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Post your answers in the comments section. 3000+ views in 15 days. Thank you. Question 1 The Fukuoka Prize is an award established by the city of Fukuoka and the Yokatopia Foundation to honor the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in preserving or creating Asian culture. There are three prize categories: Grand Prize, Academic Prize, and Arts and Culture Prize. Who was the first Indian to receive this award? Also, which Indian is the latest recipient of this award? Question 2 Abdominal thrusts is a first aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstructions (or choking) by foreign objects. Performing abdominal thrusts involves a rescuer standing behind a patient and using his or her hands to exert pressure on the bottom of the diaphragm. This compresses the lungs and exerts pressure on any object lodged in the trachea, hopefully expelling it. How do we popularly know abdominal thrusts? Question 3 Minimalist poster of which Indian film?

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The Post 15 is published as the post of 27th May instead of 29th May. Apologies for inconvenience. Post your answers in the comments section. Question 1 Logo of which English professional football club? Question 2 While launching of his brand, X said "In the last 24 years if I wasn't in whites on the field, I was in blues. Blue happens to be my favourite colour as well. So I thought, I might as well take that off the field and share that with people who have supported me for so many years and give them the opportunity to wear something which is of my taste, what I like." Identify X and the brand. Question 3 Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol is a Spanish manufacturer of intercity, standard and high speed passenger trains. Alejandro Goicoechea and José Luis Oriol are the founders of the company. How do we popularly know this company?

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Due to some issues, the yesterday's post got published as a post of May 26 instead of May 27. Apologies for inconvenience and view the post as of 27th May. Write your answers in the comments section below. Also, the answers will be posted after 12 hours. Question 1 This is a poster of which American drama film? Question 2 The HRD Ministry recently launched India's first and largest multilingual dictionary in the form of a mobile app called ___________. The app, currently featuring 35 multilingual dictionaries, lets users search for text of one language in other languages. The ministry has also launched the ___________ web portal that features 130 dictionaries, glossaries and terminology books in 22 languages. FITB. (The blanks are indicative of the length of word and both the blanks are the same) Question 3 "Reach for the Stars", alternately subtitled "Mars Edition" and "NASA Edition", is a song written, produced and recorded by w...

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Question 1 Samuel Augustus ________ was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. His name is the source of the term "________" first cited in 1867, which means "independently minded." Various accounts of the origins of the term held that he came to be considered independently minded by his fellow ranchers because he refused to brand his cattle. In fact, his failure to brand his cattle had little to do with independent mindedness, but reflected his lack of interest in ranching. Unbranded cattle which were not part of the herd came to be labelled after his last name. FITB. (The blanks are indicative) Question 2 Master of None is an American comedy-drama television series, which was released on Netflix. The series was created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, and stars Ansari in the lead role of Dev, a 30-year-old actor who attempts to make his way through life in New York City. The show's title alludes to the fig...

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Question 1 Emergency was declared in Kaduna state of Nigeria after moths destroyed 80% of which agricultural produce? Also, this led to numerous Nigerians posting photographs across social media of a certain festival in Spain that takes place in August and involves 20,000 participants from all over the world engaging in an enormous fight with the agricultural produce which is the cause of emergency across the Kaduna state of Nigeria. Which festival and agricultural produce are we talking about here? Question 2 This is the conceptual design of which high speed transportation system? Question 3 The _____ Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans. On this day, fans openly carry a _____ with them, as described in the Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", to demonstrate their appreciation for the books and the author. The commemoration was first held 25 May, 2001, two weeks after Adams' death on 11 May...

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The Post 11 i.e. yesterday's post got published as the post of 23rd May due to some technical glitches. Apologies for inconvenience caused. Read the Post 11 as the post of 25th May. Thank you. Question 1 This is a Google Doodle honoring which famous Russian chemist and inventor, celebrating his 182nd birthday. Question 2 This an Amul ad paying tribute to which famous cricket commentator? Question 3 This is a minimalist poster of which Bollywood movie? Question 4 X syndrome is a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences that are triggered by a visit to the city of X. It is not endemic to one single religion or denomination but has affected Jews, Christians and Muslims of many different backgrounds. What is X ?

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Hi everyone! A fresh set of questions. Question 1 This is a Google Doodle celebrating birthday of which Japanese American political activist? Question 2 Which Indian film will be reportedly the first Indian film to be dubbed and released in Malay, a language spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand? Question 3 This is an excerpt from which book? Question 4 Popular suggestions for this are Naankhatai, Nougut, Nutella, Nolen Gur, Namak Pare, New York Cheesecake, Nut Brittle, etc. About what am I talking here? Also, a sweet from Kerala is a part of the above list. Which sweet?