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Choose the most appropriate answer:Vinod Mehta an eminent Indian journalist and founder editor-in-chief of ‘Outlook’ published his autobiography by the name of

A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir B) One Life is Not Enough
C) Accidental Prime Minister D) The Substance and the Shadow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir

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Who is the author of "The English Teacher"?

A) Aparna Sinha B) Bapsi Sidhwa
C) R. K. Narayan D) Indu Sundaresan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) R. K. Narayan

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Who among the following is the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics?

A) Bindu Bhosle B) Dipa Kannakar
C) Jyoti More D) Aruna Reddv
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dipa Kannakar

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If 177 is divided into 3 parts in the ratio 1/2 : 2/3: 4/5, then the second part is

A) 75 B) 45
C) 72 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60

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Electric chair was invented by

A) Alfred P. Southwick B) Isaac Singer
C) Murasaki Shikibu D) Hanaoka Seish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred P. Southwick

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The Queen who had the nick name "Bloody Mary"

A) Elizabeth B) Victoria
C) Mary I D) Ruth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mary I

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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-? 

A) Save Silent Valley Movement  B) Swadeshi Movement 
C) Namantar Andolan  D) Chipko movement 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement 

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The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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Inert gases are

A) Miscible with water B) Not stable
C) Chemically unreactive D) Chemically very active
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chemically unreactive

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