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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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Which of the following is / are fund managers for National Pension System (NPS) in 2017 ?

A) Axis provident fund B) Yes bank pension fund
C) ICICI prudential pension D) Punjab National provident fund
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ICICI prudential pension

Explanation:

At present in 2017, there are only seven NPS fund managers viz. HDFC Pension Fund, ICICI Prudential Pension, Kotak Pension Fund, LIC Pension Fund,  Reliance Capital Pension, SBI Pension Fund and UTI Retirement Solutions.

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What is a Microprocessor?

Answer

Microprocessor is a program-controlled device, which fetches the instructions from memory. decodes and executes the instructions. Most Micro Processors are single-chip devices.

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The Vocanic eruption is most likely to be violent when

A) The volcano is near to the sea B) The neck of the volcano is sealed by a plug
C) The lava is viscous D) The lava reaches the surface through a fissure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The lava is viscous

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Q:

 The first-ever International MSME Day 2017 has celebrated on which day  ?

A) June 27 B) June 23
C) June 26 D) June 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) June 27

Explanation:

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has celebrated the first-ever International MSME Day on June 27, 2017 with theme ‘Small business – big impact’. The purpose of the day is to raise public awareness about the importance of MSMEs to economic growth and international development. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Day highlights the strong contribution of MSMEs worldwide to livelihoods, communities and economies and the need to support MSMEs towards their success. The ITC is the joint agency of the UN and the WTO supporting SMEs in developing countries and transition economies for sustainable and inclusive trade.

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Q:

Bees have _____ pairs of wings?

A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

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India's first experimental telecommunication satellite APPLE was put into orbit from a launch site in

A) USA B) Russia
C) French Guiana D) Mexico
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) French Guiana

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Q:

If a band is played on the moon the sound will 

A) reverberate B) be heard by us faintly
C) be heard upto 10 km from it D) not be heard at any distance at all from it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) not be heard at any distance at all from it

Explanation:

As there is no atmosphere surrounding the moon, the second from any band that is played there cannot travel outwards there is no material medium surrounding if for its propagation.

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