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- Question
Which University has topped the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 ?
Options- A. IISC Bangalore
- B. Oxford
- C. IIT Kanpur
- D. Cambridge
- Correct Answer
- Oxford
ExplanationIn the annual World University Rankings released by Times Higher Education, the Indian Institute of Science of India has reached 251-300 band from last year's 201-250 band, while Oxford and Cambridge universities are on the top in the Global 1000 list.
- 1. Which Bank has bagged the 'Best Bank' award among small banks ?
Options- A. Karur Vysya Bank
- B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
- C. BOI Bank
- D. Karnataka Bank Discuss
- 2. Who became the first wicketkeeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in ODI's in 2017 ?
Options- A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- B. Kumar Sangakkara
- C. Mark Boucher
- D. Adam Gilchrist Discuss
- 3. With which Bank, Solar energy services company Freyr Energy has tied up to offer term loans ?
Options- A. Axis Bank
- B. United Bank
- C. SBI
- D. Union Bank Discuss
- 4. YUVA - a skill development programme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, an initiative of ____.
Options- A. Delhi Police
- B. Border Security Force
- C. Central Industrial Security Forces
- D. Maharashtra Police Discuss
- 5. Country's first unmanned tank, rolls out from the Chennai lab. What is its name ?
Options- A. Muntra
- B. Lira
- C. Santra
- D. Myntra Discuss
- 6. Updated List of Cabinet Ministers of India in September 2017 ? Discuss
- 7. Name a common greenhouse gas containing only hydrogen and oxygen?
Options- A. CH4
- B. O3
- C. H2O
- D. NO Discuss
- 8. A hybrid of a donkey and a horse
Options- A. Panthera and Mule
- B. Mules and Hinnys
- C. Liger and Hinnys
- D. Wholphin and Mule Discuss
- 9. In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?
Options- A. Thermosphere
- B. Troposphere
- C. Mesosphere
- D. Stratosphere Discuss
- 10. A scientist who studies water is called a
Options- A. Geographer
- B. Herpetologist
- C. Archeologist
- D. Hydrologist Discuss
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Correct Answer: Karnataka Bank
Correct Answer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Explanation:
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day Internationals. He broke the record of former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara.
Correct Answer: Axis Bank
Correct Answer: Delhi Police
Correct Answer: Muntra
Explanation:
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an unmanned, remotely operated tank which has three variants - surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio threats. It is called Muntra.
Correct Answer: Sr No Minister Portfolio 1 Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: ? Ministry of Personnel ? Public Grievances and Pensions ? Department of Atomic Energy ? Department of Space All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister 2 Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Home Affairs 3 Smt Sushma Swaraj Minister of External Affairs 4 Shri Arun Jaitley - Minister of Finance ? Minister of Corporate Affair 5 Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari ? Minister of Road Transport & Highway ? Minister of shipping ? Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation 6 Suresh Prabhu Minister of Commerce & Industry 7 DV Sadananda Gowda Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation 8 Sushri Uma Bharati Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation 9 Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Defence 10 Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affairs 11 Shri Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution 12 Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Minister of Women & Child Development 13 Shri Ananth Kumar ? Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers ? Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 14 Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad ? Minister of Law & Justice ? Minister of Electronics & Information Technology 15 Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Minister of Health & Family Welfare 16 Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati Minister of Civil Aviation 17 Shri Anant Geete Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises 18 Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal Minister of Food Processing Industries 19 Shri Narendra Singh Tomar ? Minister of Rural Development ? Minister of Panchayati Raj ? Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation 20 Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh Minister of Steel 21 Shri Jual Oram Minister of Tribal Affairs 22 Shri Radha Mohan Singh Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 23 Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment 24 Smt Smriti Irani ? Minister of Textiles ? Minister of Information & Broadcasting 25 Dr Harsh Vardhan ? Minister of Science & Technology ? Minister of Earth Sciences ? Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change 26 Prakash Javadekar Human Resource Development 27 Piyush Goyal ? Minister of Railways ? Minster of Coal 28 Dharmendra Pradhan ? Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas ? Minister of Skill Development & Enterprise
Correct Answer: H2O
Explanation:
The common greenhouse gas containing only hydrogen and oxygen is H2O, this is water vapor.
The common greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.
The composition (chemical formula) of those gases are:
Water vapor: H2O
Carbon dioxide: CO2
Methane: CH4
Nitrous oxide: NO
Ozone: O3.
As you see the only one of those that contains only hydrogen and oxygen is H2O, water vapor.
Correct Answer: Mules and Hinnys
Explanation:
Donkeys and horses can be breed to make mules and hinnys.
A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid that is the offspring of a male horse, a stallion, and a female donkey, a jenny. It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey, a jack, and a female horse, a mare.
Correct Answer: Thermosphere
Explanation:
In terms of the Earth's atmosphere, they occupy regions called the thermosphere and the exosphere. The layer through which a satellite orbits depends on the satellite's function and the kind of orbit it has.
The thermosphere is a region of very high temperature that extends from the top of the mesosphere at around 85 kilometers (53 miles) up to 640 kilometers (400 miles) above the Earth's surface. It is called the thermosphere because temperatures can reach up to 1,500 degrees Celsius (2,732 degrees Fahrenheit).
However, despite the high temperatures, the pressure is very low, so satellites don't suffer heat damage.
Correct Answer: Hydrologist
Explanation:
A person or scientist who studies on water is called as Hydrologist. Since the study of water and its properties is known as Hydrology, the persons who deals with this field are known as Hydrologists.
Geographer :
A scientist who studies Earth's natural environment and how human society uses the natural environment.
Herpetologist :
A person who studies reptiles and amphibians.
Archeologist :
Someone who studies people and what they did in the past from the things they left behind.
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