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[#511] Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, established in 1971, is located at
Correct Answer

(C) Kalpakkam, Chennai

Explanation

Solution: Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, established in 1971, is located at Kalpakkam, Chennai. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is one of India's premier nuclear research centres. It is the second largest establishment of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), next to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), located at Kalpakkam, 80 km south of Chennai, India. It was established in 1971 as an exclusive centre dedicated to the pursuit of fast reactor science and technology, due to the vision of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.

[#512] Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the following disease, except
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(B) polio

Explanation

Solution: Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the following disease, except polio. Polio, short for poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. In about 0.5 percent of cases, there is muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move.

[#513] Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of
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(B) United States of America

Explanation

Solution: Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of United States of America. TWA was headquartered at one time in Kansas City, Missouri, and planned to make Kansas City International Airport its main domestic and international hub, but abandoned this plan in the 1970s. The airline later developed its largest hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

[#514] The third crusade was led by
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: The third crusade was led by Richard I of England, Fredrick Barbarossa of Germany and Philip II of France.

[#515] Walt Disney was
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(B) the greater of cartoon films starring popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Explanation

Solution: Walt Disney was the greater of cartoon films starring popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Walt Disney , in full Walter Elias Disney, (born December 5, 1901, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died December 15, 1966, Los Angeles, California), American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous as a pioneer of animated cartoon films and as the creator of such cartoon characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.