Superlatives and First In India and World Test 11

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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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Which of the following statements regarding construction of Rohtang tunnel is NOT correct?

A
It is located at an altitude of 5,000 feet

B
It will provide all-year connectivity to Lahaul and Spiti Valley

C
The tunnel is being built by the Border Roads Organization

D
It will reduce the length of the Leh-Manali highway by approximately 50 km
Solution
Rohtang Pass (or Rohtam Pass) is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 3.979 m (13,054 ft) above the sea level, located on the eastern Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas Advantage of the tunnel is:
Round the year connectivity to Lahul & Spiti Valley.
The distance between Manali and Lahaul-Spiti Valley will be reduced by 46 Km.
Question 2
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In which state or union territory is the literacy rate highest in the country?

A
Delhi

B
Chandigarh

C
Karnataka

D
Kerala.
Question 3
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The fastest rate of growth in terms of income generated has been recorded in the past couple of decades, in the:

A
Agricultural sector

B
Industrial sector

C
Services sector

D
All of the above
Question 4
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Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of Republic of India?

A
Justice Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha

B
Justice Harilal J. Kania

C
Justice J.C. Shah

D
Justice M. Hidayatullah

Solution

Justice Harilal J. Kania was appointed the first Chief Justice of India on 26 January 1950 by President of India. He beared office until 6 november 1951. He died while serving in the office.
Question 5
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This American television channel started by Ted Turner in 1980 was the first to provide 24-hour news coverage. Name the channel.

A

B

C

D

Solution

The Cable News Network (CNN) is an American cable news television channel. It was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. The Cable News Network first aired on television in 1980.
Question 6
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Which country has successfully launched the world's smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit?

A
China

B
Japan

C
Australia

D
South Africa

Solution

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the worlds smallest rocket with the ability to put a tiny satellite into orbit. The experimental SS-520 sounding rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center. It carried a microsatellite TRICOM-1R, a three-unit CubeSat weighing about 3 kilograms. The CubeSat will now be used to collect images of the Earths surface via multiple cameras. This satellite launch was a re-flight of the TRICOM-1 mission, which was lost in SS-520's failure in 2017.
Question 7
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Who among the following recently became the first woman pilot in Indian Navy?

A
Astha Segal

B
Roopa A

C
Sakthi Maya S

D
Shubhangi Swaroop

Solution

Shubhangi Swaroop, a native of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, has become the first-ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy and will soon be fly Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft. Besides Swaroop, Astha Segal from New Delhi, Puducherry’s Roopa A and Sakthi Maya S from Kerala also created history by becoming the country’s first women officers at the Naval Armament Inspection (NAI) branch of the Navy.
Question 8
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This $$18^{th}$$ century Swedish scientist first developed a binominal nomenclature system of scientific classification and nomenclature based on common characteristic of living begins. Who was he?

A
Carolus Linnaeus

B
Charles Darwin

C
Benjamin Franklin

D
Jacques Cousteau
Solution
- Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who created the binomial nomenclature.
- In this system, every kind of animal and plant is given a name consisting of two Latin words, for its genus and species. This became used by biologists all over the world, and he is known as the "father of modern taxonomy".
Question 9
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Which of these is the world's highest waterfalls?

A
Niagara Falls

B
Angel Falls

C
Victoria Falls

D
Jog Falls
Question 10
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Which Indian airport has become the world's busiest single-runway airport?

A
Indira Gandhi International Airport

B
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

C
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharak International Airport

D
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

Solution

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport has become the worlds busiest single-runway airport, after creating a new world record for single-runway operations by handling 980 arrivals and take-offs in 24 hours, or almost one flight every minute on January 20, 2018.