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  • Question
  • The researchers from which university created a 3D-printed device that that can produce electricity from falling snow?


  • Options
  • A. Columbia University, New York
  • B. Yale University
  • C. University of California, Los Angeles
  • D. University of California, Berkeley

  • Correct Answer
  • University of California, Los Angeles 

    Explanation
    The researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), US created a 3D-printed device that that can produce electricity from falling snow. The device is small, inexpensive, thin, flexible like a plastic-sheet and can work anywhere because it provides its own power and does not need batteries. The research study was published in the journal 'Nano Energy' and UCLA's Richard Kaner is the senior author of it. The device termed as snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator or snow TENG, generates charge through static electricity and produces energy from electron-exchange.

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    • A. Shoplifters
    • B. Cold War
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    • Options
    • A. Germany
    • B. Spain
    • C. India
    • D. Malaysia
    • Discuss
    • 3. The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a new Air Services Agreement with this country recently.

    • Options
    • A. Poland
    • B. Germany
    • C. Serbia
    • D. Australia
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    • Options
    • A. Indian Overseas Bank
    • B. Punjab National Bank
    • C. Bank of Baroda
    • D. Bank of Maharashtra
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    • Options
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    • C. The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017
    • D. The States Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017
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    • 6. Which of the following movies won the 89th Academy Awards for the Best Picture?

    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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