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Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

A) Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 B) Physics in 1956 and 1972
C) Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 D) Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemistry in 1958 and 1980

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Q:

India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at

A) London B) Berlin
C) Amstedam D) Los Angeles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amstedam

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Name the cricketer who has become the first Indian to face 500-plus balls in an Test match innings ? 

A) Virat Kohli B) Cheteshwar Pujara
C) Karun Nair D) Murli Vijay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cheteshwar Pujara

Explanation:

India's most consistent middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara stormed his way into record books after playing a marathon innings against Australia on fourth day of the third Test match
surpassing Rahul Dravid previous best of 495 balls. 

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Where was the third Buddhist council held

A) Vatsa B) Pataliputra
C) Kosambi D) Kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pataliputra

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Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

A) Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962 B) Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C) Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 D) Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962

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Q:

who was the first non-human to win an Oscar?

A) Pussycat B) Mickey Mouse
C) Ninja D) Bender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mickey Mouse

Explanation:

Mickey Mouse was the first non-human to win an Oscar in 1932.

Walt Disney won the first of his many Oscars for the creation of Mickey Mouse.

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Group displacement law was given by

A) Bacquerel B) Rutherford
C) Mendeleaf D) Soddy and Fajan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Soddy and Fajan

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Washing soda is 

A) sodium hydroxide B) sodium carbonate
C) sodium bicorbonate D) Potassium chloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sodium carbonate

Explanation:

Sodium hydroxide - NaOH is caustic soda

 

Sodium carbonate - Na2CO3 is washing soda

 

Sodium bicarbonate - NaHCO3  is baking soda 

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