Quiz #53

1. What is the number of beneficiaries in Nagaland under the Food Security Act?

a) 11,05,069                             b) 14,03,579 c) 17,25,688                             d) 19,03,577

    2. This 25-year old lady became the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the Border Security Force (BSF). What is her name?

a) Tanushree Pareek                   b) Kiran Bedi c) Sanjukta Parashar                   d) Vimla Mehra

    3. According to a 2016 WaterAid report, India has the largest number of people living without access to safe water in the world. What is the number of people without access to clean water?

a) 42,355,180                b) 65,255,120 c) 75,777,997                 d) 92,455,668

    4. A record breaking brown dwarf – a star too small for nuclear fusion – with the purest composition and the highest mass yet known has been recently identified by an international team of astronomers. What is the object known as?

a) Halo                                       b) Pisces c) RDRR H0104+1535         d) SDSS J0104+1535

    5. Who won the season opening 2017 Formula One Australian Grand Prix?

a) Kimi Raikonnen         b) Lewis Hamilton c) Sebastian Vettel          d) Valtteri Bottas

 
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