Questions

Q:

Which of the following organs of the United Nations Organisation elects judges of the International court of Justice

A) The economic and social council B) The security council and the General Assembly
C) The trusteeship council and the economic and social council D) The security council
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The security council and the General Assembly

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Organisations

3 4337
Q:

Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao is located in which country?

A) Burma B) Brunei
C) Philippines D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Philippines

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Famous Places

5 4336
Q:

Bureaucracy literally means a system of government by

A) Elected representative B) Officials
C) Group of landlords D) Nominated representative
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Officials

Explanation:

A bureaucracy is a way of administratively organizing large numbers of people who need to work together.

The term bureaucracy literally means "rule by desks or offices".

Organizations in the public and private sector, including universities and governments, rely on bureaucracies to function.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Politics
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

4 4334
Q:

Which Rating agency has projected India’s GDP growth rate to 6.9 percent for the financial year 2017-18 ?

A) NOMURA B) ONICRA
C) FITCH D) ICRA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) FITCH

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Economy
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

15 4333
Q:

The Length of the Day is determined in

A) length of the hours B) length of the year
C) astronomical units D) solar terms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) astronomical units

Explanation:

The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units.

The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. 

This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

3 4333
Q:

Which country has been unanimously elected as the President of the UN-Habitat  ?

A) Russia B) India
C) China D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) India

Explanation:

India has been unanimously elected as the President of the UN-Habitat. UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations’ Organisation (UNO) reports to the United Nations General Assembly. UN-Habitat  promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements across the world. India has been elected as the President of UN-Habitat after a gap of 10 years. This is only the third time that India has been elected as the President of UN-Habitat after 2007 and 1988. The UN-Habitat was established in 1978.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: World Organisations
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT , GATE

7 4333
Q:

What is at the end of a rainbow?

Answer

The logical answer for a puzzle is that the letter 'W'.


 


A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears in the sky when sunlight is refracted through raindrops or other drops of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. They have inspired much popular folklore, including the belief that a leprechaun can be found with a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Report Error

View answer Workspace Report Error Discuss

3 4331
Q:

Spices detoriate after prolonged boiling

A) The essential oils in the spices easily evaporate B) Spices are put in the pickels to add to the flavour
C) Both A and B D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The essential oils in the spices easily evaporate

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Biology

5 4331