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Which of the following voted for Brexit in June 2016?

A) England and Scotland B) England and Wales
C) Scotland and Northern Ireland D) Wales and Northern Ireland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) England and Wales

Explanation:

The decision by the electorate was to "Leave the European Union" which won by a majority of 1,269,501 votes (3.78%) over those who had voted in favour of "Remain a member of the European Union" with England and Wales voting to "Leave" whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to "Remain".

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In November 2017, second phase of ‘Bharat Net Project’ was launched. How much is its approximate outlay?

 

A) Rs 55,000 crore B) Rs 10,000 crore
C) Rs 20,000 crore D) Rs 34,000 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 34,000 crore

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Q:

TRIPS Agreement pertains to 

A) international tariff regime B) intellectual property protection
C) international practices on trade facilitation D) international taxation of property
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) intellectual property protection

Explanation:

The Agreement   on   Trade-Related Aspects   of   Intellectual   Property Rights(TRIPS)   is   an international legal   agreement between   all   the member    nations    of    the World Trade  Organization(WTO).  It  sets down  minimum  standards  for  the regulation by national governments of    many    forms    of intellectual property(IP) as applied to nationals  of  other  WTO  member nations.TRIPS  was  negotiated  at the  end  of  the  Uruguay  Round  of the General  Agreement  on  Tariffs and  Trade  (GATT)  in  1994  and  is administered by the WTO

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In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is

A) Park Young-sun B) Yuk Young-soo
C) Park Geun-hye D) Sim Sang-jung
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Park Geun-hye

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Q:

India’s first Labour Movement Museum is to be launched in which state/UT?

A) Kerala B) Andhra Pradesh
C) West Bengal D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kerala

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Which company has signed an agreement with UNESCO to launch virtual reality content and 360 degree videos on Indian heritage sites?

 

A) Nokia B) Sunstar
C) Samsung D) Amazon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Samsung

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Who was the dentist who killed Cecil-the Lion in 2015?

A) John Walker B) Gary Crow
C) Walter Palmer D) Rupert Watson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Walter Palmer

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What is the name of the disappearing tweets launched by Twitter?

A) Fleets B) Twitties
C) Heights D) Flocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fleets

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