Superlatives and First In India and World Test 13

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Question 1
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The city of Nimes in France gives its name to this popular fabric which is said to have been produced here first. Name the fabric.

A
Gabardine

B
Tulle

C
Denim

D
Damask
Solution
- Denim is a very strong kind of cloth. The word comes from the name of a cloth called serge.
- Serge was first made in the French town of Nimes. First called serge de Nimes, the name was soon shortened to denim.
Question 2
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She was the first woman to win a Nobel prize and is the only woman to have won the Nobel prize twice. Her investigations led to the discovery of radioactivity and element radium. Who was this great lady?

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B

C

D
Solution
- Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in Physics, and with her later win, in Chemistry, she became the first person to claim Nobel honours twice.
- Marie Curie is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her huge contribution to the fight against cancer.
Question 3
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Who holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles?

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B

C

D
None of these
Solution
- Mike Tyson is an American former professional boxer, who had a successful 20 year career within the sport.
- Despite a few ups and downs along the way. he was the undisputed world heavyweight champion, and still holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title at 20 years.
- Tyson was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to unify them successively. He is still considered, to this day, one of the best boxers of all time.
Question 4
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The first process of photography produced a highly detailed permanent photograph on a silver-plated sheet of copper. It was developed by a Frenchman after whom it was named in $$1839$$. What was this called?

A
Calotype

B
Heliograph

C
Daguerreotype

D
Pantograph
Question 5
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She was world's first woman Prime Minister and sixth Prime Minister of Ceylon since independence. Who was she?

A
Sirimavo Bandaranaike

B
Chandrika Kumaratunga

C
Naysum Saravanamuttu

D
Renuka Herath

Solution

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first woman in the world to become Prime Minister of a country. After her husband assassination in 1959, she won the election in 1960 and became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. She adopted the policies of non-alignment and democratic socialism.
Question 6
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Who conceptualised India's first supercomputer?

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C

D
Solution
- Dr. Vijay Bhatkar is one of most acclaimed and internationally acknowledged scientists of India.
- He is best known as the architect of India's national initiative in supercomputing, where he led the development of India's first supercomputer Param in 1990.
- Currently he is heading the National Supercomputing Mission of developing Exascale Architecture Supercomputing for India.
Question 7
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Who has become the first Indian woman to be conferred with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship in May, $$2017$$?

A
Shikha Sharma

B
Usha Ananthasubramanian

C
Arundhati Bhattacharya

D
Chanda Kochhar

Solution

Chanda Kochhar, the chairman of ICICI Bank, became the first Indian woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship from the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington DC on May 10, 2017.
Question 8
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What is the name of the world's first-ever 3D-printed aircraft that is less than 4m long and weighs just 21 kg?

A
Thor

B
Nibiru

C
Sedna

D
Oort
Solution
- The world’s first 3D-printed aircraft ‘Thor’ has been officially launched by Airbus, a European aerospace company, at the International Aerospace Exhibition held in Schoenefeld, Germany.
- The Thor stands for ‘Test of High-tech Objectives in Reality’. In Thor, the only parts that are not printed from a substance called polyamide are the electrical elements.
- It is a windowless drone that weighs just 21 kg and is only 13 feet long. It is lighter, faster and cheaper.
Question 9
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Asia's first cycle highway is in ____.

A
Uttar Pradesh, India

B
Kabul, Afghanistan

C
Manama, Bahrain

D
Beijing, China

Solution

Asia's first and longest cycle highway was inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh. It is about 207 km long and runs between Etawah and Agra. It was inaugurated in 2016, by the then state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Question 10
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She is the current chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the second largest food and beverage business in the world. She has consistently ranked among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Who is she?

A
Indra Nooyi

B
Chandra Kochhar

C
Aruna Jayanthi

D
Chitra Ramkrishna
Solution
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is the president and chief executive officer of PepsiCo. Best known for its Pepsi soft drinks, the international powerhouse that Nooyi oversees is actually one of the world's largest snack-food companies.
She is one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women as ranked by Forbes magazine. She has gotten several honours, awards and international recognition which also include many honorary degrees and the Padma Bhushan which is the most prestigious award of India.