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Which author employed India's obsession for cricket as the theme for his recent book 'Selection Day'?

A) Vikram Seth	B) Anil Menon
C) Amish Tripathi	D) Aravind Adiga

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aravind Adiga

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Who invented the vacuum pump?

A) Otto von Guericke	B) Cai Lun
C) Melitta Bentz	D) William Henry Fox Talbot

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Otto von Guericke

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Who was the first to measure the circumference of earth?

A) Erechtheus	B) Aegeus
C) Eratosthenes	D) Apheidas

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Eratosthenes

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The angles of depression of two ships from the top of a light house are 45° and 30° toward east. If the ships are 200m apart, the height of the light house is (take √3=1.73)

A) 273m	B) 270m
C) 253m	D) 263m

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 273m

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The point equidistant from the vertices of a triangle is called its

A) incentre	B) circumcentre
C) orthocentre	D) centroid

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) circumcentre

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In October 2017, India sent its first shipment of wheat to Afghanistan as a j part of commitment made by the Government of India to supply 1.1 million tonnes of wheat to that country on grant basis. The shipment was sent through

A) Iran	B) Pakistan
C) Tajikistan	D) China

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Iran

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October 2017: A press release from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) noted that the consignment would be the first to use the new route via Chabahar (Iran) to access Afghanistan, even as India plans similar transfers in the coming months.The shipment of wheat is a landmark moment as it will pave the way for operationalisation of the Chabahar port as an alternative, reliable and robust connectivity for Afghanistan. It will open up new opportunities for trade and transit from and to Afghanistan and enhance trade and commerce between the three countries (India, Iran and Afghanistan) and the wider region.

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An earthquake of magnitude 6 on Richter scale has ______________ times more destructive energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.

A) ten	B) hundred
C) five	D) thousand

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) thousand

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The film 'Phoolan Devi' was directed by

A) Raj Kapoor	B) Shashi Kapoor
C) Shekhar Kapoor	D) Anil Kapoor

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