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What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be approved nationally in the US?

A) Discover B) MasterCharge
C) Visa D) Diner's Club
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Diner's Club

Explanation:

 

The card was established by Frank McNamara and Ralph Schneider.

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Q:

Lux is the SI unit of

A) luminous flux B) luminous efficiency
C) intensity of illumination D) luminous intensity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) intensity of illumination

Explanation:

The lux (lx) is the SI derived unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is equal to one lumen per square meter.

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_______ creates history, becoming leading run-getter in Women’s ODIs ?

A) M.M. Lanning B) S.R. Taylor
C) Mithali Raj D) Charlotte Edwards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mithali Raj

Explanation:

1. Mithali Raj has been India’s premier player ever since she made her debut in 1999.

2. In the crucial game against Australia, Mithali became the woman cricketer who has scored most runs in ODIs. Mithali Raj became the first women’s player to reach 6000 ODI runs. England’s Charlotte Edwards was the previous leading run-getter in ODIs with 5992 runs.

3. She has 48 not-outs to her name, which is the most in women’s cricket.

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Q:

Where and when the first session of Indian National Congress was held ?

A) Delhi, 1890 B) Mumbai, 1885
C) Madras, 1887 D) Kolkata, 1889
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai, 1885

Explanation:

The first session of Indian National Congress was held from 28–31 December 1885, in Mumbai and was attended by 72 delegates. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first president of the Indian National Congress (INC), a voice of Indian opinion to the British government.

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Who was named as " Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World " for 2016 ?

A) M S Dhoni B) Musharaf Ali
C) Virat Kohli D) Ashwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virat Kohli

Explanation:

i. India’s Virat Kohli was named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016.

ii. Kohli had also won the prestigious ‘Polly Umrigar award’ presented to the ‘International Cricketer of the Year’ at the BCCI Annual Awards.

iii. Kohli was additionally declared Wisden India Almanack’s Cricketer of the Year for the second time in its 2017 edition.

 

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Q:

The term of a non – permanent member of the U.N. Security Council is

A) 2 years B) 3 years
C) 1 year D) 6 months
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2 years

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India's first experimental telecommunication satellite APPLE was put into orbit from a launch site in 

A) USA B) Russia
C) French Guiana D) Mexico
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) French Guiana

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Q:

Borders can be applied to

A) paragraph B) text
C) cells D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

When you want to add borders, it can be added to text, cells and paragraphs.

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