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- Question
Which unit of valuation is known as paper gold?
Options- A. SDR
- B. Eurodollar
- C. GDR
- D. Petrodollar
- Correct Answer
- SDR
ExplanationSDR means Special Drawing Rights.
SDRs are a measure of a country's reserve assets with IMF and, whereas not 'money' in the strict sense, have several characteristics of money as interest-bearing assets, store of value, and means of settling indebtedness.
International financing instrument created in 1970 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to coincide with the disfavor of the US dollar as the principal currency of the world trade. Also called paper gold, an SDR is neither paper nor gold but an accounting entry. It is not backed by any currency or precious metal and is used only among governments and IMF for balance Of payments settlements.
- 1. The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 was in ______?
Options- A. Spain
- B. Hyderabad
- C. Newyork
- D. Beijing Discuss
- 2. The parliament of Great Britain is housed in which of these buildings?
Options- A. Palace of Westminster
- B. The town of London
- C. Buckingham palace
- D. Old Bailey Discuss
- 3. In the context of stock Market, the abbreviation IPO stands for
Options- A. Immediate Payment Order
- B. Internal Policy Obligation
- C. Initial Public Offering
- D. None of these Discuss
- 4. What part of a check is the least important?
Options- A. Memo line
- B. The check number
- C. Routing number
- D. Signature line Discuss
- 5. Rifath Sharook has designed the world?s lightest satellite ?KalamSat?. He hails from which country ?
Options- A. Russia
- B. Pakistan
- C. Dubai
- D. India Discuss
- 6. Who is the new Chairman of ISRO in 2018?
Options- A. K. Sivan
- B. S. Manish Arya
- C. A.S. Kiran Kumar
- D. Bibeth Roy Discuss
- He is currently Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.
- His expertise gave ISRO ability to send 104 satellites in a single mission.
- 7. Cactus Spines are Modified
Options- A. Stems
- B. Branches
- C. Leaves
- D. Roots Discuss
- Cactus spines are also known as modified bud scales, which are also called modified leaves.
- Cactus spines occur in clusters in the axil of leaves.
- 8. Which Wins Patent for Flying Warehouse to Deliver Parcels via Drones ?
Options- A. Flipkart
- B. Snapdeal
- C. Amazon
- D. Paytm Discuss
- 9. Which country going to introduce its own Encyclopaedia by 2018 ?
Options- A. Iran
- B. India
- C. Iraq
- D. China Discuss
- 10. Which state government has inaugurated the upgraded version of police helpline Namma 100, where police officials will be deputed within 15 minutes to the spot of emergency ?
Options- A. Karnataka
- B. Telangana
- C. Tamil Nadu
- D. Madhya Pradesh Discuss
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Correct Answer: Hyderabad
Explanation:
The United States of America and the Republic of India are proud to announce the 8th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, India on 28-30 November, 2017. This year's Summit will highlight the theme Women First, Prosperity for All, and will focus on supporting women entrepreneurs and fostering economic growth globally. Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump will headline the United States delegation to the Summit.
GES is the preeminent annual entrepreneurship gathering that convenes emerging entrepreneurs, investors and supporters from around the world. GES 2017 will create an environment that empowers innovators, particularly women, to take their ideas to the next level. Through two and a half days of networking, mentoring, and workshops, GES empowers entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas, build partnerships, secure funding, innovate, and find their target customers --- creating new goods and services that will transform societies.
Correct Answer: Palace of Westminster
Correct Answer: Initial Public Offering
Correct Answer: Memo line
Correct Answer: India
Explanation:
Indian teen Rifath Sharook from Tamil Nadu has designed the world?s lightest & smallest satellite named ?KalamSat?. The satellite weighs only 64 grams and will be launched by NASA on June 21, 2017. With this, he will become the first Indian student to have his experiment launched by NASA. The main role of the satellite will be to demonstrate the performance of 3-D printed carbon fibre. The satellite has been designed in a way which will have a 240-minute mission in space and will operate for 12 minutes in a micro-gravity environment of space.
Correct Answer: K. Sivan
Explanation:
Rocket specialist K. Sivan has been appointed as new Chairman of India's space agency ISRO for a three-year term. He replaces current ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar, whose term ends January 14, 2018.
Correct Answer: Leaves
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Amazon
Explanation:
The U.S. e-commerce giant, Amazon has been awarded a patent for launching a giant flying warehouse that would acts as a launch pad for drones to deliver items within minutes.The patent reveals plans for setting up an ?Airborne Fulfillment Center? (AFC) such as an Airship or Blimp, floating at an altitude of around 45,000 and stocked with lots of products especially in area where the demand for certain items is expected to be high. When a customer places an order, a drone or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will fly down and deliver the package. The patent claims that this would require little or no power because the drone would be gliding down rather than having to take off and land.
Correct Answer: China
Correct Answer: Karnataka
Explanation:
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has inaugurated the upgraded version of police helpline Namma 100, where police officials will be deputed within 15 minutes to the spot of emergency, for Bengaluru. Based on the model adapted in London, which has helpline 999, and USA, where 911 helpline operates, Namma 100 helpline allows the public to access several facilities on a single number.
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