Questions

Rocket specialist K. Sivan has been appointed as new Chairman of India's space agency ISRO for a three-year term. He replaces current ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar, whose term ends January 14, 2018.

• He is currently Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.

• His expertise gave ISRO ability to send 104 satellites in a single mission.

I. Inputs

• Cost baseline


• Project funding requirements


• performance reports


• Work performance information


• Approved change requests


• Project management plan

II. Tools and Techniques

• Cost change control system


• Performance measurement analysis


• Forecasting


• Project performance reviews


• Project management software 


• Variance management

III. Outputs

• Cost estimate (updates)


• Cost baseline (updates)


• Performance measurements


• Forecasted completion


• Requested changes


• Recommended corrective actions


• Organizational process assets (updates)


• Project management plan (updates)

Cronyism is the practice of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantages to friends, family relatives or trusted colleagues, especially in politics and between politicians and supportive organizations.

Jupiter has 67 natural satellites. Eight of Jupiter's moons are regular satellites, with 4 large, spherical moons, and 4 smaller moons that orbit closer to Jupiter. Jupiter has an additional 55 tiny irregular satellites.

The planet with the second highest number of moons is Saturn, with 61 moons.

Earth has only one natural satellite i.e, Moon.

Mercury and Venus have no satellites.

Electrical burns occur principally because of the heat generated by the flow of electrical current through the body.

Burns caused by electricity are divided into three types:

electrical burns,

arc burns, and

thermal contact burns.

Electrical burns can result when a person touches electrical wiring or equipment that is used or maintained improperly.