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Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

A) Penicillin B) Prontosil
C) Streptomycin D) Tetracyline
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Penicillin

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______________ was a philosopher and theologian from India during early 8th century who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.

A) Adi Shankara B) Dyaneshwar
C) Eknath D) Madhvacharya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adi Shankara

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Japan is called the 'Land of the rising sun' because

A) Sun rises there as soon as it sets B) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
C) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has  earliest sunrise D) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has  earliest sunrise

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______________ scheme launched by the Central Government aims at development of rural growth clusters which have latent potential for growth.

A) Soil Health Card B) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana D) National RU URBAN Mission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

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The Great Smog of 1952 was a severe air-pollution event which affected _______.

A) Paris B) London
C) New York D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) London

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June 21 marks the winter solstice in the _________ Hemisphere.

A) Northern B) Eastern
C) Western D) Southern
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Southern

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The process when the computer is switched on and the operating system gets loaded from hard disk to main memory is called

A) Booting B) Fetching
C) Processing D) Multi-Processing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Booting

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Which Railway station in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been renamed as 'Maa Barahi Devi Dham'?

A) Dandupur railway station B) Amroha railway station
C) Basti railway station D) Subedarganj railway station
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dandupur railway station

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