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- Question
Name of the First fully India-made sub-urban train ?
Options- A. Vedha
- B. Medha
- C. Sudha
- D. Trivedha
- Correct Answer
- Medha
ExplanationRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 18th March, 2017 flagged off the first fully India-made suburban train 'Medha'. The train will save foreign exchange worth ?32 crore per rake along with 25% saving in the manufacturing cost. It can run at a maximum speed of 105 km per hour, and has been fitted with LED lights and GPS-based passenger information system.
- 1. Name the two Indian companies that have been named in the list of world's most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute.
Options- A. Dabur and Tata
- B. Mahindra and Tata
- C. Patanjali and Dabur
- D. Tata Steel and Wipro Discuss
- Two Indian companies, Tata SteelBSE and Wipro have been named in the list of world?s most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute.
- Ethisphere honors those companies who recognize their role in society to influence and drive positive change in the business community and organizations around the world.
- In 2017, 124 honorees were spanning five continents, 19 countries, and 52 industry sectors.
- Wipro is one of the two information technology companies named in the list, the other being Xerox Corporation.
- 2. Who was the only Secretary General of the UNO to have died while in office ?
Options- A. Dag Hammarskjold
- B. Trygve Lie
- C. Kurt Waldhiem
- D. U Thant Discuss
- 3. At which of the following places is the College of Defence Management located ?
Options- A. Pune
- B. Secunderabad
- C. Chennai
- D. Dehradun Discuss
- 4. Who has been given the additional charge of Defence Ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned from the same post in March, 2017 ?
Options- A. Arun Jaitley
- B. Nitin Gadkari
- C. Narendra Modi
- D. Rajnath Singh Discuss
- 5. 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
- 6. Netherlands is hosting a festival of India at which cities in 2017 ?
Options- A. Hague
- B. Amsterdam
- C. Groningen
- D. All the above Discuss
- 7. Which country is hosting the International Diamond Conference "Mines to Market 2017" ?
Options- A. India
- B. South Africa
- C. Namibia
- D. Japan Discuss
- 8. Which of the following became the first company to launch mobile payment service in India ?
Options- A. Google
- B. Samsung
- C. IBM
- D. Apple Discuss
- 9. Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with _________ to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app.
Options- A. Infosys
- B. Facebook
- C. TCS
- D. Google Discuss
- 10. Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd has ranked India at which position in the worst catastrophe list ?
Options- A. second
- B. third
- C. fourth
- D. fifth Discuss
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Correct Answer: Tata Steel and Wipro
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Dag Hammarskjold
Correct Answer: Secunderabad
Correct Answer: Arun Jaitley
Explanation:
Finance minister Arun Jaitley was on 13 March 2017 given the additional charge of the defence ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned+ to take on the new role of Goa chief minister.
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.
Correct Answer: All the above
Explanation:
A Festival of India is being organized in the Netherlands from 26 January ? 27 March 2017. The events will be held in the cities of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam/Maastricht, Utrecht, Eindhoven and Groningen.
Correct Answer: India
Correct Answer: Samsung
Explanation:
Samsung has become the first company in India to launch its mobile payment service named Samsung pay.
Correct Answer: Google
Explanation:
Leading communication app Truecaller has tied up with 'Google' to integrate the tech giant's video calling app Duo within the Truecaller app.
Correct Answer: second
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