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champion Carolina Marin 21-19, 21-16 in the summit up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into
clash. the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union.
32. Sol: (a) 41. Sol: (b)
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (3 May 1896 – 6 The first women to sit on the Delhi throne Razia
October 1974) was an Indian nationalist, diplomat Begum, sultan name, Razia al-Din, throne name
and politician. He was the Defense Secretary during Jalalat-ud-Din Razia, usually referred to in history as
Indo-China war. Razia Sultan who was the Sultan of Delhi from 10
33. Sol: (a) November 1236 – 14 October 1240.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and 42. Sol: (a)
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized Sattriya is a classical Indian dance that originated in
agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. its eastern state of Assam.
34. Sol: (b) 43. Sol: (b)
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of
and a central figure in Indian politics before and after the highest in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock
independence. and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi
35. Sol: (d) River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the
Wrangel Island lies directly on the meridian at primary dam of the THDC India Ltd and the Tehri
71°32′N 180°0′E, also noted as 71°32′N 180°0′W. It hydroelectric complex.
then passes through the Bering Strait between the 44. Sol: (d)
Diomede Islands at a distance of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, GColIH is a Colombian
mi) from each island at 168°58′37″ W. politician and the President of Colombia, in office
36. Sol: (a) since 2010. He was the sole recipient of the 2016
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is the 25th Nobel Peace Prize.
Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. He 45. Sol: (c)
assumed the post on 31 December 2016 after Air The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, the third standard-
Chief Marshal Arup Raha retired. style Kabaddi World Cup, was an International
37. Sol: (b) Kabaddi Tournament governed by the International
Indonesia was approved as the host of the Games by Kabaddi Federation, contested from 7 to 22 October
Olympic Council of Asia executive board on 19 2016 in Ahmedabad, India. Twelve countries had
September 2014. They will host the Games in 2018 competed in the tournament. The tournament was
rather than the originally planned 2019 to avoid won by India, who defeated Iran 38-29 in the
conflict with the Indonesian presidential election. championship game to win their third Kabaddi World
38. Sol: (d) Cup.
Keoladeo National Park, located in Bharatpur, the 46. Sol: (d)
State of Rajasthan, is an important wintering ground The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India.
of Palaearctic migratory waterfowl and is renowned The range rises in eastern Gujarat state running east
for its large congregation of non-migratory resident through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya
breeding birds. Pradesh to the east till Chhattisgarh.
39. Sol: (c) 47. Sol: (a)
The first Deputy Prime Minister of India was Sardar Cue and Cannon belongs to Billiards/Snooker games.
Vallabhbhai Patel, who was also home minister in 48. Sol: (b)
Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. The most abundant element in the Earth's crust is
40. Sol: (c) oxygen, making up 46.6% of the Earth’s mass. Silicon
Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George is the second most abundant element (27.7%),
Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. followed by aluminum (8.1%), iron (5.0%), calcium
According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading (3.6%), sodium (2.8%), potassium (2.6%) and
magnesium (2.1%).