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  • Question
  • The co-inventor of the World's First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies at 86. Who is it?


  • Options
  • A. Jack Kilby
  • B. Jerry Merryman
  • C. James Van Tassel
  • D. James Edward Maceo

  • Correct Answer
  • Jerry Merryman 

    Explanation
    Jerry Merryman, one of three people at Texas Instruments (TI) credited with inventing the world's first handheld electronic calculator in 1960s, died at the age of 86 years at Dallas, Texas. He helped to develop the calculator while he was working at TI alongside James Van Tassel and his boss Jack Kilby, the co-creator of the first integrated circuit and Nobel Prize winner. The team filed a patent for the finished prototype in 1967 for the battery-powered product known as "Cal-Tech" which could fit in the palm of the hand and was capable of addition, multiplication, subtraction and division.

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    • 1. Name the country which has agreed to strengthen economic co-operation with India.

    • Options
    • A. Japan
    • B. US
    • C. Netherland
    • D. Russia
    • Discuss
    • 2. Name the country which won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019.

    • Options
    • A. Malaysia
    • B. India
    • C. South Korea
    • D. Canada
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following movies won the 74th Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Award in the Drama category?

    • Options
    • A. La La Land
    • B. Moonlight
    • C. Nocturnal Animals
    • D. Fences
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which bank has reduced its benchmark lending rate by 0.05% points?

    • Options
    • A. Syndicate Bank
    • B. Union Bank of India
    • C. Allahabad Bank
    • D. Bank of India
    • Discuss
    • 5. The Union Government in recent past revised the Mode of Moderation and Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Border Haats with this country.

    • Options
    • A. Myanmar
    • B. Nepal
    • C. Bangladesh
    • D. Sri Lanka
    • Discuss
    • 6. Former Union Minister, Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 12 April 2017, after suffering from a heart attack. Which party did he serve under in the government?

    • Options
    • A. Bharatiya Janata Party
    • B. Congress Party
    • C. Samajwadi Party
    • D. Bahujan Samajh Party
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which film has won the Golden Bear Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival-2017?

    • Options
    • A. Bright Nights
    • B. The Other Side of Hope
    • C. On Body and Soul
    • D. Close Knit
    • Discuss
    • 8. Who is the author of the book "Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India"?

    • Options
    • A. Teesta Setalvad
    • B. Bertil Falk
    • C. Sheela Redddy
    • D. Audrey Truschke
    • Discuss
    • 9. Name the Bank which became the second largest public sector undertaking (PSU) bank.

    • Options
    • A. Axis Bank
    • B. Bank of Baroda
    • C. Union Bank of India
    • D. Dena Bank
    • Discuss
    • 10. As per an announcement by the Union Government, India's nuclear power generation capacity will be tripled by

    • Options
    • A. 2021
    • B. 2022
    • C. 2023
    • D. 2024
    • Discuss


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