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Africa is seperated from Europe by

A) Red Sea B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Atlantic Ocean D) Persian Gulf
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mediterranean Sea

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Which state has become the first Indian state to shift to to January to December financial year  ?

A) Telangana B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh

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Madhya Pradesh has become the first Indian state to announce shifting of its financial year format to January-December starting from 2018, as against the current practice of April-March cycle. The decision has recently taken by the state government in its state cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Thus, the budget session of the next financial year would be held in December-January 2018.

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Asia's biggest milk brand Amul has recently announced to set up a dairy processing plant with the investment of 200 crore rupees in which of the following cities?

A) Varanasi B) Kanpur
C) Lucknow D) All of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of above

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A 16th Century Indian Jurist has stated that 'land is the property of its owner, and kings have only the right to tax it'. His Name?

A) Yajnavalkya B) Nilakantha
C) Hemadri D) Vijnaneswara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nilakantha

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Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

A) Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 B) Physics in 1956 and 1972
C) Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 D) Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemistry in 1958 and 1980

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Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

A) Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962 B) Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C) Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 D) Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962

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Which one of the following has recently conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Lit) on UN Secretary General Bank-ki- Moon?

A) Jamia Millia Islamia University B) Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit University
C) G.G.S Indraprastha University D) I.I.T Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jamia Millia Islamia University

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India has launched Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana Scheme in which of the following countries?

A) US B) UAE
C) Bhutan D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) UAE

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