed to open Cross-LOC Trade after a gap of about 60 years. Which of the following routes was thrown open for the same?

A) Srinagar - Muzaffarabad B) Kolkata - Dhaka
C) Varanasi - Kathmandu D) Imphal - Yangon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Srinagar - Muzaffarabad

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