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Who was appointed as new Brand Ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission in 2017 ?

A) Priyanka Chopra B) Shilpa Shetty
C) Kangana Ranaut D) Anushka Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shilpa Shetty

Explanation:

The government has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as a brand ambassador for the Modi government's cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission.

The 41-year-old actress will feature in TV and radio campaigns aimed at discouraging people from littering on roads. Soon, campaign posters featuring her will be displayed at various places across the country.

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At which particular place on earth are days and nights of equal length always?

A) Prime Meridian B) Poles
C) Equator D) No where
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Equator

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On 11 October, 2017 the Supreme Court criminalized sex with underage wife aged below______ years.

 

A) 15 B) 18
C) 21 D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18

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First Indian woman to win Man Booker Prize?

A) Kiran Desai B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Salman Rushdie D) Arundhati Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Arundhati Roy

Explanation:

Arundhati Roy was the first Indian woman to win the Man Booker Prize in the year 1997.

An Indian writer, Arundhati Roy, was awarded England's prestigious Booker Prize this evening for her first novel, ''The God of Small Things,'' a soaring story about a set of twins struggling to make sense of the world, themselves and their strange and difficult family in southern India.

 

Kiran Desai was the youngest woman to win the Man Booker Prize.

Bernice Rubens became the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970. Man Booker Prize is one of the world's richest literary prizes.

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What is the Study of human beauty called?

A) Argology B) Kalology
C) Agrostology D) Oncology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kalology

Explanation:

The Study of human beauty and the ways in which beauty influences the society is called as Kalology.

 

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      • This study is focused primarily on human attractiveness, rather than the broader field of aesthetics.

 

      • Opposite of beauty is Ugly.
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Which country has "This is the root of all evil" written on its coins?

A) Italy B) Vatican City
C) Cuba D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vatican City

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Fedaration cup,World cup, Allwyn international trophy and challenge cup are awarded to winners of

A) Tennis B) Volleyball
C) Basketball D) Cricket
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Volleyball

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