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Which country is hosting the 7th edition of 'BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting-2017 ?

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

Explanation:

The 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Health Ministers Meeting has started in Tianjin, China on July 6, 2017 with focus on international cooperation on the development of traditional medicine. From India, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, has highlighted the achievements of India in the health sector and spoke on the theme – ‘Strengthen Health System and Achieve Health-Related SDGs in the meeting. In the 2-day meet, About 300 delegates, including health ministers of BRICS nations , international organizations, etc., are participating.

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A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ______

A) Pictograms B) Cuneiform
C) Hieroglyphic D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cuneiform

Explanation:

The Sumerians were the first to evolve a proper system of writing called cuneiform. The script is wedge-shaped. Henry Rawlinson a British officer, deciphered the cuneiform script. He discovered by chance an inscription known as the behistun inscription. Relentless work of almost 12 years by Henry Rawlinson on this inscription, he managed to decipher the cuneiform script.

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Which command displays the present workig directory in UNIX?

A) $who B) $pwd
C) $who are you D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) $pwd

Explanation:

$pwd - present working directory

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A Fuse is used in mains electric supply as a safety devices. Which one of the following statements about the fuse is correct?

A) It is connected in parallel with the main switch B) It is made mainly from silver alloys
C) It must have a low melting point D) It must have a very high resistance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It must have a low melting point

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Ram Kumar Ramanathan belongs to which sports ?

A) Tennis B) Chess
C) Golf D) Cricket
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cricket

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The Supreme Court has reconstituted the special Investigation Team(SIT) to expedite probe into Black Money Cases and directed the government to issue the necessary notification. Who of the following is the chairman of this team?

A) Arijit Pasayat B) M.B.Shah
C) R.M.Lodha D) Vinod Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) M.B.Shah

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The first passenger train in India ran between

A) Kalyan and Pune B) Bombay and Thane
C) Howrah and Delhi D) New Delhi and Madras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bombay and Thane

Explanation:

India's first passenger train run took place from Mumbai to Thane for around 34 kms on 16th April in the year 1853. 

That train was hauled by three steam locomotives : Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.

That train had 14 carriages, carrying around 400 passengers.

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When a CPM and CPC bid compete against each other, how does Google determine each ad’s position?

Answer

Google estimates how many clicks the ad might receive in 1000 impressions to get the comparison.

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