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Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
A Indira Gandhi
B Mother Teresa
C Lata Mangeshkar
D Sarojini Naidu
Correct Answer:  B. Mother Teresa
EXPLANATION

Mother Teresa was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1980.

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Who is the author of 'Discovery of India'?
A Jawaharlal Nehru
B Rajendra Prasad
C Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Answer:  A. Jawaharlal Nehru
EXPLANATION

'Discovery of India' is a seminal work written by Jawaharlal Nehru, published in 1946.

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Who is credited with founding the Brahmo Samaj?
A Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B Debendranath Tagore
C Keshab Chandra Sen
D Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Correct Answer:  A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
EXPLANATION

Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828, a major socio-religious reform movement in India.

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Who is the author of 'A Brief History of Time', a book that greatly influenced modern physics?
A Albert Einstein
B Stephen Hawking
C Carl Sagan
D Richard Feynman
Correct Answer:  B. Stephen Hawking
EXPLANATION

Stephen Hawking, the renowned British physicist, authored 'A Brief History of Time' published in 1988.

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Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897?
A Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
B Swami Vivekananda
C Debendranath Tagore
D Keshab Chandra Sen
Correct Answer:  B. Swami Vivekananda
EXPLANATION

Swami Vivekananda, a chief disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897.

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Who is the current Vice President of India as of 2024?
A Jagdeep Dhankhar
B Mohammad Hamid Ansari
C Venkaiah Naidu
D Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Correct Answer:  A. Jagdeep Dhankhar
EXPLANATION

Jagdeep Dhankhar has been serving as the Vice President of India since August 2022 and continues in this constitutional position as of 2024.

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Which Indian space mission successfully soft-landed on the Moon's south polar region in 2023, making India only the fourth country to achieve this?
A Chandrayaan-1
B Chandrayaan-2
C Chandrayaan-3
D Mangalyaan
Correct Answer:  C. Chandrayaan-3
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Chandrayaan-3, India's lunar mission, successfully landed near the Moon's south polar region in August 2023, achieving a historic milestone and making India the fourth country to soft-land on the Moon.

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Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885?
A Dadabhai Naoroji
B Allan Octavian Hume
C Surendranath Banerjea
D Keshab Chandra Sen
Correct Answer:  B. Allan Octavian Hume
EXPLANATION

Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885, which became the primary vehicle for India's independence movement.

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Who is the author of the book 'The God of Small Things', which won the Booker Prize in 1997?
A Salman Rushdie
B Arundhati Roy
C Khaled Hosseini
D Amitav Ghosh
Correct Answer:  B. Arundhati Roy
EXPLANATION

Arundhati Roy won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', which remains one of India's most celebrated literary works.

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Kalpana Chawla, India's first female astronaut, tragically perished in which Space Shuttle disaster?
A Challenger in 1986
B Columbia in 2003
C Atlantis in 2011
D Discovery in 1999
Correct Answer:  B. Columbia in 2003
EXPLANATION

Kalpana Chawla, born in Karnal, India, died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003, along with six other crew members during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

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