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Which city has been designated as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2019  ?

A) Warsaw B) Sharjah
C) Pune D) Kochi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sharjah

Explanation:

Sharjah, the city of United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been designated as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2019 by Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, at the Headquarters of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) at La Haye. The honour is in recognition of the Emirate’s pioneering role in supporting and expanding the local and regional publishing industries, promoting reading to become an intrinsic cultural practice, as well as embracing inter-cultural, knowledge-based dialogue. Sharjah was the first emirate in UAE to establish a formal school and a library. It was also the first emirate to house many cultural institutions like the Emirates Publishers Association and the Emirates’ writers Union. Sharjah is the 19th city to become World Book Capital. It is preceded by Conakry in 2017 and Athens in 2018.

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Technology giant Microsoft's India-born CEO ___________ has written his first book "Hit Refresh".

A) Satya Nadella B) Indra Nooyi
C) Kiran Mazumdar D) Sundar Pichai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Satya Nadella

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Which place is now known as 'White Water' in India?

A) Leh B) Ladakh
C) Kargil D) Siachen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Siachen

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Application layer protocol defines

A) message format, syntax and semantics B) rules for when and how processes send and respond to messages
C) types of messages exchanged D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Application layer protocol defines types of messages exchanged, message format, syntax and semantics and rules for when and how processes send and respond to messages.

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Who Invented Elevator Safety Brake ?

A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel B) Elisha Graves Otis
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Garrett Augustus Morgan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Elisha Graves Otis

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The abundance of which type of mangrove tree has lent its name to the saltwater swamp which forms in the lower part of the Ganges delta?

Answer

Sundari

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What is the political party of the president now?

A) BJP B) INC
C) BSP D) NCP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) BJP

Explanation:

Ram Nath Kovind, the present President of India is from BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party.

The president of the Republic India is the head of state of India. He is also the commander-in-chief of Indian Armed Forces. He is indirectly elected by the people through members of both houses of the parliament of India, legislative assemblies of all the states of India, the legislative assembly of the Union

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India has been ranked ___ in terms of competitiveness in the annual rankings compiled by Institute for Management Development.

A) 45th B) 145th
C) 107th D) 56th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 45th

Explanation:

India has been ranked 45th, down four notches from last year, in terms of competitiveness in the annual rankings compiled by IMD which saw Hong Kong topping the list. US was “pushed out” of the top three slots while Hong Kong consolidated its dominance of the annual rankings for the second year in the list compiled by the International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitiveness Center.

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