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Q:

Who was appointed as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in the year 2017 ?

A) Alok Kumar Verma B) Anil Sinha
C) Rakesh Asthana D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alok Kumar Verma

Explanation:

Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma, Delhi Police Commissioner was appointed as new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will have tenure of two years. He was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S Khehar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. He will take over from interim director Rakesh Asthana, who was handed the reins of the premier investigating agency after former director Anil Sinha retired on December 2, 2016.

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Q:

Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy for ever '

A) P.B.Shelley B) William Wordsworth
C) John Keats D) Robert Browning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) John Keats

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Q:

Instruments for measuring Solar Radiation?

A) Ammeter B) Pyranometer
C) Dynamometer D) Anemometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pyranometer

Explanation:

Solar radiation instruments may be produced to measure different types of solar energy. When sunlight encounters the Earth's atmosphere, some of it is absorbed or scattered by water vapor, aerosols, clouds, and other air molecules. The radiation which penetrates to the Earth's surface is termed direct solar radiation.

 

A thermopile pyranometer is a type of actinometer used for measuring solar radiation on a planar surface and it is designed to measure the solar radiation flux density (W/m2) from the hemisphere above within a wavelength range 0.3 μm to 3 μm.

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Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app ________ to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself in 2017.

A) Bookmycab B) Dot cabs
C) Meru D) Uber
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uber

Explanation:

Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app Uber to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself. The airline will partner Uber and facilitate travel from the airport once a passenger has booked a ticket on the Jet Airways app.

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Q:

Acidity in human sweat is an example of

A) acquired immunity B) innate immunity
C) cell-mediated immune responses D) adaptive immunity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) innate immunity

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Q:

What measures Air pressure?

A) Barkometer B) Bolometer
C) Spectrometer D) Barometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Barometer

Explanation:

Air Pressure can be defined as the pressure of air in the earth's atmosphere. It reaches a maximum of about 100,000 Pa near sea level and decreases as altitude increases.

The barometer is an instrument which is used for measuring Air pressure.

 

Physics instruments and their uses:

 

Barkometer  - - - Tanning liquors used in tanning leather

Bolometer  - - - Electromagnetic radiation

Spectrometer - - -  Properties of light.

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Q:

Which Bank has opened 9 SmartUp Zones in Bengaluru, Karnataka?

A) Axis Bank B) SBI Bank
C) Karnataka Bank D) HDFC Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) HDFC Bank

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Q:

What does ELA stand for in education

Answer

ELA - English Language Arts.

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