Oscar Awards were instituted in

A. 1960
B. 1929
C. 1903
D. 1964
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Oscar Awards were instituted in 1929. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

What is the measurement of the volleyball court?

A. 5 m x 4 m divided into two parts by a net
B. 8 m x 7 m divided into two parts by a net
C. 18 m x 9 m divided into two parts by a net
D. 12 m x 11 m divided into two parts by a net
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The measurement of the volleyball court is 18 m x 9 m divided into two parts by a net.

India’s first fast breeder neutron reactor was

A. Purnima-I
B. Zerlina
C. Apsara
D. Kamini
✅ The correct answer is option D.
India’s first fast breeder neutron reactor was Kamini. KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) is a research reactor at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India. It achieved criticality on October 29, 1996.

The legislature of Sikkim is

A. Unicameral
B. Bicameral
C. Polycameral
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The legislature of Sikkim is Unicameral. The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Sikkim state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the Sikkim state.

Missile ‘prithivi’ aims

A. to test the performance of an indigenously built heat-shield
B. to hit target without the help of the Air Forces
C. to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Missile ‘prithivi’ aims to hit target without the help of the Air Forces. Prithvi I was one of the first missiles developed under Government of India’s IGMDP. Launched in February 1988, Prithvi I is a single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile. A surface-to-surface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. It was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994.

Value Added Tax (VAT) is

A. indirect tax levied at each stage of production and distribution, from the primary produce to the re
B. tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the liability to the government, the seller is
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
A value-added tax (VAT) is a consumption tax placed on a product whenever value is added at each stage of the supply chain, from production to the point of sale. The amount of VAT that the user pays is on the cost of the product, less any of the costs of materials used in the product that have already been taxed.

Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?

A. India
B. Fiji
C. UK
D. USA
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to Fiji. He was born in 1963, who was number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He was nicknamed as “The Big Fijian”, has won three major Golf Championships.