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Through which continents does the equator pass

A) Asia	B) Africa
C) South America	D) All the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet. An equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The Earth is widest at its Equator.

Equator passes through 13 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies.

The 3 continents are - Asia, Africa, South America.

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Which country won 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy ?

A) India	B) Germany
C) Belgium	D) Australia

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Australia

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Who has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2014?

A) Pran	B) Shashi Kapoor
C) DilipKumar	D) Amitabh Bachchan

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shashi Kapoor

Explanation:

In year 2014, Shashi Kapoor has been awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

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First Indian woman to get Bharat Ratna.

A) Indira Gandhi	B) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
C) Mother Teresa	D) Leela Seth

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indira Gandhi

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in

A) 1911	B) 1915
C) 1917	D) 1919

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1915

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in 1915

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Which Indian PSU has launched the country's first 100 Octane petrol?

A) HPCL	B) IOC
C) ONGC	D) GAIL

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) IOC

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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 60-megawatt Tuirial Hydroelectric power project. The project is being constructed in which of the following state?

A) Sikkim	B) Assam
C) Meghalaya	D) Mizoram

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram

Explanation:

The 60-megawatt Tuirial Hydroelectric power project has been inaugurated by PM from Aizawal, Mizoram. Now Mizoram has become third power-surplus state in North-East after Sikkim and Tripura.Note: Tuirial Dam is an earth fill and gravity dam near Kolasib in the state of Mizoram in India.

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Which one of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?

A) Hydropower plants	B) Nuclear power plants
C) Thermal power plants	D) Wind energy

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thermal power plants

Explanation:

About 65% of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest by 10% from other alternate sources like solar, wind, biomass etc.

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