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361. When was Mandela inaugurated as first black President?

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A. 1994
B. 1999
C. 2000
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as first black President. The African National Congress won 63%of the votes in the election, and Mandela, as leader of the ANC, was inaugurated on 10 May 1994 as the country’s first black President, with the National Party’s F.W. de Klerk as his first deputy and Thabo Mbeki as the second in the Government of National Unity.

362. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the

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A. Hot Air Balloon
B. Bicycle
C. Aeroplane
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the Aeroplane. The Wright brothers Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912) – were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful airplane.

364. The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is

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A. the International court of justice
B. the General Assembly
C. the secretariat
D. the Trusteeship council
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is the secretariat. The secretary-general, the principal administrative officer of the United Nations, is elected for a five-year renewable term by a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly and by the recommendation of the Security Council and the approval of its permanent members.

365. In a normal human being, how much time does food take to reach the end of the intestine for complete absorption?

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A. About 8 hours
B. About 10 hours
C. About 12 hours
D. About 16 hours
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In a normal human being, food take about 12 hours to reach the end of the intestine for complete absorption. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion, absorption of water and, finally, elimination of undigested food.

366. Oscar Awards are conferred annually by

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A. Government of United States
B. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
C. Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Oscar Awards are conferred annually by Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA. Academy Award, in full Academy Award of Merit, byname Oscar, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, located in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., to recognize achievement in the film industry.

367. The prize winning title of Arundhati Roy for Booker’s Prize in 1997 was

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A. Amsterdam
B. The God of Small Things
C. Disgrace
D. Last Orders
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The prize winning title of Arundhati Roy for Booker’s Prize in 1997 was The God of Small Things. Roy was awarded the 1997 Booker Prize for her novel The God of Small Things. The award carried a prize of approximately US$30,000 and a citation that noted, “The book keeps all the promises that it makes”.

368. The official language of the Government of India is

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A. English
B. Malayalam
C. Hindi
D. Marathi
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The official language of the Government of India is Hindi. Article 343 (1) of the Constitution of India states “The Official Language of the Union government shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.” Unless Parliament decided otherwise, the use of English for official purposes was to cease 15 years after the constitution came into effect, i.e. on 26 January 1965.

369. Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated in

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A. 1961
B. 1971
C. 1981
D. 1991
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated in 1991. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991.