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- Question
How many Indian origin persons were there in the House of Commons?
Options- A. 10
- B. 12
- C. 15
- D. 19
- Correct Answer
- 12
ExplanationThere are 12 Indian origin persons in the "House of Commons".
- The House of Commons is the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom. The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by asking ministers questions about current issues either in the Commons Chamber or in Committees.
- 1. The Study of Ancient Societies is called
Options- A. Anthropology
- B. Archaeology
- C. History
- D. Ethnology Discuss
- 2. UDAN - 2 has how many routes?
Options- A. 128
- B. 325
- C. 256
- D. 110 Discuss
- 3. Which of the following is Not a Greenhouse Gas?
Options- A. Oxygen
- B. Methane
- C. Nitrous Oxide
- D. Carbondioxide Discuss
- 4. Which country has successfully launched the world's smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit?
Options- A. India
- B. Russia
- C. Japan
- D. Australia Discuss
- 5. India has successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Air Force ___________ fighter aircraft for the first time.
Options- A. Sukhoi-29 MKI
- B. Sukhoi-32 MKI
- C. Sukhoi-31 MKI
- D. Sukhoi-30 MKI Discuss
- 6. Bhel commissions another 600Mw thermal unit in which state ?
Options- A. Telangana
- B. Andhra Pradesh
- C. Chattisgarh
- D. Karnataka Discuss
- 7. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of RBI in place of US Paliwal ?
Options- A. Anjali Singh
- B. Manish Tomar
- C. Susheela Singh
- D. Surekha Marandi Discuss
- 8. Which one of the following launched world's longest scheduled flight ?
Options- A. Qatar Airways
- B. British Airways
- C. Jet Blue
- D. Air India Discuss
- 9. Who has been elected as Chairman and CEO of KPMG India in 2017 ?
Options- A. Richard Rekhy
- B. John Veihmeyer
- C. Subir Moitra
- D. Arun M Kumar Discuss
- 10. How many Earth- sized Exoplanets have been discovered by NASA around a single star in February 2017 ?
Options- A. 14
- B. 7
- C. 6
- D. 11 Discuss
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Correct Answer: Archaeology
Explanation:
Archaeology is the science which studies ancient societies based on their material remains. Through the analysis of objects and those works constructed by ancient peoples, this science can arrive at conclusions about their culture and their ways of life. There are several branches of Archaeology as well as many tools relevant to this science.
Correct Answer: 325
Explanation:
The Indian Government awarded 325 routes to airlines as well as helicopter operators under its regional connectivity scheme (RCS) with an emphasis on enhancing flight services to hilly and remote areas, including Kargil under the Regional air Connectivity Scheme (RCS) ? Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN-2).
In the UDAN - 1 it has 128 routes.
Correct Answer: Oxygen
Explanation:
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect.
Carbon dioxide is a main greenhouse gas, found in car exhaust pipes.
Methane and nitrous oxide is another type of greenhouse gas.
Oxygen is the only clean gas out there because we need it to survive. Therefore, the only gas that is not a greenhouse gas is Oxygen.
Correct Answer: Japan
Explanation:
Japan's - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the world's smallest rocket with the ability to put a tiny satellite into orbit. Rocket - SS-520 which was pnce failed in 2017 lifted off from the Space Center carrying a microsatellite TRICOM-1R, a three-unit CubeSat weighing about 3 kilograms. The CubeSat will now be used to collect images of the Earth's surface via multiple cameras.
Correct Answer: Sukhoi-30 MKI
Explanation:
Brahmos, the world?s fastest supersonic cruise missile created history on today after it was successfully flight- tested for the first time from the IAF?s frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal.
The armed forces are now capable of launching the Brahmos, which has a strike range of around 290 km and is described as the world?s fastest supersonic cruise missile, from land, sea and air, completing the tactical cruise missile triad for the country.
Correct Answer: Telangana
Correct Answer: Surekha Marandi
Explanation:
Surekha Marandi has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She succeeded U S Paliwal, who retired on December 31, 2016.
Correct Answer: Qatar Airways
Explanation:
The Qatar Airways has launched the World?s longest scheduled commercial service to ply between Doha to Auckland. The inaugural service of Flight QR920 took off on February 5, 2017 from Doha and will take 16 hours and 20 minutes to travel 14,535 kilometers to reach Auckland in New Zealand.
This makes Qatar Airways to launch the World?s fastest and longest passenger service in terms of flying time. Prior to this, emirates launched the world?s longest non-stop scheduled commercial flight with a service from Dubai to Auckland, spanning 14,200 kilometres.
Correct Answer: Arun M Kumar
Explanation:
KPMG in India announced the election of Arun M. Kumar as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm for a five-year term, on February 5, 2017.
Arun Kumar succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the firm as CEO for over four years. Arun Kumar was elected by the KPMG India Board and ratified by the India Partners. The firm executed a well-defined governance process for the selection of the CEO that aligns with the objective of building on its success as well as attracting the best talent available for this role. Arun Kumar brings a wealth of international leadership experience to KPMG India, including his tenure in public service in the United States for the last three years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration.
Correct Answer: 7
Explanation:
NASA announced a Seven new system of Exoplanets, which are Earth-size, and could potentially hold life.These exoplanets are located outside of our solar system and orbit a star. NASA has named the system of planets after the ?Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope,? which is located in Chile. This telescope first discovered three of the planets in this system in May 2016. Unlike Earth, which rotates on its axis, the planets are ?tidally locked to the star.? This means that one side of the planet has only day, and one side has only night. It also means the weather conditions are unlike what we experience on Earth.
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