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511. Which of the following statements about the Federation Cup Womens Tennis Team tournament organised recently is incorrect?
A. The final was played at Reggio Calabria
B. Russia was the losing finalist
C. The final was played on clay court
D. The losing finalist was unable to win a single match in the final
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512. Who among the folloiwng has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. V.V.S Laxman
D. Virender Sehwag
Explanation:
513. Why was 13-year-old Nischal Narayanam of Hyderabad given an entry into the Guinness World Records recently?
A. For adding the most number of randomly picked five digit numbers in one minute
B. For memorising most number of random objects in one minute
C. For memorising the value of pi to the maximum number of digits after decimal
D. For memorising most numbers in sequence in one minute
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514. The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and who among the following?
A. Osamu Shimomura and Martin Chalfie
B. Mario J. Molina and F. Sherwood Rowland
C. Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath
D. Sidney Altman and Thomas R. Cech
Explanation:
515. According to the India Science and Technology Report 2008, China sends two-and-a-half times more science students than India for studies to the US. Who publishes the report?
A. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
B. Indian Institute of Science
C. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology
D. National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies
Explanation:
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