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On December 5, 2011, which sighting was confirmed by NASA's Kepler space telescope?
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A potentially habitable planet
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Water ice on Mars
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The Eagle Nebula
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Tatooine
Explanation
The first planet to have been considered as a potentially habitable zone is Kepler-22b. The presence of liquid water is believed to be on this planet, and it orbits a star that is similar to the Sun.
In which year was the Mars Orbiter Mission launched?
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2013
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2015
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2019
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2018
Explanation
The Mars Orbiter Mission, nicknamed MOM or Mangalyaan, saw a successful launch on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the national space agency of India.
Which space agency was the first to discover an Earth-size planet in 2014?
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NASA
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ISRO
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RFSA
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ESA
Explanation
On 17 April 2014, the Kepler Space Telescope of the National Space Aeronautics Administration (NASA) became the first to discover an Earth-size planet.
The picture of which object in space was first published on 10 April 2019?
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A black hole
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A type Ia supernova
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Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua’
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Contact binary Arrokoth
Explanation
The first image of a black hole was captured on 10 April 2019 by NASA’s Event Horizon Telescope, in which hot gases could be seen swirling around the black hole.
What was proposed in the 1960s and discovered in Switzerland in 2012?
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The Higgs boson particle
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Dark matter
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High-energy neutrino
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Top quark
Explanation
The last undiscovered particle predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics, known as the Higgs boson particle, was finally discovered in Switzerland in 2012.
The Kartarpur Corridor connects which two countries?
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India and Pakistan
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Pakistan and Afghanistan
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India and China
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India and Nepal
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The Kartarpur Corridor that connects Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan to the border with India was opened as a visa-free border crossing on 9 November 2019.
Which was the first animal to have become extinct due to climate change?
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Bramble Cay Melomys
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Guam flying fox
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Japanese sea lion
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Saudi gazelle
Explanation
The Bramble Cay Melomys, a rodent found in the Great Barrier Reef, is believed to be the first mammal that became extinct in 2016 due to the changes in the climate.
In which year was Instagram launched?
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2010
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2015
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2013
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2012
Explanation
The social media platform Instagram that allows sharing pictures and videos was launched on 6 October 2010. It was founded by Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom.
After decades of research and development, in July 2015, European regulators approved a vaccine to prevent what disease?
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Malaria
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Measles
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Ebola
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Zika
Explanation
The development of effective vaccines takes many years of effort. One such important vaccine that was for the prevention of Malaria was approved by the World Health Organization in July 2015.
Which Disney movie released in this decade became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time?
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The Lion King (Remake)
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Frozen
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Tangled
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The Little Mermaid
Explanation
The Disney movie, “The Lion King,” which was a remake of its earlier version released in 1994, was released on 9 July 2019. It went on to become the highest-grossing movie of the decade.
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