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Who is the winner of the third Indian Council for cultural Relations (ICCR) distinguished indologist award – 2017

A) Hiroshi Marui B) Owen King
C) Larry Sloman D) Peggy Whitson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hiroshi Marui

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Who is known as the Father of video games?

A) Karl Benz B) Emile Berliner
C) Rudolf Diesel D) Ralph H. Baer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ralph H. Baer

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Roshan Lal, who won the Guru Dronacharya Award for 2017, is associated with which stream of sport?

A) Volleyball B) Hockey
C) Wrestling D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Volleyball

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From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. ALTERNATIVES

A) ALTER B) NATIVE
C) TEN D) NATIONAL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) NATIONAL

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Who authored the book titled ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’, which won the Man Booker Prize 2017?

A) George Saunders B) Eliza Robertson
C) John Grisham D) Stephen Alter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) George Saunders

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Who has authored the book titled "Insomnia : Army Stories" featuring stories based on life in the armed forces?

A) Anuradha Roy B) Rachna Bisht Rawat 
C) S. Hareesh D) Chinmay Tumbe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rachna Bisht Rawat 

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Penguin Random house published Rachna Bisht Rawat's new book "Insomnia : Army Stories" featuring stories based on life in the armed forces.

 

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Where was Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 summit held?

A) Singapore B) Vietnam
C) Australia D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vietnam

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APEC 2017 summit was held in the city ‘Da Nang, Vietnam’ under the theme of ‘Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future’. APEC is the forum of 21 pacific region countries, headquartered at Singapore, which promotes free trade in the Asia-pacific region.

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Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985 B) Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
C) Inauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995 D) Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)—1971
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985

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•SWIFT was founded in the 1970s, based on the ambitious and innovative vision of creating a global financial messaging service, and a common language for international financial messaging.

•The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties".

•The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement.

•Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ began trading on February 8, 1971, as the world's first electronic stock market.

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