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Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 2. The author of the novel 'Middlesex' is Jeffrey Eugenides. 3. The author of the novel 'Missile Gap' is China Mieville.
Options- A. 1 and 2
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 1 and 3
- D. 1, 2 and 3
- Correct Answer
- 1 and 2
- 1. Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which field?
Options- A. Wrestling
- B. Kabaddi
- C. Shooting
- D. Swimming Discuss
- 2. What was the active medium used in the first working laser ever constructed?
Options- A. A diamond block
- B. Helium-neon gas
- C. A ruby rod
- D. Carbon dioxide gas Discuss
- 3. Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly?
Options- A. Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
- B. Ramesh Bhandari
- C. Natwar Singh
- D. Krishna Menon Discuss
- 4. Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
Options- A. National School of Drama
- B. Sangeet Akademi
- C. Sahitya Akademi
- D. Lalit Kala Akademi Discuss
- 5. Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation?
Options- A. The French community
- B. The Organisation of African Unity
- C. The Arab League
- D. Amnesty International Discuss
- 6. The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United Nations in 1990 relates to
Options- A. disabled
- B. stateless persons
- C. migrant workers
- D. children Discuss
- 7. The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is
Options- A. black soil
- B. laterite soil
- C. alluvial soil
- D. saline and alkaline soils Discuss
- 8. If two bodies of different masses, initially at rest, are acted upon by the same force for the same time, then the both bodies acquire the same
Options- A. velocity
- B. momentum
- C. acceleration
- D. kinetic energy Discuss
- 9. Once the active medium is excited, the first photons of light are produced by which physical process?
Options- A. Blackbody radiation
- B. Spontaneous emission
- C. Synchrotron radiation
- D. Planck?s oscillation Discuss
- 10. Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?
Options- A. Dr. D.R. Sengupta
- B. Dr. S.Z. Kasim
- C. Dr. V. K. Raina
- D. Dr. H. K. Gupta Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Shooting
Correct Answer: A ruby rod
Explanation:
Theodore Maiman built the first working laser using a ruby rod while working at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. It lased for the first time on May 16, 1960.
Correct Answer: Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
Correct Answer: Sangeet Akademi
Correct Answer: Amnesty International
Correct Answer: children
Correct Answer: laterite soil
Correct Answer: momentum
Correct Answer: Spontaneous emission
Explanation:
Spontaneous emission is what you see with most "glow in the dark" toys. You excite the toy by exposing it to bright light, then the toy glows in the dark by spontaneously emitting photons as the excited atoms relax back down to their normal state.
Correct Answer: Dr. S.Z. Kasim
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