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- Question
Who is named as 'Captain of the year' in the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards ?
Options- A. Quinton de Kock
- B. Hayley Williams
- C. Ben Stokes
- D. Virat Kohli
- Correct Answer
- Virat Kohli
ExplanationIndian international cricketer Virat Kohli has named as the 'Captain of the Year' at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards. Kohli led India to nine wins out of 12 Tests in the year 2016.
? The ESPNcricinfo awards honour the best batting and bowling performances across the international formats of the game in the preceding calendar year.
? This year ESPNcricinfo introduced awards for women?s cricket across all three international formats. - 1. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for
Options- A. Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962
- B. Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
- C. Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962
- D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962 Discuss
- 2. The most recent era of the geological time scale is
Options- A. Mesozoic
- B. cenozoic
- C. Triassic
- D. paleocene Discuss
- 3. The term 'regur' refers to
Options- A. deltaic alluvial soils
- B. lateral soils
- C. black cotton soils
- D. red and yellow soils Discuss
- 4. The gas used in the manufacture of vanaspati from vegetable oil is
Options- A. hydrogen
- B. oxygen
- C. nitrogen
- D. carbon dioxide Discuss
- 5. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by
Options- A. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
- B. Second World Nations
- C. Third World Nations
- D. Fourth World Nations Discuss
- 6. What is unique about the film 'Adi Shankaracharya'?
Options- A. It has won the National Award.
- B. It is the first Bengal film.
- C. It is the first Sanskrit film.
- D. It has no female actress. Discuss
- 7. According to Avogadro's Hypothesis, the smallest particle of an element or a compound, that can exist independently, is called ____ .
Options- A. a molecule
- B. a cation
- C. an anion
- D. an atom Discuss
- 8. The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as the
Options- A. National Integration Day
- B. Peace and Love Day
- C. Secularism Day
- D. Anti-Terrorism Day Discuss
- 9. The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are
Options- A. young mountains
- B. old mountains
- C. volcanic mountains
- D. fold mountains Discuss
- 10. The dark lines in the solar spectrum are due to
Options- A. absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the outer layers of the sun
- B. destructive interference between waves of certain definite wavelengths
- C. absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the prism used in the photograph
- D. absence of corresponding wavelengths from the light emitted by the core of the sun Discuss
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Correct Answer: Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962
Correct Answer: cenozoic
Correct Answer: black cotton soils
Correct Answer: hydrogen
Correct Answer: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Explanation:
Gulf cooperation council was created on May 25, 1981, the 630-million-acre (2,500,000 km2) Council comprises the Persian Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The unified economic agreement between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council was signed on November 11, 1981 in Abu Dhabi. These countries are often referred to as The GCC States.
Correct Answer: It is the first Sanskrit film.
Correct Answer: a molecule
Correct Answer: Anti-Terrorism Day
Explanation:
May 21, the death anniversary of ex-prime minister of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi is also observed as Anti Terrorism Day in India.
Correct Answer: young mountains
Correct Answer: absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the outer layers of the sun
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