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First woman to win olympic medal for India

A) Mary Kom B) Saina Nehwal
C) Karnam Malleshwari D) P.V. Sindhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnam Malleshwari

Explanation:

The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal for India was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics 2000 in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.

 

Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter. In 1995 she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour, and in 1999 the civilian Padma Shri award.

 

After that Indian women who won Olymic medals to India was : 

 

1. Mary Kom at the London 2012 Summer Olympics won bronze medal in women's boxing.

 

2. Saina Nehwal was the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics, by winning the Bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012.

 

3. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Wrestling. She won the Bronze medal in Women's 58 kg freestyle wrestling in 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio.

 

4. P.V. Sindhu became the first ever Indian woman to win the Silver medal at the Olympics, by reaching the Badminton final at Rio Olympics 2016.

 

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Q:

Ozone holes are more pronounced at the

A) Tropic of cancer B) Poles
C) Equator D) Tropic of capricorn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Poles

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Identified with modern Tamluk in Bengal, Which was the main port on the east coast of india for sailing to South East Asia in the first millennium?

Answer

Tamralipti

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Q:

In windows, start button is used to

A) Run applications B) Device setting
C) Turn off the system D) All of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of above

Explanation:

The Start button allows users to access their run applications, device setting, turn off the system, computer programs or configure Microsoft Windows easily by accessing the Start Menu.

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Which of the following bank has recently launches a special edition ' Cricket Credit Card' in association with IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils?

A) Yes Bank B) Federal Bank
C) Ratnakar Bank Limited D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ratnakar Bank Limited

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Q:

Organisms need Nutrients in order to

A) Breaking down food B) Utilize chemical compounds
C) recycling D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Breaking down food

Explanation:

Nutrients are necessary for break down the food and supply energy to the organisms and to carry out essential life functions.

  • Important nutrients are Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen.

 

  • Some more important nutrients for plants are : Potassium, Sulphur, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Calcium and Magnesium. 
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Q:

The first passenger train in India ran between

A) Kalyan and Pune B) Bombay and Thane
C) Howrah and Delhi D) New Delhi and Madras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bombay and Thane

Explanation:

India's first passenger train run took place from Mumbai to Thane for around 34 kms on 16th April in the year 1853. 

That train was hauled by three steam locomotives : Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.

That train had 14 carriages, carrying around 400 passengers.

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Q:

The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in

A) Paris B) Madrid
C) New York D) Geneva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Geneva

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