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- Question
Who are the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 from India, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize?
Options- A. Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk
- B. Kailash Satyarthi and Arvind Kejriwal
- C. Bhuwan Ribhu and Asmita Satyarthi
- D. Nadia Murad and Juan Manuel Santos
- Correct Answer
- Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk
ExplanationTwo Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among the winners of this year?s Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.
- 1. The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of
Options- A. Pakistan
- B. Indonesia
- C. Bangladesh
- D. India Discuss
- 2. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
Options- A. Cauvery
- B. Godavari
- C. Krishna
- D. Mahanadi Discuss
- 3. The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as
Options- A. Pleistocene or ice age
- B. Paleocene or ice age
- C. Pliocene or ice age
- D. Holocene or ice age Discuss
- 4. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
Options- A. Sarod
- B. Veena
- C. Violin
- D. Sitar Discuss
- 5. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?
Options- A. Volcanic mountains
- B. Residual mountains
- C. Block mountains
- D. Fold mountains Discuss
- 6. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
Options- A. Shankracharya was born that year.
- B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
- C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
- D. All Muslim invaders were defeated. Discuss
- 7. What Karl Benz invented?
Options- A. Gasoline powered automobile
- B. Streetcar
- C. Glider
- D. Steam turbine Discuss
- 8. Most common disease of poultry in India is
Options- A. fowl pox
- B. tick fever
- C. ranikhet
- D. coryza Discuss
- 9. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by
Options- A. the International Date line
- B. the plane of the equator
- C. the plane of Tropic of Cancer
- D. the plane of Tropic of Capricorn Discuss
- 10. The largest country of the world by geographical area is
Options- A. Russia
- B. Vatican City
- C. Australia
- D. USA Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
Correct Answer: Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Pleistocene or ice age
Correct Answer: Sarod
Correct Answer: Fold mountains
Correct Answer: Shankracharya was born that year.
Correct Answer: Gasoline powered automobile
Explanation:
Invented in 1885.
Correct Answer: ranikhet
Correct Answer: the plane of the equator
Correct Answer: Russia
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