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General Knowledge Quiz 5

1. Who was the first woman to become the Air Marshall of the Indian Air Force?



 2. Name the author of the books "Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams From my Father"



3. By whom was the telescope invented?



4. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?



5. Who was the first woman to summit the Everest?



6. Identify the american painter famous for his 'drip painting' technique.



7. Who is the author of the book "The Museum of Innocence?



8. Name the capital city of the erstwhile 'West Germany?



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