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 ?

Correct Answer: China

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: Leaves

Explanation:

• 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.

 

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.

 

• He is currently Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.

 

• His expertise gave ISRO ability to send 104 satellites in a single mission.

Correct Answer: SDR

Explanation:

SDR 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.

Correct Answer: Launda

Explanation:

Luanda, the capital of Angola, has topped the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, according to Mercer?s 23rd annual Cost of Living Survey. Hong Kong has acquired 2nd position, followed by Tokyo, Zurich, Singapore, Seoul and Geneva. From India, Mumbai is the most expensive city for expatriates that has ranked 57th on the list, followed by New Delhi (99), Chennai (135), Bangalore (166) and Kolkata (184). The Mercer?s survey includes 209 cities across five continents. The world?s least expensive cities for expatriates, according to Mercer?s survey, are Tunis (209), Bishkek (208) and Skopje (206). Mercer?s authoritative survey is one of the world?s most comprehensive, and is designed to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees.

Correct Answer: Raipur Airport

Explanation:

Raipur?s Swami Vivekananda Airport was ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Survey among 49 airports in the country. It has achieved 4.84 score on a five point scale index. It was followed by Udaipur (2nd), Amritsar (3rd) and Dehradun (4th) airports which have scored 4.75, 4.74 and 4.73 respectively. This is third consecutive time in the past two years, Raipur airport has received this recognition.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Explanation:

In Afghanistan, Bamiyan caves.

Correct Answer: Infosys

Correct Answer: Xiamen

Explanation:

9th BRICS summit was held in Xiamen, China with the theme "BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future".