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Who has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious "Von Hippel Award" ?

A) Charles Lieber B) Marvin Cohen
C) C.N.R Rao D) Stuart Parkin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C.N.R Rao

Explanation:

The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers—brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. The Von Hippel Award is named after Arthur von Hippel (1898-2003), who was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferromagnetics and ferroelectrics.

Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Prof C.N.R. Rao was awarded 2017 Von Hippel Award. He is first Indian and first Asian to win this honour. The award will be presented to Prof Rao for his interdisciplinary contributions to development of novel functional materials, including nanomaterials, graphene, superconductivity, 2D materials and colossal magnetoresistance at Boston in November 2017.

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Who is the Author of the book An Unknown Indian?

A) Nirodh C.Chowdhary B) Leo Tolstoy
C) G. B. Shaw D) Mala Sen
 
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In which of the following business areas Bausch & Lomb is operating in?

A) Vision care B) Auto ancillary
C) Apparel D) Retailing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vision care

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Which state government has recently signed MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) to provide subsidized loans to its employees ? 

A) Punjab B) West Bengal
C) Bihar D) Assam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Assam

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The glacier of the Nubra Valley, the longest one with a length of over 72km is called the ______ glacier

A) Hispar B) Siachen
C) Biafo D) Baltaro
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Siachen

Explanation:

Hispar and Beturaof the Hunza valley are over 57km long. They are the largest glaciers. Biafo and Baltaro of the shigar valley are 60 km long

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ICF (integral Coach Factory) is at 

A) Alwaye B) Coimbatore
C) Chennai D) Bhadravati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chennai

Explanation:

Railway Coaches and wagons are manufactured in Perambur, Chennai.

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Which of the following are goals of OLE DB?

A) Create object interfaces for DBMS functionality pieces only. B) Increase flexibility only.
C) Object interface over any type of data only. D) All of the above as goals of OLE DB.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above as goals of OLE DB.

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If Average Total Cost is declining then

A) The Marginal Cost is Less than Average Cost B) The Total Cost must also be Declining
C) The Marginal Cost is Greater than Average Cost D) The Average Fixed Cost curve must lie above the average variable cost curve
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Marginal Cost is Less than Average Cost

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