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IIT Madras team develops easy OCR system for reading documents in Bharati script containing with how many Indian languges?
Options- A. 5
- B. 9
- C. 13
- D. 11
- Correct Answer
- 9
ExplanationThe research team from IIT Madras has used a multi-lingual Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scheme to develop a method for reading documents in Bharati script. The researchers have also developed a finger-spelling method that can be used by hearing-impaired persons to generate sign language, in collaboration with TCS Mumbai. The Bharati script is a conglomeration of 9 Indian languages, namely, Devnagari, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Gujarati, Oriya, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil. In the last 10 years, Professor V. Srinivasa Chakravarthy's research team at IIT Madras has worked on developing this script. he OCR scheme first segments the document into 2 parts, text and non-text. After this, the text is separated into paragraphs, sentences words and letters, where every letter is recognised as a character in ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) or Unicode. The letter again has several components, namely, the basic consonant, consonant modifiers, vowels. - 1. CM Fadnavis approves Rs __________ for the memorial of Krantikari Khajyaji Naik in Maharashtra.
Options- A. Rs 5 crores
- B. Rs 8 crores
- C. Rs 12 crores
- D. Rs 15 crores Discuss
- 2. Which of the following movies won the 74th Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Award in the Musical or Comedy category?
Options- A. Moonlight
- B. Nocturnal Animals
- C. La La Land
- D. Fences Discuss
- 3. Name the India warship which participated in a multi-national training exercise 'CUTCLASS EXPRESS 2019'?
Options- A. INS Tabar
- B. INS Trikand
- C. INS Trishul
- D. INS Sahyadri Discuss
- 4. Defence Ministry has awarded ________ to build 8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Watercraft For Indian Navy.
Options- A. Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
- B. Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
- C. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
- D. Cochin Shipyard Limited Discuss
- 5. Name the company which has launched the Neighbourly app in Delhi and Bangalore.
Options- A. Microsoft
- B. Google
- C. Oracle
- D. Apple Discuss
- 6. Who is the author of the book titled 'Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl'?
Options- A. Ram Kamal Mukherjee
- B. Soumyadipta Banerjee
- C. Mark Bennigton
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 7. Which state celebrated 'Utkal Diva' the 84th foundation day on April 1, 2019?
Options- A. Assam
- B. Rajasthan
- C. Odisha
- D. Maharashtra Discuss
- 8. Name the organisation which has developed a new guidelines on physical activity for children under five years.
Options- A. UNDP
- B. WHO
- C. UNICEF
- D. FDA Discuss
- 9. Who has distributed a special kit SAECKs to investigate sexual assault cases?
Options- A. Ministry of Human Resource Development
- B. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- C. Ministry of Home Affairs
- D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Discuss
- 10. The 8th edition of Home Expo India 2019 started in __________.
Options- A. Gurugram
- B. Greater Noida
- C. Faridabad
- D. New Delhi Discuss
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Correct Answer: Rs 15 crores
Explanation:
Swargate Multimodal Hub' in Pune, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis arrived at Jalgaon, attending the Jan Jati Sammelan organised by Krantikari Khajyaji Naik Smruti Sanstha at Dharangaon. Kranti Kari Khajyaji Naik gave immense contribution during the freedom struggle. CM Fadnavis approves Rs 15 crores for the memorial of Krantikari Khajyaji Naik in Maharashtra.
Correct Answer: La La Land
Correct Answer: INS Trikand
Explanation:
INS Trikand, the frontline warship of the Indian Navy, participated in a multi-national training exercise 'CUTCLASS EXPRESS 2019'. The annual Exercise Cutlass Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and conducted by Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF). It is the eighth iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise and was held in the vicinity of Djibouti, Mozambique and Seychelles. The aim of the exercise was to improve law enforcement capacity, promote regional security and progress inter-operability between the armed forces of the participating nations for the purpose of prohibiting illegal maritime activity in the Western Indian Ocean.
Correct Answer: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
Explanation:
The Defence Ministry has awarded a contract of worth Rs.6,311 crore to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) to build eight anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft (ASWSWC) for the Indian Navy. As per the agreement, the first ship is to be delivered within 42 months from the date of signing of the contract and subsequently, two ships are required to be delivered per year. The eight vessels are to be delivered between 2022 and 2027. The vessels are equipped with highly advanced state-of-the-art integrated platform management systems including propulsion machinery, auxiliary machinery, power generation, and distribution machinery and damage control machinery, etc.
Correct Answer: Google
Explanation:
Google's Next Billion Users (NBU) team announced the national roll-out of its Neighbourly app in Delhi and Bangalore. It will help people by sourcing local information from their neighbors about their neighbourhood in an easier way.The full-fledged app offers services in 8 vernacular languages and is a targeted app with a geographic radius between 1 to 5 km. The initial phase was tested in Mumbai, followed by Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mysuru, Vizag, Kochi and Coimbatore. Henceforth more Indian cities like Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, and Kolkata would be covered.
Correct Answer: Ram Kamal Mukherjee
Correct Answer: Odisha
Explanation:
The day is also known as 'Utkal Divas.' Odisha was the first State to be formed on linguistic basis in 1936. Earlier, Odisha was part of Bihar.
Correct Answer: WHO
Explanation:
World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines for children under five years of age, recently. As per WHO guidelines, children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy. The new guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age were developed by a WHO panel of experts. They assessed the effects on young children of inadequate sleep, and time spent sitting watching screens or restrained in chairs and prams. They also reviewed evidence around the benefits of increased activity levels.
Correct Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs
Explanation:
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs distributed over 3,100 special kits Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECKs) to carry out immediate investigations into sexual assault cases among states and Union Territories. It is expected that SAECKs can be used for collecting blood and semen samples, besides other evidence which can be used for investigation purpose. SAECKs are specially designed kits to carry out the immediate medico-legal investigation. The kit comprises of a set of test tubes and bottles, which mention contents and specifications together with instructions on collection of evidence from the crime scene.
Correct Answer: Greater Noida
Explanation:
The 8th edition of Home Expo India 2019 opened at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida. The three-day exhibition has been organized by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH). Home Expo India covers sectors with maximum thrust and growth potential in home decor, furnishing, furniture, flooring, and textiles. About 500 companies in permanent marts will be exhibiting their collection under these categories at the state of the art India Expo Centre & Mart from 16 - 18 April 2019.
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