1). A small ingestible battery that is powered by the acidic fluids in the stomach has been designed by ___________
a) IIT Bombay
b) Stanford University
c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
d) University of California
e) The University of Texas at Austin
Answer: c)
Explanation: MIT researchers have designed and demonstrated a small ingestible battery that is powered by the acidic fluids in the stomach. The 4-cm-long cylindrical cell can generate enough energy to power drug delivery devices and ingestible sensors for temperature, heart and breathing rate. During tests, the device was able to power a temperature sensor and transmit data wirelessly every 12 seconds.
2). India and _______ country has bought amendment for their existing bilateral taxation treaty to prevent tax evasion.
a) Myanmar
b) Austria
c) Ethiopia
d) UAE
e) Vietnam
Answer: b)
Explanation: : India and Austria has agreed to amend their existing bilateral taxation treaty to prevent tax evasion as well as enable mutual assistance. Finance Ministry yesterday said, the protocol will broaden the scope of the existing framework of exchange of tax related information, which will help curb tax evasion and tax avoidance between the two countries.
3). Gaurav Kapur has been recently appointed as the chief economist of __________ bank
a) IndusInd Bank
b) Federal Bank
c) Canara Bank
d) South Indian Bank
e) Indian Bank
Answer: a)
Explanation: Private sector lender IndusInd Bank said that it has appointed Gaurav Kapur, as the chief economist of the bank, as a part of the Global Markets Team. Gaurav will be based in Mumbai and will be responsible for formulating IndusIndBSE 0.89 % Bank's economic forecasts and developing cross-border thematic research.
4). Recently Lok Sabha passed the bill Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which makes employers to pay wages to workers through ________
a) Cash
b) DD
c) NEFT
d) Cheque
e) Voucher
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which seeks to enable employers to pay wages to workers through cheque or directly crediting to their accounts. The bill will replace the Ordinance promulgated in December last year. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the new law will help in check exploitation of workers in unorganised sector.
5). ________ Act passed in US senate proposed to reduce the number of green card or Legal Permanent Residency issued every year to half.
a) RAISE
b) CONTROL
c) FACT
d) RAPID
e) LEGAL
Answer: a)
Explanation: In United States, two top Senators have introduced a legislation in the Senate, proposing to cut the level of immigrants to the country by half. The RAISE Act, introduced by Republican senator Tom Cotton and Democrat David Perdue has proposed to reduce the number of green card or Legal Permanent Residency issued every year from currently about a million to half a million.
6). ____________ company has patented for convertible "dual mode" headphones that can be transformed into stereo speakers.
a) Skull Candy
b) BOSE
c) Google
d) Apple
e) MOTO
Answer: d)
Explanation: Technology major Apple has been granted a patent for convertible "dual mode" headphones that can be transformed into stereo speakers. Users will be able to switch between the two modes at the touch of a button or through sensors that detect the position of the device. Additional sensors prevent speakers from turning on when headphones are close to users' ears.
7). _________ has been elected as Haiti's President and will serve a five-year term.
a) Alexandre Pétion
b) Jovenel Moise
c) Lysius Salomon
d) Michel Oreste
e) Michel Martelly
Answer: b)
Explanation: Jovenel Moise was on Tuesday sworn in as Haiti's President and will serve a five-year term. Moise won a re-run presidential election last year with 55.6% votes after the first round of elections in October 2015 were scrapped over fraud allegations. Moise replaces interim president Jocelerme Privert, who was appointed to the post in February 2016.
8). _________ is the first batsman to score a triple hundred in a T20 match at any level
a) Nathu Singh
b) R Lamba
c) N Kaur Patel
d) Mithun Manhas
e) Mohit Ahlawat
Answer: e)
Explanation: wenty-one-year-old Delhi batsman Mohit Ahlawat has become the first batsman to score a triple hundred in a T20 match at any level. Ahlawat, who has represented Delhi in Ranji Trophy, scored an unbeaten 300 off 72 balls in a local T20 tournament at Delhi's Lalita Park. Ahlawat smashed 39 sixes and 14 fours in his knock.
9).The first indian flim to win the Hivor Tiger Award at International Film Festival of Rotterdam ?
a) Neerja
b) Pink
c) Phobia
d) Sexy Durga
e) Sairat
Answer: d)
Explanation: 'Sexy Durga' by Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Sasidharan became the first Indian film to win the Hivor Tiger Award at International Film Festival of Rotterdam. The award also includes a cash prize of Rs.28.9 lakh (40,000 euros). Shot without a script in 20 days, the film is about a couple who elopes at night and hitches a ride with four men.
10). Ratan Tata has introduced a bus named ________ , to spread awareness about India's first private moon mission
a) Moonshot Wheels
b) Moon Lander
c) Moon not far away
d) Lander Moon
e) Mission Moon
Answer: a)
Explanation: Ratan Tata on Tuesday unveiled 'Moonshot Wheels', a bus which will travel across the country to spread awareness about India's first private moon mission to be attempted by Bengaluru-based TeamIndus. The bus will travel to 11 states and carry astronomy models. TeamIndus is among five finalists for Google's Lunar XPRIZE competition and has signed a launch contract with ISRO.
11). ______ state government has proposed that to cut the pay of employees if they don't care of their parents.
a) Assam
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Kerala
e) Telangana
Answer: a)
Explanation: Assam government has proposed to link healthcare of the elderly to the pay of its employees to ensure that they look after their parents. Presenting the budget, state finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said every government employee must take care of his or her parents, else the government will deduct a part of the salary and give it to them.
12). _______ state has implemented a paperless system called 'e-Cabinet' .
a) Karnataka
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
e) Gujarat
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Arunachal Pradesh government today said it has implemented a paperless system to cut down on the time taken to hold a cabinet meeting. The 'e-Cabinet' system uses a web-based software by which ministers can prepare for cabinet meetings, entirely without paper, an official report said. The system is a multi-user secure solution that keeps information updated in real time.
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