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QUESTIONS : 1. In July 2008, the world saw a terrible blast in Kabul. Among
the victims, four were Indian Ambassadors including Defence Attach R.D. Mehta and senior IFS officer V.V. Rao. Both were nominated by Indian Government for which prestigious gallantry award?

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These are his lines Heaven is closer through football than the Gita. He is best known for his oratory at this place. Name the place. According to Bible, God confounded the speeches of proud and ungrateful descendants of Noah as they had tried to build a tower that would reach up to heaven. Name the structure The Tower of ________. The Portuguese sailor rounded the Cape of Good Hope and discovered the sea route to an Asian country by reaching _________ in 15th century. I was a fiction till Jules Verne penned me down but soon I turned into a real powerful weapon as I reached the North Pole through the frozen ocean without disturbing the ice. My name is_________. What is the study of behavior of animals in their natural surroundings known as? Who said these lines? There will be no end to the troubles of states or indeed my dear Glauxon, of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers. ________ Lost and _______ Regained are two different novels written by same author John Milton. One was published in 1667 and the other in 1671. Tell the common word in their names.

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Everyone knows the JIZYA tax which the Delhi Sultanate charged from non-Muslims in medieval period. But few know about a tax which was paid only by the Muslims. Name this tax. The Muslim community along with other Indians gave Jalaluddin the title AKBAR. What title did his great grand son took for himself whom we know as ZINDA PIR? EEG is an instrument used for recording of change in electric potential in various areas of the brain by means of electrodes on the scalp or in the brain itself. The full form is incomplete Electro -- _________ -- Graph. Complete the word. Complete the sequence Grammy : music :: _________ : television He was a bang in Indian Premier League and now he is the ambassador of National Organization for Tobacco Eradication. Name the team for which he played. This goblin in Harry Potter series helped Harry to fetch Helga Hufflepuffs cup, a horcrux kept in Gringotts.But in the middle of their search he betrayed, took the Gryffindor sword and ran. Tell the primary name to which the sobriquet Venice of the East is titled?

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ANSWERS: 1. KIRTI CHAKRA 2. CHICAGO {The person is SWAMI VIVEKANANDA} 3. BABEL 4. KOZHIKODE {Old Name CALICUT } 5. NAUTILUS 6. ETIOLOGY 7. PLATO , A Greek thinker 8. PARADISE 9. ZAKAT 10. ALAM GIR

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RAJASTHAN ROYALS {the player is SWAPNIL ASNODHAR} GRIPHOOK COCHIN ----- DEVANSH GOEL 10