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Q:

The Indian Judge who has been re-elected to International Court of Justice(ICJ) 2017?

A) Dalveer Bhandari B) S.N. Rao
C) Arjun Singh D) R. S. Pathak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dalveer Bhandari

Explanation:

India's nominee to International Court of Justice (ICJ) Dalveer Bhandari (70) was re-elected to fifth and the last seat of World court. Bhandari received 183-193 votes in United Nations General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in UN Security Council (UNSC). He was elected after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election. This is the first time since the ICJ was established in 1945 that there will be no British judge in ICJ. Bhandari is fourth Indian judge to be elected to ICJ after B.N. Rau, Nagendra Singh and RS Pathak.

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The first Asin to head the prestigious Trinity College at Cambridge University is 

A) Amartya Sen B) Dr IG Patel
C) Romesh Gunesekera D) Bhabani Bhattacharya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amartya Sen

Explanation:
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Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app ________ to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself in 2017.

A) Bookmycab B) Dot cabs
C) Meru D) Uber
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uber

Explanation:

Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app Uber to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself. The airline will partner Uber and facilitate travel from the airport once a passenger has booked a ticket on the Jet Airways app.

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Which agency publishes the food code?

A) FDA B) FOI
C) FDO D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) FDA

Explanation:

FDA - Food and Drug Administration publishes the food code, a model that assists food control jurisdictions at all levels of government by providing them with a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the industry which includes restaurents, grocerry stores, ...

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Q:

Which state announced the shift of financial year from March - April to Jan - December  ?

A) Assam B) Goa
C) Kerala D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh

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Q:

Which among the following is not correctly matched pair?

A) Pakistan- Field Hockey B) China- Table Tennis
C) USA- Baseball D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the above

Explanation:

In all the given options, the countries are correctly matched with their National games.

 

USA - Baseball


Pakistan - Field Hockey


China - Table Tennis.

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Q:

The act of formally approving something is known as Arbitration.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

The act of formally approving something is known as Ratification.

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Q:

Which Biblical epic made in 1953 was the first film to be made in cinemascope?

Answer

The Robe

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