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[#206] Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to
Correct Answer
(B) reach South Pole
Explanation
Solution: Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to reach South Pole. She was a Danish-Norwegian explorer who on 20 February, 1935 was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica, although whether this was on the mainland or an island is a matter of dispute.
[#207] Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as
Correct Answer
(B) Pascal's Law
Explanation
Solution: Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as Pascal's Law. Pascal's law says that pressure applied to an enclosed fluid will be transmitted without a change in magnitude to every point of the fluid and to the walls of the container. The pressure at any point in the fluid is equal in all directions.
[#208] John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died in
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(A) 1963
Explanation
Solution: John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died in 1963. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
[#209] Lal Bahadur Shastri
Correct Answer
(D) All of the above
Explanation
Solution: Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India and signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and is also known as “Man of Peace”.
[#210] Penicillin was invented by
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(A) A. Fleming
Explanation
Solution: Penicillin was invented by A. Fleming. In 1928 Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) discovered penicillin, made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945.