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Who among the following was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (27 November 1888 - 27 February 1956) popularly known as Dadasaheb was an independence activist, the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
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Which of the following Indian State Political Parties is led by Ram Vilas Paswan?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Lok Janshakti Party was led by Ram Vilas Paswan.
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Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is associated with -
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs).
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Hitendra Desai was a noted figure in which field?
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Answer: Option C
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Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai was the Chief Minister of Gujarat and a leader of Indian National Congress.
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Who amongst the following is the New Prime Minister of Israel after the general election held there in recent past?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The current prime minister is Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, the ninth person to hold the position.
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Colonel Muammar al Gaddafi is associated with which one of the following countries?
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Answer: Option A
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Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi, was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist.
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The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1774 - 1829) was a French botanist who proposed two ideas that had great impact in the theory of evolution. The use or disuse theory explains that the parts of an organism that the organism uses most will undergo hypertrophy and will become more developed.
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Who among the following is the first person outside Indian Navy to become the Director General of Indian Coast Guard?
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Answer: Option B
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Rajendra Singh took charge as the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, the first non-Navy officer to be elevated to the top post.
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PM Modi's birthday has been celebrated as . . . . . . . . . across India.
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Answer: Option B
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On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, BJP observes 'Seva Diwas' across the country.
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Who is the first female president of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)?
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Answer: Option C
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Debjani Ghosh is the President of the National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM) since April 2018. A veteran of the technology industry, she is the fifth president of NASSCOM and the first women at the helm.