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  1. ‘Juno’ is the name of NASA’s mission to








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    Juno is a NASA New Frontiers mission to the planet Jupiter. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011. The spacecraft is to be placed in a polar orbit to study the planet’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.

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    Juno is a NASA New Frontiers mission to the planet Jupiter. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011. The spacecraft is to be placed in a polar orbit to study the planet’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.

  1. The first President of India who made a 30-minute sortie in the Sukhoi fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force is








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    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the first President who undertook a historic 40-minute sortie in the Sukhoi aircraft, taking off from Lohegaon airbase in Pune in June 2006. His feat was emulated in November 2009 when President Pratibha Patil made history by taking off in a frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet aircraft from the air force base in Pune, becoming the first woman head of state to fly in a warplane.

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    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the first President who undertook a historic 40-minute sortie in the Sukhoi aircraft, taking off from Lohegaon airbase in Pune in June 2006. His feat was emulated in November 2009 when President Pratibha Patil made history by taking off in a frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet aircraft from the air force base in Pune, becoming the first woman head of state to fly in a warplane.

  1. Near which one of the following cities are Palitana temples located?








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    The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Mount Shatrunjaya, by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. Along with Sammet Shikhar of Jharkhand, the two sites are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain community. The temple is dedicated to Rishabha, the first Tirthankara.

    Correct Option: A

    The Palitana temples of Jainism are located on Mount Shatrunjaya, by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. Along with Sammet Shikhar of Jharkhand, the two sites are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain community. The temple is dedicated to Rishabha, the first Tirthankara.

  1. Which city of India is called as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’?








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    Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its position as the nation’s leading IT exporter.

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    Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its position as the nation’s leading IT exporter.

  1. ‘Multinational’ is








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    A multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation that is registered in more than one country or that has operations in more than one country. It is a large corporation which both produces and sells goods or services in various countries. The first multinational corporation was the Dutch East India Company, founded March 20, 1602.

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    A multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation that is registered in more than one country or that has operations in more than one country. It is a large corporation which both produces and sells goods or services in various countries. The first multinational corporation was the Dutch East India Company, founded March 20, 1602.