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Which of the following digiLocker system did CBSE launch to the students of flood-hit Kerala?
Options- A. Parinam Manjusha
- B. eMudhra Maha Sevai
- C. eMaha Parinam
- D. Block Chain Technology
- Correct Answer
- Parinam Manjusha
ExplanationThe Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) along with National e-Governance Division has developed 'Parinam Manjusha', digital academic repository, to provide digital mark sheets, migration certificates and pass certificates to students from CBSE-affiliated schools in Kerala, whose board exam academic documents have been lost or damaged in the recent floods. This academic repository has been integrated with DigiLocker. Over 1,300 schools are affiliated to the CBSE in Kerala. The digital academic documents are digitally signed by the Controller of Examinations of CBSE which make them legally valid digital document as per the IT Act. These documents are also having QR codes and such documents can be verified for the authenticity using the DigiLocker mobile app. The students are asked to visit https://digitallocker.gov.in and https://digitallocker.gov.in and download their academic documents using the login-id / password. - 1. Indian Railway's first consolidated Bridge Management System (IR-BMS), a web-enabled IT application to store data on how many bridges?
Options- A. 1 lakh`
- B. 1.5 lakh
- C. 2.5 lakh
- D. 3 lakh Discuss
- 2. Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) launched a mobile app to guide a common people in locating a financial service. The app is named as;
Options- A. Credit Karma
- B. Harvest
- C. Jan Dhan Darshak
- D. Wally Lite Discuss
- 3. Who designed satellite phones NaVIC to fishermen involved in deep sea fishing?
Options- A. Infosys Limited
- B. Indian Space Research Organisation
- C. Department of Telecommunications India
- D. Reliance Industries Limited Discuss
- 4. Hyberabad Police launched a centre to support women and children afflicted by violence. It was named as;
Options- A. Cruzado
- B. Aspire News
- C. Bharosa
- D. Crossfire Discuss
- 5. Name the software launched by Indian Railways that will enable the Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to keep track of punctuality of trains and freight and passenger earnings from anywhere in India?
Options- A. eDiary
- B. RailDairy
- C. eDrishti
- D. RailMoney Discuss
- 6. A Google-affiliated company chooses __________ for delivering internet access to remote areas using high-altitude balloons.
Options- A. Kenya
- B. Nigeria
- C. Zimbabwe
- D. Morocco Discuss
- 7. Recently, Flipkart and __________ launched a video advertisement platform.
Options- A. FreeCharge
- B. Voot
- C. Hotstar
- D. BookMyShow Discuss
- 8. US-based virtual search start-up acquired by Facebook to boost AI capabilities is?
Options- A. Balsamiq
- B. Buffer
- C. GrokStyle
- D. Avocent Discuss
- 9. Election Commission of India has developed a mobile app, for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. It was named as;
Options- A. ECI Authenticator Code
- B. cVIGIL
- C. SUVIDHA
- D. ENCORE Discuss
- 10. Which among the following plans to launch training programme for journalists in India?
Options- A. Google
- B. Facebook
- C. Twitter
- D. Microsoft Discuss
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Correct Answer: 1.5 lakh
Explanation:
Goyal felicitated the artists who participated in this initiative by giving them cash awards and appreciation certificates. He also felicitated artists who won the top prize in the national transporter's in-house Station Beautification Contest. They worked for 7 railway stations. This innovative competition was organized among zonal railways in December 2017. More than 62 stations across zonal railways were beautified under this initiative by utilising skills of local artists, mostly using local art form, painting style, local themes or contemporary arts.
Correct Answer: Jan Dhan Darshak
Explanation:
Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) have jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative. This app will act as a guide for the common people in locating a financial service touch point at a given location in the country. While over 5 lakh FI touch points (Bank branches, ATMs, Post Offices) have been mapped on this App, approx. 1.35 lakh Bank Mitras would be on-boarded by 01.12.2018. Phone number of bank branches are available in the app, with the facility of call button for integrated dialling.
Correct Answer: Indian Space Research Organisation
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami launched the distribution of satellite phones to fishermen involved in deep sea fishing. It will assist the fishermen in their navigation while in the high seas. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has designed the NaVIC (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) receivers in a bid to the fishermen. So far, ISRO has delivered 200 NaVICs to the State government.
Correct Answer: Bharosa
Explanation:
'Bharosa', a 24 hour state-of-the-art centre to support women and children afflicted by violence was inaugurated by Hyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar. The centre would help these women along with dealing in POCSO cases. It has been set up on the instructions of the DGP, Telangana.
Correct Answer: eDrishti
Explanation:
The Indian Railways launched a software named- 'eDrishti', that will enable the Union Railway Minister Shri. Piyush Goyalto keep track of punctuality of trains as well as freight and passenger earnings from anywhere in the country. The software has been developed by the Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS).
Correct Answer: Kenya
Explanation:
Kenya has been chosen as the home-country for a Google-affiliated company to start its first-announced commercial deal that will deliver internet access to remote areas using high-altitude balloons. The high-altitude balloons have already been deployed in emergencies in Peru and Puerto Rice, where they helped regions devastated by floods and hurricanes.
Correct Answer: Hotstar
Explanation:
India's largest online retailer Flipkart has forged an alliance with video streaming service Hotstar and launched a video advertisement platform. It is part of a broader strategy to generate more revenue from the booming video advertising business. The new platform, Shopper Audience Network, will allow brands to target consumers through personalized video ads on Hotstar. Flipkart plans to leverage data from its massive user base and help brands connect with potential consumers using these targeted ads.
Correct Answer: GrokStyle
Explanation:
In an attempt to enable users shop better using Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, Facebook has acquired US-based virtual search start-up, GrokStyle, at an undisclosed amount. GrokStyle was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, USA.
Correct Answer: cVIGIL
Explanation:
Election Commission of India has developed cVIGIL, a mobile app, for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. 'cVIGIL' stands for 'Vigilant Citizen'. It is expected to be launched on 18th March 2019. It will be available on Google Playstore. Complaints regarding the model code of conduct and violations can be lodged in during election time. To lodge a complaint, a voter should download the app from Google Play Store. Photos and two-minute video clippings regarding the violation including threatening of voters, causing enmity between voters on caste and religious lines, character assassination of candidates, can be uploaded via the app. Complainants also have the option to remain anonymous. Within 100 minutes of filing the complaint, the complainant will receive feedback on the action taken.
Correct Answer: Google
Explanation:
Technology giant Google has recently announced the launch of a training programme for journalists with an aim to raise awareness against misinformation and providing new tools to the fourth estate against fake news. The Google News Initiative India Training Network will provide training to 8,000 journalists in English and six other Indian languages in the next one year. The network will select 200 journalists from cities across India, who will hone their skills in verification and training during five-day boot camps that will be organised for English and Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada. The focus of the training will be fact-checking, online verification and digital hygiene for journalists, using a curriculum built by experts.
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