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Who won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 'Sweat'?

A) Lynn Nottage B) Hisham Matar
C) Heather Ann Thompson D) Colson Whitehead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lynn Nottage

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Which Indian actor has won maximum number of National awards?

A) Tabu B) Kamal Haasan
C) Shabana Azmi D) Kangana Ranaut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shabana Azmi

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Ashoka The Great (273–232 B.C.) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Mewar B) Mughal
C) Maurya D) Peshwas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maurya

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Mughal Emperor Humayun's tomb is in

A) Kabul B) Delhi
C) Shahdara Bagh D) Khuldabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Delhi

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The 105th Indian Science Congress meeting was held in ______.

A) IIM, Ahmadabad B) Manipur University, Imphal
C) IIT, Bombay D) Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Manipur University, Imphal

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The Indian Science Congress – the largest gathering of Indian scientists – was scheduled to be held at Osmania University in Hyderabad from January 3 to 7. For the first time in its history, it was rescheduled to March 16-March 20 and its venue was moved to the Manipur University, Imphal after the Osmania University administration said it would not be able to host the event fearing agitations on campus.

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On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?

A) December 22 B) March 21
C) June 22 D) September 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) December 22

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Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

A) they emit light of a constant intensity B) their distance from the earth does not change with time
C) they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light D) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they emit light of a constant intensity

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Ozone hole is caused by chemicals like _____.

A) Nitrogen Oxide B) Hydrogen Sulphide
C) Chloro Fluoro Carbon D) Carbon Monoxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chloro Fluoro Carbon

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