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  1. Where is the Headquarter’s of Zoological Survey of India located ?









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    The Zoological Survey of India is a premier Indian organisation in zoological research and studies. It was established on 1 July 1916 to promote the survey, exploration and research of the fauna in the region. The Survey had its genesis in the establishment of the Zoological Section of the Indian Museum at Calcutta in 1875. It is still headquartered in Kolkata.

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    The Zoological Survey of India is a premier Indian organisation in zoological research and studies. It was established on 1 July 1916 to promote the survey, exploration and research of the fauna in the region. The Survey had its genesis in the establishment of the Zoological Section of the Indian Museum at Calcutta in 1875. It is still headquartered in Kolkata.


  1. The Indian actor who played a prominent role in the Hollywood production : “The Ghost and The Darkness” is









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    The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 historical adventure horror film starring Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer set in Africa at the end of the 19th century. Om Puri essayed the role of Abdulla in the movie.

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    The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 historical adventure horror film starring Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer set in Africa at the end of the 19th century. Om Puri essayed the role of Abdulla in the movie.



  1. Who is the first Asian to become the Head of the prestigious Trinity College of Cambridge University ?









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    Amartya Sen a senior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, distinguished fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he previously served as Master from 1998 to 2004. He is the first Indian and the first Asian academic to head an Oxbridge college (a portmanteau of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and the term is used to refer to them collectively, often with implications of perceived superior social status).

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    Amartya Sen a senior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, distinguished fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he previously served as Master from 1998 to 2004. He is the first Indian and the first Asian academic to head an Oxbridge college (a portmanteau of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and the term is used to refer to them collectively, often with implications of perceived superior social status).


  1. Match the following cities and their airports :
    A. Chhatrapati1. Singapore Shivaji
    B. Heathrow 2. Hong Kong
    C. Payalebar3.London
    D. Kaitak4. Mumbai









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    Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport: the primary international airport in Mumbai; Heathrow Airport: major international airport serving London, England; Paya Lebar Air Base: a military airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force located at Paya Lebar, in the centraleastern part of Singapore; and Kai Tak Airport: international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998.

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    Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport: the primary international airport in Mumbai; Heathrow Airport: major international airport serving London, England; Paya Lebar Air Base: a military airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force located at Paya Lebar, in the centraleastern part of Singapore; and Kai Tak Airport: international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998.



  1. Who was the second man to land on the Moon ?









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    Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. is an American astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon. He was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong.

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    Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. is an American astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon. He was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong.