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  • What is the name of the NASA woman astronaut who on 24 April 2017 broke the record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut ?


  • Options
  • A. Jeff Williams
  • B. Sunitha Williams
  • C. Sally Ride
  • D. Peggy Whitson

  • Correct Answer
  • Peggy Whitson 

    Explanation

    Peggy Whitson on 24 April 2017 broke the record for most days spent in space (cumulatively) by a US astronaut. She broke the previous record set by Jeff Williams who had spent a total of 534 days in space.

    ? Whitson has been currently living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), for which she was launched in November 2016 using a Russian Soyuz capsule. At the time of her launch, she had already accumulated 377 total days in space.

    ? Her mission was recently extended for an additional three months. Now when she will return from ISS in September 2017, she would have accumulated more than 600 days in space.

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    • 2. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments

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    • A. Violin
    • B. Sitar
    • C. Sarod
    • D. Veena
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    • 3. Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna ?

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    • A. B.R. Ambedkar
    • B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    • C. K. Kamraj
    • D. M.G. Ramachandran
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    • 4. Indian-American girl won 2017 Young Scientist Challenge for water contamination detection device. What is her name ?

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    • 5. According to Forbes, Who has become Asia?s richest person in the year 2017?

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    • A. Jeff Bezos
    • B. Hui Ka Yan
    • C. Mukesh Ambani
    • D. Bill Gates
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    • 6. Who has won 48th Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2016 ?

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    • A. K. Vishwanath
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    • C. Manoj Kumar
    • D. Ramesh Sippy
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    • 7. With which of the following was U. R. Rao who passed away at 85 is associated with ?

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    • A. Scientist
    • B. Poet
    • C. Politics
    • D. Auther
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    • 8. Pen name of Rabindranath Tagore?

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    • A. Bhanu Simha
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    • C. Kabiguru
    • D. All of the above
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    • 9. Michael Jackson was a distinguished personality in which of the following fields

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    • A. Journalism
    • B. Acting
    • C. Pop Music
    • D. Sports
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    • A. Ratan Tata
    • B. Lakshmi Mittal
    • C. Vinod Khosla
    • D. All of the above
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