Superlatives and First In India and World Test 12

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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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In April 2017, USA dropped MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast popularly known as the Mother of All Bombs) in the suspected hideouts of militants in which one of the following countries?

A
Iran

B
Syria

C
Afghanistan

D
Somalia

Solution

The USA dropped the ‘mother of all bombs’ , the most powerful conventional bomb in the American arsenal, on a cave complex in Afghanistan. It was the first combat use of the GBU 43/B (official name of MOAB) Massive Ordinance Air Blast.
Question 2
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The highest per capita emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil and cement manufacture, in the world is ______.

A
China

B
India

C
Qatar

D
None of these

Solution

Qatar, with 55.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person, has the highest footprint globally, about 10 times the global average. This is due to large scale burning of fossil fuel which is available cheaply as compared to other nations.
Question 3
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Although George Washington was the first US president, he was not the first to live in the White House. Who was the first President to inhabit the White House in 1800?

A

B

C

D
Solution
- John Adams was the second President of the United States and also the first Vice President of the United States.
- He was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain.
- He was the first U.S. president to reside in the executive mansion that eventually became known as the White House.
Question 4
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Tianyan is the world's largest filled aperture radio telescope. It consists of a fixed 500 m dish constructed in a natural depression in the landscape. Where is located?

A
Zelenchukskaya, Russia

B
Guizhou, China

C
Arecibo, Puerto Rico

D
Sriharikota, India
Solution
- China has built the world’s largest radio telescope nicknamed Tianyan or the five-hundred-metre aperture spherical radio telescope (FAST).
- It is located in the Dawodang depression, a natural basin in Pingtang County in the Guizhou Province, Southwest China.
Question 5
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The International Badminton Federation was established in 1934. Who among the following was the first president of it?

A
David Bloomer

B
Stellan Mohlin

C
George Alan Thomas

D
Stuart Wyatt

Solution

The Badminton World Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation. It's first President was George Alan Thomas, who was a British badminton, tennis and chess player.
Question 6
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The first plastic made wholly of artificial materials was not patented till the $$20^{th}$$ century. It was named Bakelite after its inventor Leo Hendrik Baekeland. In which year was it patented?

A
1909

B
1911

C
1935

D
1954
Question 7
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She was one of the first female graduates from India during British Empire. She was also the first South Asian female physician to be trained in western medicine. She was the daughter of Brahmo reformer Braja Kishore Basu. Identify her.

A

B

C

D
Solution
- Kadambini Ganguly was the very first Indian female doctor who practised with a degree in western medicine.
- She was born in a Brahmo family and had her school education in Dacca and Calcutta and graduated from the University of Calcutta.
- Her lectures made Calcutta Medical College finally open its doors to women and was also the first female speaker at the Indian National Congress.
Question 8
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The proposed Shivaji memorial in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, will be world's tallest statue at $$192$$ meters when built. However, currently which is the tallest statue in the world's with a height of $$153$$ meters and where is it located?

A
Laykyun Setkyar (Buddha), Myanmar

B
Spring Temple Buddha, China

C
The Statue of liberty, USA

D
The motherland Calls, Russia
Solution
- The Spring Temple Buddha is currently the world’s tallest statue. It stands in the Fodushan Scenic Area in the Zhaocun township of China.
- The massive copper Buddha stands atop a 66 foot tall lotus-shaped pedestal which houses a monastery, giving it a total height of 502 feet.
Question 9
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Which of the following is the longest rail tunnel in the world?

A
Channel tunnel

B
Gotthard Base tunnel

C
Yanata tunnel

D
Taihang tunnel
Solution
- The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Switzerland. With a route length of 57.09 km, it is the longest tunnel in the world.
- The main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increase local transport capacity through the Swiss Alpine barrier.
Question 10
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Who has become the first ever female pilot to be inducted into Indian Navy?

A
Anny Divya

B
Durba Banerjee

C
Shubhangi Swaroop

D
Avani Chaturvedi

Solution

Shubhangi Swaroop became the first-ever female pilot to be admitted to the Indian Navy. She hails from Uttar Pradesh, along with her three other women cadets namely, Astha Sehgal, Roopa A and Sakhti Maya S, were also inducted. Shubhangi is the daughter of a Naval commander.