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Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?
Options- A. C P Thakur
- B. Gullapalli N. Rao
- C. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
- D. Aroup Chatterjee
- Correct Answer
- Gullapalli N. Rao
ExplanationDr. Gullapalli N. Rao, the founder and chair of the LV Prasad Eye Institute (Hyderabad), has been selected to the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame instituted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He will be honoured at the induction ceremony in Los Angeles on May 6, 2017 at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.
Currently, Rao is the President of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmologica International (AOI), a group of 80 eminent academicians in ophthalmology in the world and is a past Chair of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
- 1. In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?
Options- A. 1850s
- B. 1880s
- C. 1930s
- D. 1950s Discuss
- 2. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?
Options- A. M.L.Valsamma
- B. P.T.Usha
- C. Kamaljit Sandhu
- D. K.Malleshwari Discuss
- 3. The production of wheat has increased mainly due to
Options- A. increase in area under wheat
- B. increase in yield per hectare
- C. increase in demand for wheat
- D. increase in prices Discuss
- 4. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
Options- A. import of goods
- B. export of goods
- C. production of goods
- D. sale of goods Discuss
- 5. What does CPU stand for?
Options- A. Cute People United
- B. Commonwealth Press Union
- C. Computer Parts of USA
- D. Central Processing Unit Discuss
- 6. Paper is manufactured by
Options- A. Wood and resin
- B. Wood, sodium and bleaching powder
- C. Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
- D. Wood and bleaching powder Discuss
- 7. How many runs did M.Kaif score in his ODI debut?
Options- A. DNB
- B. 15
- C. 0
- D. 99 Discuss
- 8. The original landmass, pangola split into
Options- A. Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
- B. Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north
- C. Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west
- D. Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east Discuss
- 9. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is
Options- A. Jupiter
- B. Neptune
- C. Saturn
- D. Uranus Discuss
- 10. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include
Options- A. coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
- B. crude Petroleum and natural gas
- C. Fe, Au(gold)
- D. natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U Discuss
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Correct Answer: 1880s
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Kamaljit Sandhu
Correct Answer: increase in yield per hectare
Correct Answer: production of goods
Explanation:
Sales Tax is different from the Excise duty as former is a tax on the act of sale while the latter is a tax on the act of manufacture or production of goods.
Reference: http://www.cbec.gov.in/faq.htm
Correct Answer: Central Processing Unit
Correct Answer: Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
Correct Answer: DNB
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
Correct Answer: Jupiter
Explanation:
Jupiter 63 Saturn 60 Uranus 27 Neptune 13 Pluto 3 Mars 2 Earth 1 Venus 0 Mercury 0
Correct Answer: coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
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