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#1. In which district of Kerala was M T Vasudevan Nair born?

#2. What is the first hour of every sitting of the Lok Sabha called?

#3. The Althing, the oldest functioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of which country?

#4. How old was Shakespeare when he died?

#5. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?

The National Defence Academy is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services i.e. the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academy for further pre-commission training.

#6. Prior to 1947, which insignia was used instead of the Chakra in the middle of the white strip on the National Flag?

The year 1931 was a landmark in the history of the flag. A resolution was passed adopting a tricolor flag as our national flag. This flag, the forbear of the present one, was saffron, white and green with Mahatma Gandhi’s spinning wheel at the center. It was, however, clearly stated that it bore no communal significance and was to be interpreted thus.

#7. I never thought I would become a writer. I worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong for almost 11 years. My first book, which was an instant hit, was actually rejected by 9 publishers. I have been fortunate enough to be included in Time magazine’s list of World’s 100 Most Influential People of 2010. Who am I?

#8. Which film by Deepa Mehta was shot under the fake title “Full Moon” to avoid attention?

#9. When was Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism born in Media (Iran)?

#10. Ukai Dam, located near Surat in Gujarat, is built across which river?

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