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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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With which organization India celebrated its 25th anniversary of the establishment diplomatic ties in 2018?

A) SAARC	B) Asean
C) WEF	D) World Bank

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Asean

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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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__________ is the 2016 Oscar Winner for Best Supporting Actress.

A) Alicia Vikander	B) Jennifer Jason Leigh
C) Rooney Mara	D) Kate Winslet

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alicia Vikander

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Who has recently been awarded with Nobel Prize for peace in 2016?

A) Juan Manuel Santos	B) Henry Dunant
C) Kailash Satyarthi	D) Malala Yousefzai

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos

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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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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors?

A) Vellanvagai	B) Brahmadeya
C) Shalabhoga	D) Devadana

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vellanvagai

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Who proposed five kingdom classification?

A) Ernst Mayr	B) R. H. Whittaker
C) M. W. Beijerinck	D) 4) D. I. Ivanovsky

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