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The first-ever World Tuna Day (WTD) is observed by the United Nations (UN) on which date  ?

A) May 2, 2017 B) May 1, 2017
C) April 2, 2017 D) May 3, 2017
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) May 2, 2017

Explanation:

The United Nations has marked the first World Tuna Day (WTD) on May 2, 2017 to conserve one of the globe’s most popular fish to be caught and eaten and to highlight the vital socio-economic importance of tuna to people around the world. Tuna plays a critical role in sustainable development, food security, economic opportunity, and livelihoods of people around the world. At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Day was designated in December 2016 resolution of the UN General Assembly.

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The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :

A) Yielding the floor B) Crossing the floor
C) Calling Attention Motion D) Point of Order
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yielding the floor

Explanation:

Yielding the floor :  The speaker of the Lok sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak.

Crossing the floor:  Passing between the member addressing the House and the Chair which is considered breach of Parliamentary etiquette.

Point of Order:  A Member of Parliament may raise a point of order if he feels that the proceedings of' the House do not follow the normal rules. The presiding officer decides whether the point of order raised by the member should be allowed.

Calling Attention Motion:  With the prior permission of the Speaker, any member of the Parliament may call the attention of a Minister to a matter of urgent public importance. The Minister may make a brief statement about the matter or he may ask for time to make a statement later.

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Why cannot you run standard Java byte code on Android ?

Answer

Android uses Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM) which requires a special bytecode. We need to convert Java class files into Dalvik Executable files using an Android tool called "dx". In normal circumstances, developers will not be using this tool directly and build tools will care for the generation of DVM compatible files.

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Which is first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font in 2017 ?

A) India B) Iran
C) Dubai D) Iraq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dubai

Explanation:

Dubai has become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font.

ii. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council, launched the Dubai Font recently.

iii. The font, available in three styles as 'Dubai', 'Dubai Medium' and 'Dubai Light', can be in italics, underlined and bold.

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Which state announced the shift of financial year from March - April to Jan - December  ?

A) Assam B) Goa
C) Kerala D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:
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Who got the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award’ in USIBC in 2017 ?

A) Mr. Vijay Singh B) Mr. Suresh Babu
C) Mr.Chandrababu Naidu D) Mr. Achuathanan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mr.Chandrababu Naidu

Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been selected for the  'Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017' in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
 
ii. The award by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) would be presented to Mr. Naidu during the USIBC West Coast Summit in Bengaluru (the Silicon Valley) on May 8.
 
 
iii. Last year’s recipient of this award was Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog.

 

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Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 300 m from the same point at speeds of 15 km/hr and 25 km/hr. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track if they are moving in opposite directions  ?

A) 27 sec B) 31 sec
C) 23 sec D) 29 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 27 sec

Explanation:

Time taken to meet for the first time anywhere on the track

= length of the track / relative speed

= 300 / (15 + 25)5/18 = 300x 18 / 40 x 5 = 27 seconds.

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Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 10 and 15 minutes respectively. A person opens both the pipes together when the cistern should have been was full he finds the waste pipe open. He then closes the waste pipe and in another 3 minutes the cistern was full. In what time can the waste pipe empty the cistern when fill  ?

A) 8.21 min B) 8 min
C) 8.57 min D) 8.49 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8.57 min

Explanation:

1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6 x 3 = 1/2

1 - 1/2 = 1/2

1/10 + 1/15 - 1/x = 1/2

x = 8.57 min

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