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Who has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious "Von Hippel Award" ?

A) Charles Lieber B) Marvin Cohen
C) C.N.R Rao D) Stuart Parkin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C.N.R Rao

Explanation:

The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers—brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. The Von Hippel Award is named after Arthur von Hippel (1898-2003), who was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferromagnetics and ferroelectrics.

Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Prof C.N.R. Rao was awarded 2017 Von Hippel Award. He is first Indian and first Asian to win this honour. The award will be presented to Prof Rao for his interdisciplinary contributions to development of novel functional materials, including nanomaterials, graphene, superconductivity, 2D materials and colossal magnetoresistance at Boston in November 2017.

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Which city is the world’s most crowded cities, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data ?

A) Mumbai B) Lahore
C) Lagos D) Dhaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dhaka

Explanation:

The capital of Bangladesh “Dhaka” is the world’s most crowded city with a population density of 44,500 people per square kilometre, released by World Economic Forum (WEF), citing UN Habitat data. According to UN Habitat data, of the top 10 most densely populated cities in the world, six are in Asia, three are in Africa and one is in South America. India’s financial capital Mumbai, home to 31,700 people per square kilometre has acquired second place, where as Kota in Rajasthan with 12,100 people per square kilometre was ranked seventh. Others in the list include Medellin in Columbia (3rd), Manila in Philippines (4th, 14,800), Casablanca in Morocco (5th, 14,200), Lagos in Nigeria (6th, 13,300), Singapore (8th, 10,200) and Jakarta in Indonesia (9th, 9,600).

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It is 3 in the morning, you’re sleeping and you hear the doorbell. It’s your parents who show up for a surprise visit for breakfast. You’ve got the strawberry jam, honey, bread and cheese.
What do you open first?

A) open your door B) open your mouth
C) open the fridge D) open your eyes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) open your eyes

Explanation:

As you were asleep, none of the things could have happened without doing "open your eyes" first.

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Who will be awarded The Jnanpith Award for the year 2017?

A) Krishna Sobti B) Vikas Singh
C) Rohim Khan D) Sunita Verma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Krishna Sobti

Explanation:

Hindi writer Krishna Sobti has been chosen for this years Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian Literature. This is 53rd Jnanpith Award for India.

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Pinaka is a

A) a multi barrel rocket launcher developed by DRDO B) a rocket launcher developed by France
C) a missile developed by DRDO D) a missile imported from Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a multi barrel rocket launcher developed by DRDO

Explanation:

1. Pinaka is a multi barrel rocket launcher developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army.

2. The system has a maximum range of 40 km for Mark-I and 75 km for Mark-II, and can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds.

3. The system is mounted on a Tatra truck for mobility.

4. Actually, the meaning of Pinaka is Shiv Dhanush.

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What landmark in science and technology did india achieve on 21 November 1963?

Answer

The launch of the first rocket from TERLS or Thumba Equatorial Rocket  Launching Centre.

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What are Digrams and Trigrams?

Answer

The most common two letter combinations are called as digrams. e.g. th, in, er, re and an. The most common three letter combinations are called as trigrams. e.g. the, ing,and, and ion.

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Highest sugarcane producing state in India?

A) Maharashtra B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat D) Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Agriculture is the occupation of a majority of the Indian population. More than 65% of India's land area is under agriculture.

Sugarcane is one of the most popular multipurpose crops in India and no part of the sugarcane goes waste.

Uttar Pradesh is the highest sugarcane producing state in India followed by Maharashtra.

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