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Who has won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize  ?

A) Roy Jacobsen B) Amos Oz
C) David Grossman D) Ian Samsom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) David Grossman

Explanation:

David Grossman has become the first Israeli author to win the 2017 Man Booker International prize for his novel “A Horse Walks Into a Bar”. The novel was translated by Jessica Cohen and is published in Britain by Jonathan Cape. The book is an ambitious high-wire act of a novel that shines a spotlight on the effects of grief, without any hint of sentimentality. Since 2016, the Man Booker International Prize awards both the winning author and translator £25,000. To be considered for the prize, books had to be translated into English and published in the UK between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017.

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Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State Government?

A) M. Mahender Reddy B) Dharmendra Rao
C) Anurag Sharma D) V.V. Srinivas Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) M. Mahender Reddy

Explanation:

M. Mahender Reddy, Commissioner of Hyderabad Police, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State. He took charge on 12 November 2017.
Reddy succeeded the first DGP of Telangana State Anurag Sharma, who retired from the service on 11 November 2017. Meanwhile, Hyderabad Police Additional Commissioner V.V. Srinivasa Rao has been made in-charge of Hyderabad Commissioner of Police. Anurag Sharma has now appointed as the advisor to Home Department by the Telangana State Government.

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Which of the following is true of VoIP?

A) It uses the public switched telephone network. B) Skype is an example of VoIP software.
C) It uses a slow speed dial-up connection. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Skype is an example of VoIP software.

Explanation:

VOIP is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol, or in more common terms phone service over the Internet.

 

Voice over Internet Protocol is a category of hardware and software that enables people to use the Internet as the transmission medium for telephone calls by sending voice data in packets using IP rather than by traditional circuit transmissions of the PSTN.

 

Here in the given options, Skype is the only voice service that enables us to talk over internet.

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Who wins The World's Best Playmaker of the year 2016 ?

A) Lionel Messi B) Toni Kroos
C) Riyad Mahrez D) Andres Iniesta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lionel Messi

Explanation:

Argentine Star Lionel Messi was chosen as the World’s Best Playmaker for the year 2016 on December 29, 2016, by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Messi topped the list with 172 points followed by Andres Iniesta at second spot with 66 points and Toni Kross third with 45 points.

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Who is the author of the book One Night @ Call center 

A) Chetan Bhagat B) Annie Besant
C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chetan Bhagat

Explanation:

Chethan bhagath is the author of One Night @ Call Center

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Q:

Break the logic behind the given mathematical puzzle?

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A) 7 B) 8
C) 11 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

Explanation:

In the given puzzle,

The logic is in the format of lets say, a/b


In that case b doesn't matter, because

2/2 = 1,

6/5 = 6/2 = 3,

10/11 = 10/2 = 5

 

This means that equation is a/2

So 16/19 is equal 16/2 = 8.

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The 'IFSC Code' is an alphanumeric code comprising 11 characters that facilitates Electronic Fund Transfer in the country. The alphabet 'F' in the abbreviation 'IFSC' stands for ?

A) Fund B) Fast
C) Financial D) First
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Financial

Explanation:

IFSC stands for - Indian Financial System Code. This is a code uniquely identifies each bank branch participating in the two main Payment and settlement systems in India :

1. RTGS - The Real Time Gross Settlement  (and)

2. NEFT - The National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) systems.

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In case of uniform circular motion, the acceleration is

A) Variable in magnitude but constant in direction B) Constant in magnitude and directed radially inwards
C) Variable in magnitude but tangential to the circle D) Zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Variable in magnitude but constant in direction

Explanation:
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