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- Question
United Nations honoured 150 Indian peacekeepers in __________.
Options- A. Yemen
- B. Kenya
- C. South Sudan
- D. Libya
- Correct Answer
- South Sudan
ExplanationUnited Nations honoured 150 Indian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) with medals of honour for their dedicated service and sacrifice. UNMISS is working to deter violence against civilians by providing a safe and secure environment for South Sudanese people who have fled violence and sought sanctuary at Protection of Civilian sites across the country. It aims to provide a safe and supported environment so that these people can return to their former homes and communities to live safely and with dignity. UNMISS peacekeepers are also working to facilitate the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance, such as food, clean water, shelter and healthcare, to the millions of displaced people. It also protects, monitors, investigates, and reports on human rights violations and abuses with a strong focus on the most vulnerable, such as women and children and those who are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence. - 1. Which Automotive company has developed the 'largest power storage system in Asia' installed in Osaka train station in Japan?
Options- A. Pricol
- B. Tesla
- C. General Motors
- D. Eicher Motors Discuss
- 2. Name the company which has signed an MoU on different projects related to e-mobility along with Automotive Research Association of India.
Options- A. NTPC
- B. BSNL
- C. ONGC
- D. BHEL Discuss
- 3. Which movie has won the Best Picture award at 89th Oscar Academy Awards?
Options- A. Story of Your Life
- B. Moonlight
- C. Hidden Figures
- D. La La Land Discuss
- 4. Which 2 cities are declared as the 'Best Heritage City' at the National Tourism Awards for 2016-17?
Options- A. New Delhi & Ahmedabad
- B. New Delhi & Udaipur
- C. Agra & Kolkata
- D. Ahmedabad & Mandu Discuss
- 5. The book "60 Indian Poets" has been authored by whom?
Options- A. Amitav Ghosh
- B. Vikram Seth
- C. Jeet Thayil
- D. Arun Kolatkar Discuss
- 6. 2018 Nobel Medicine or Physiology Prize has been awarded to whom of the following persons?
Options- A. Carl H. June and Timothy Ray Brown
- B. Steven Rosenberg and Zelig Eshhar
- C. James Reyniers and Ragnar Granit
- D. James P Allison and Tasaku Honjo Discuss
- 7. Which of the following movies won the 64th National Film Awards for the Best Feature Film?
Options- A. Kasaav
- B. Alifa
- C. Neerja
- D. Pink Discuss
- 8. Who is the author of the book titled Hope in a Challenged Democracy- An Indian Narrative, which released recently?
Options- A. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
- B. Ashwani Kumar
- C. Romesh Thapar
- D. Shashi Tharoor Discuss
- 9. The Union Government unveiled the revised Building Code 2017 to meet the vision of - 'Housing For All' by
Options- A. 2020
- B. 2021
- C. 2022
- D. 2023 Discuss
- 10. According to the report of United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019, what will be the growth rate of India for in 2019-20?
Options- A. 7.6%
- B. 7.5%
- C. 7.4%
- D. 7.8% Discuss
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Correct Answer: Tesla
Explanation:
Tesla has developed its 'largest power storage system in Asia' at Osaka train station in Japan to reduce energy demand and provide emergency backup power to trains in Japan. It was Launched in partnership with Kintetsu, a railway operator in Japan's Osaka. Tesla has installed 42 Powerpacks units at Osaka train station in Japan which will provide enough amount of energy to safely move a train and its passengers for up to 30 minutes to the nearest station if any power failure happens. This 7 megawatt-hours (MWh) system is not only the largest energy storage project in Asia, but also the fourth largest in the greater Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Correct Answer: BHEL
Explanation:
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) have together signed an Memorandum of Understanding for effective cooperation on different projects related to e-mobility and implement solutions for electric & trolley bus, EV (Electric Vehicles) chargers, battery and charger testing, etc. The MoU was signed by Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Director, ARAI and Renuka Gera, BHEL. The term electro mobility refers to full and hybrid electric vehicles as well as those using hydrogen fuel cell technology. These vehicles represent electronically driven vehicles in the future. The electromobility is combined with concepts of microcontrollers and sensors that work toward providing better energy efficiency for vehicles.
Correct Answer: Moonlight
Correct Answer: Ahmedabad & Mandu
Explanation:
The National Tourism Awards for 2016-17 were presented by Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons in New Delhi as India celebrated the 2018 World Tourism Day (WTD). Ahmedabad and Mandu were jointly declared as the 'Best Heritage City', while Qutub Minar bagged the top award in the differently-abled friendly monument category. In it, Gujarat won three major National Tourism Awards for the Best Civic Management (at Saputara Hill Station), Best Heritage City and the Best Airport-Ahmedabad. The awards were given in various segments of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Andhra Pradesh bagged the first prize in state category for comprehensive development of tourism and Rajasthan Tourism bagged the national award for most innovative use of Information Technology, social media and websites. Ahmedabad had been declared India's first World Heritage City by UNESCO in 2017.
Correct Answer: Jeet Thayil
Correct Answer: James P Allison and Tasaku Honjo
Explanation:
The Nobel Medicine or Physiology Prize has been awarded to James P Allison and Tasaku Honjo "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation". This is for the first time that no Literature Prize will be given in 70 years because of a #MeToo scandal. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Correct Answer: Kasaav
Correct Answer: Ashwani Kumar
Correct Answer: 2022
Correct Answer: 7.6%
Explanation:
With robust private consumption and 7.4% GDP growth rate in the current fiscal, the Indian economy is expected to accelerate at a rate of 7.6% in 2019-20, according to a report by the United Nations titled United Nation's World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019. As per the report, the world trade growth moderated over the course of 2018 to 3.8% from growth of 5.3% in 2017.
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