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Gas authority of India Ltd.(GAIL) is likely to bag equity participation in a transational pipeline project from the Caspian Sea to Central Europe. What is the name of this 3,300 km pipeline project?

A) Natural Gas Transmission Company B) SNTGN Transgar SA
C) O M V Aktiengesellschaft D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project

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Who is the author of the book PrisonDairy?

A) Amitav Ghosh B) Jay Prakash Narayan
C) Kapil Dev D) Mala Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Prakash Narayan

Explanation:

Prison dairy is recollection of JP’s thought during his incarceration . 

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The Ghazal queen of india who was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 1975 is_________

Answer

Begum Akhtar

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The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning its maiden mission to explore which planet ?

A) Mars B) Saturn
C) Jupiter D) Venus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Venus

Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) is planning its maiden mission to Venus and its second one to Red planet. The same was confirmed by the newly allotted budget to the department of space, which mentions provisions for 'Mars Orbiter Mission II and Mission Venus'.

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The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient

A) calcium B) sodium
C) iodine D) iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) iodine

Explanation:

Goitre is characterized by the swelling of the neck region. This is due to the enlargement of the thyroid gland which secretes hormone thyroxine. Thyroxine has iodine as an integral part of it. If there is not sufficient iodine in one's  diet, the thyroid gland swells up.

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Food wrapped in news paper is likely to get contaminated by 

A) Magnesium B) Alluminium
C) Lead D) Copper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lead

Explanation:

It gets contaminated by lead

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The only couple to win the Nobel Prize were the

A) Ruther Fords B) Curies
C) Davies D) Millikans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Curies

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How many such digits are there in the number 84315269 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order?

A) None B) one
C) two D) three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) three

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