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21
Who was the editor of Marathi newspaper, 'Kesari'?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the editor of Marathi newspaper, 'Kesari'.
22
Prime Minister of which country attended the recently organised river festival 'Namami Brahmaputra' in India?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Namami Brahmaputra River Festival, the biggest river festival of India in the North East was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Guwahati on 31 March, 2017. The inauguration took place in the presence of Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.
23
Madhuri Dixit is associated with -
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Madhuri Dixit, also known by her married name Madhuri Dixit Nene, is an Indian actress, producer, and television personality. She is associated with Kathak dance.
24
In which city the Indian National Digital Library was dedicated to the nation in June 2018 by Prakash Javadekar?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launches National Digital Library in New Delhi.
25
Which one of the following approach is associated with Prof. Amartya Sen?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Capability Approach was first articulated by the Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen in the 1980s, and remains most closely associated with him.
26
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, who was awarded Nikkei Asia Prize, 2018 for Culture and Community, is the founder of
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, who was awarded Nikkei Asia Prize, 2018 for Culture and Community, is the founder of Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement.
27
Who among the following was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
28
In which country, Ms. Julia Gillard was made the first women Prime Minister in the year 2010?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party from 2010 to 2013, the first and only woman to date to hold either role.
29
Who among the following is the President of Republic of the Union of Myanmar?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
On 15 March 2016, the Assembly of the Union elected Htin Kyaw as the 9th president of Myanmar.
30
Sunita Williams is a
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Sunita Lyn Williams is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer of Indian origin who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).