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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 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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IF YOU HAVE ME, YOU WANT TO SHARE ME. IF YOU SHARE ME, YOU HAVEN'T GOT ME. WHAT AM I?

Answer

A Secret is what you want to share if you have with you. And if you share that secret with anyone, then secret will not be with you only.

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The command to eliminate a table from a database is

A) REMOVE TABLE CUSTOMER; B) UPDATE TABLE CUSTOMER;
C) DELETE TABLE CUSTOMER; D) DROP TABLE CUSTOMER;
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) DROP TABLE CUSTOMER;

Explanation:

The SQL DROP TABLE statement is used to remove a table definition and all data, indexes,...

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Learned indian classical vocalists do not like the accompaniment of a harmonium because 

A) tempered scale is used in the harmonium B) diatonic scale is used in the harmonium
C) notes of the harmonium are too shrill D) intensity of the notes of the harmonium is too large
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tempered scale is used in the harmonium

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Q:

When was the Jawahar Rojgar Yojana Launched

A) 1985 B) 1987
C) 1991 D) 1989
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1989

Explanation:
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Patanjali and Reliance Jio has ranked _____ respectively, in Top 10 influencial Brands of India ?

A) 4 & 9 B) 3 & 10
C) 2 & 1 D) 5 & 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4 & 9

Explanation:

Ramdev promoted Patanjali Ayurveda and Reliance Jio have featured among the top 10 most influential brand in India, according to a study by the global research firm Ipsos.

Home grown Patanjali and Mukesh Ambani’s controlled Reliance Jio have bagged the fourth and ninth position, respectively. Interestingly, Patanjali and Reliance Jio made an impressive entry as they did not figure in the previous edition of the study.

Besides, Google has been ranked at the top slot while Microsoft and Facebook were ranked at number two and three, respectively. State Bank of India (SBI) being the only financial institution that made to the list, moved up four ranks to take the fifth position. E-commerce player Flipkart dropped three spots to take the tenth place while Amazon climbed couple of steps to take the sixth place. Other companies that made to the list include Samsung (7th) and Airtel (8th).

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Tehri dam is located on which of the following rivers?

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

Explanation:

Tehri dam is located on the river Bhagirathi.

  • It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.

 

  • It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex.
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