SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The woman nicknamed ‘the human calculator’ is from India.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator and writer, popularly known as the “Human Computer". Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
Detailed explanation-2: -You can count on Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, ‘the world’s fastest human calculator’-The Hindu.
Detailed explanation-3: -The film begins with a disclaimer which states that it is not a biography or documentary on Shakuntala Devi, but rather, this is a narrative based on a ‘true story’ as seen through the eyes of a daughter, that is, Shakuntala Devi’s daughter Anupama Banerji.
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