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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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Anti-apartheid activist _______ was imprisoned for 27 years by the South African government in 1962.

A) Thabo Mbeki	B) Kgalema Motlanthe
C) Nelson Mandela	D) Evelyn Mase

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nelson Mandela

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Who started construction of Nalanda (Mahavihara) ?

A) Dharampala	B) Ashoka
C) Kumaragupta	D) Harihara

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kumaragupta

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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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$(113^{2} + 115^{2} + 117^{2} - 113 x 115 - 115 x 117 - 117 x 113)$ is equal to

A) 0	B) 4
C) 8	D) 12

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12

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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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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

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