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- Question
Who was apointed as ICAI ( Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) president in 2017 ?
Options- A. Naveen N D Gupta
- B. Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey
- C. Rajesh Kakkar
- D. Bhavraj Singh
- Correct Answer
- Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey
ExplanationThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) elected Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey as president and Naveen N D Gupta as vice-president. They have been elected for the year 2017-18. Vikamsey, who served as vice-president, has been a member of the ICAI since 1985. Gupta has been a chartered accountant for more than 20 years.
- 1. Shares of a company given in exchange for work done are called ?
Options- A. Secondary shares
- B. Hot equity
- C. Preferential shares
- D. Sweat equity shares Discuss
- 2. India?s most polluted and least polluted states are
Options- A. Uttarakhand & Rajasthan
- B. Uttar Pradesh & Kerala
- C. New Delhi & Rajasthan
- D. Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand Discuss
- 3. The Largest country of the World by Geographical Area is
Options- A. China
- B. United States of America
- C. Russia
- D. Australia Discuss
- 4. The shortest book in number of words?
Options- A. John
- B. Jude
- C. Obadiah
- D. Philemon Discuss
- 5. In Cricket the two sets of wickets are
Options- A. 22 yards apart
- B. 24 yards apart
- C. 20 yards apart
- D. 21 yards apart Discuss
- 6. What is the highest number of satellites that have been launched by the ISRO in 2017 on a single rocket ?
Options- A. 22
- B. 37
- C. 83
- D. 104 Discuss
- 7. Which city topped in city governance ranking of the Annual Survey of India?s City Systems (ASICS) 2016 ?
Options- A. Hyderabad
- B. Bangalore
- C. Thiruvananthapuram
- D. Pune Discuss
- 8. Who is appointed as India's next Ambassador to WTO ?
Options- A. J s Deepak
- B. Jagran Josh
- C. Ivan Shaid
- D. Swetha Nanda Discuss
- 9. Who has become the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean on standup paddle ?
Options- A. Jack Alberta
- B. Henary Christpher
- C. Christopher Bernard
- D. Chris Bertish Discuss
- 10. Name the company that has recently created the world?s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.
Options- A. TCS
- B. Microsoft
- C. IBM
- D. Infosys Discuss
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Correct Answer: Sweat equity shares
Explanation:
A sweat equity share is an equity share issued by the company to employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions.
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh & Kerala
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh is the most polluted state in India, with 15 of its cities among 30 cities with highest levels of toxic air in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s constituency Varanasi turned out to be the worst polluted city of UP. Countrywide, it came sixth.
Other towns and cities in UP on the list are Hapur, Bareilly, Firozabad, Kanpur, Agra, NOIDA, Allahabad, and Mathura where PM10 levels were way above permissible limits.
Kerala is the least polluted state in the country, India. In all the 14 districts of the state, NAAQ(National Ambient Air Quality Standards) standards are complied with and had lower concentrations of PM10. However, all the cities surpassed the PM10 standards prescribed by WHO.
The report - Airpocalypse II - is based on air pollution related data collected from Central and State Pollution Control Boards and Committees.
Correct Answer: Russia
Explanation:
Russia is the Largest country of the World by Geographical Area.
Top 10 largest countries of the World :
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. United States of America
4. China
5. Brazil
6. Australia
7. India
8. Argentina
9. Kazakhstan
10. Algeria
When all 10 of the world's largest countries are taken together, they total 49% of the earth's entire 149 million square kilometres of land.
Correct Answer: John
Correct Answer: 22 yards apart
Explanation:
According to the rules and regulations of cricket, the height of the stumps must be of 28 inches or 71.12 cms. The total distance between the off stump and leg stump should be 9 inches or 22.86 cms. 1. Width and pitching. Two sets of wickets shall be pitched opposite and parallel to each other at a distance of 22 yards/20.12 meters.
Correct Answer: 104
Explanation:
India?s space agency on Feb 15th, 2017 launched a record 104 satellites from a single rocket as it crossed another milestone in its low-cost space-exploration program. The satellites from seven countries were carried by the Indian Space Research Organization?s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on its 38th consecutive successful flight. On board was a 714kg satellite for earth observation and more than 100 smaller satellites weighing less than 10kg each. Three were Indian-owned, 96 were from US companies, and the rest belonged to companies based in Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Most were owned by Planet Labs Inc, a US-based Earth-imaging company.
Correct Answer: Thiruvananthapuram
Explanation:
Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala has topped in city governance ranking of the Annual Survey of India?s City Systems (ASICS) 2016 conducted by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. This year it was the fourth edition the annual survey which had evaluated 21 major cities from the 18 states. It highlighted inadequacies in urban governance that could affect public service delivery and quality of life.
Correct Answer: J s Deepak
Explanation:
Telecom Secretary J S Deepak was on Wednesday named India?s next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from June this year. A 1982 batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh, Deepak, who is at present attending the World Mobile Congress at Barcelona, has been shifted with ?immediate effect? from the telecom ministry and has been made Officer on Special Duty in the commerce department.
Correct Answer: Chris Bertish
Explanation:
South African Chris Bertish has become the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean on standup paddle. He made the epic 4,050-mile voyage alone at sea aboard his custom-built craft.
Correct Answer: IBM
Explanation:
A team of researchers at IBM has created the world?s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.
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