General knowledge miscellaneous
- Carl Djerassi, who passed away recently, was the chemist widely known as father of __ ?
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Carl Djerassi was widely considered the father of the birth control pill.
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Carl Djerassi was widely considered the father of the birth control pill.
- Who among the following has been appointed as new chairman of the African Union ?
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Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has been appointed as new chairman of the 54-nations African Union.
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Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has been appointed as new chairman of the 54-nations African Union.
- Which among the following airports has become the world's busiest airport for international traffic ?
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Dubai International Airport has overtaken London's Heathrow airport as the world's busiest airport for international traffic.
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Dubai International Airport has overtaken London's Heathrow airport as the world's busiest airport for international traffic.
- The operation Ice Bridge, is the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown was launched by ___ ?
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It will yield an unprecedented three-dimensional view of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets ice shelves and see ice.
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It will yield an unprecedented three-dimensional view of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets ice shelves and see ice.
- Who won the world's first Global Teacher Prize which is widely Known as Nobel Prize for teaching ?
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Nancie Atwell, a teacher at the Centre for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, Maine, US, has been named as the first winner of the one million dollar global teacher prize.
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Nancie Atwell, a teacher at the Centre for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, Maine, US, has been named as the first winner of the one million dollar global teacher prize.
