Thursday 30 November 2017

Satya Nadella is CEO of which company?

Satya Nadella is CEO of which company?

Options

1) Facebbok

2)Apple

3) google

4) Microsoft

answer

Microsoft

other Details

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser

satya nadella

Satya Narayana Nadella (born 19 August 1967) is an Indian-American business executive. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft.



Wednesday 29 November 2017

Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017?

Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017?

Options

1) Valtteri Bottas

2) Lewis Hamilton

3)Kimi Räikkönen

4)Sebastian Vettel

answer

1) Valtteri Bottas


Other details

 Valtteri Bottas won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,   at Yas Marina.

The Abu Dhabi GP also marked Bottas' third win of the season.

Valtteri Viktor Bottas is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One with Mercedes. Bottas previously drove for Williams from 2013 to 2016. He currently resides in Monaco.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race.

 It was announced in early 2007 at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival in the United Arab Emirates.

The first race took place on 1 November 2009, held at the Hermann Tilke designed Yas Marina Circuit

Tuesday 28 November 2017

great barrier reef is located of coast of

great barrier reef is located of coast of

A)Australia

B)Europe

C)Asia

D)America

Answer:

A)Australia

Other Details:

Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system

has over 2,900 individual reefs

900 islands

area 2,300 kilometres

Monday 27 November 2017

where is World Snooker Championship being played?

where is World Snooker Championship being played?

Options

1) Doha

2)Riyadh

3)Dubai

4)Muscat

answer


1) Doha


Other details

 World Snooker Championship is  being played at Doha , Qatar
 

Sunday 26 November 2017

who won the European Golden Shoe award 2017?

 who won the European Golden Shoe award 2017?

Options

1) Lionel Messi

2)Cristiano Ronaldo

3)Neymar

4)Gareth Bale

answer

1) Lionel Messi


other detail

  Lionel Messi received his fourth European Golden Shoe award  after scoring 37 times in La Liga in 2016-17

Messi had also won the award in 2012-13 (46 league goals), 2011-12 (50) and 2009-10 (34)

Saturday 25 November 2017

which city would jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships?

which city would jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships?


Options

1) Basel

2)Zürich

3)Bern

4)Geneva

answer


1) Basel


other details

 

Friday 24 November 2017

Brics Bank approves $400 million loans for India, Russia

Brics Bank approves $400 million loans for India, Russia

he Shanghai-based Brics New Development Bank (NDB) has approved two infrastructure and sustainable development projects in India and Russia with loans of $400 million.

The loans will be used to rehabilitate the Indira Gandhi canal system in India and to build a toll transport corridor connecting Ufa city centre to the M-5 federal highway in Russia.

Thursday 23 November 2017

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been appointed as President of which country?

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been appointed as President of which country?

Options

1) Zimbabwe

2)Zambia

3)Botswana

4)Mozambique




answer

 1) Zimbabwe


other details

Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is a Zimbabwean politician, who is due to be sworn in as President of Zimbabwe on 24 November 2017

Wednesday 22 November 2017

IC chip is made up of?

IC chip is made up of?

 Options

1) Zinc

2) copper

3) Lead

4) silicon

answer

4) silicon

other details

An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon.

Tuesday 21 November 2017

who won the Under-19 Cricket Asia Cup?

who won the Under-19  Cricket Asia Cup?

options

1) Afghanistan

2)Nepal

3)Bangladesh

4)Bhutan

answer

1) Afghanistan


Other details

Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by  185 runs to clinch their maiden Under-19 Asia Cup title, in Kuala Lumpur.

Monday 20 November 2017

where is AIBA women youth boxing championship being held?

where is AIBA women youth boxing championship being held?

Options

1) India

2)Nepal

3)Bhutan

4)sri Lanka

answer

1) India


Other details

 AIBA women youth boxing championship is being held in India

Sunday 19 November 2017

Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term as President of which country?

Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term as President  of which country?

options

1)  Slovenia

2)Czech

3)Hungary

4)Romania

answer

1)  Slovenia


Other details

Borut Pahor is a Slovenian politician serving as President of Slovenia since December 2012. He was Prime Minister from November 2008 to February 2012

Saturday 18 November 2017

Who won the Miss International 2017?

Who won the Miss International 2017?

Options

1)Ankita Kumari 

2)Kevin Lilliana    

3)Natsuki Tsutsui    

4)Seung Woo Nam 

answer

2)Kevin Lilliana     

Other details

Miss International 2017, the 57th Miss International pageant, was held on November 14, 2017 at Tokyo, Japan. Kylie Verzosa from the Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia at the end of the event. This is the first time that Indonesia won the title of Miss International.

Friday 17 November 2017

where was 10th South Asia Economic Summit organized?

where was 10th South Asia Economic Summit organized?

Options

1) nepal

2)bhutan

3)sri lanka

4)bangladesh

answer

1) nepal


Other details

10th South Asia Economic Summit was held  Kathmandu, Nepal on November 14, 2017.

Thursday 16 November 2017

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided evidence of presence of hydrothermal activity on which planets moon?

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided evidence of presence of hydrothermal activity on which planets moon?

Options:

1) Mars

2) Venus

3) Saturn 

4) Pluto

Answer:

3) Saturn 

Other Details:


  • Cassini spacecraft has detected hydrothermal activity on the seafloor of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus

Wednesday 15 November 2017

where is International Rice Research Institute located?

where is International Rice Research Institute located?

Options

1)  Philippines

2)Laos

3)china

4)japan

answer

1)  Philippines


other details

The International Rice Research Institute is an international agricultural research and training organization with headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna in the Philippines and offices in seventeen countries

Headquarters: Los Baños, Philippines

Founded: 1960
Purpose: Research
Founders: Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation

Tuesday 14 November 2017

when is World Pneumonia Day observed?

when is World Pneumonia Day observed?

Options

1) November 12

2)November 13

3)November 14

4)November 15

answer


1) November 12


other details

World Pneumonia Day  provides an annual forum for the world to stand together and demand action in the fight against pneumonia.

World Pneumonia Day was first observed in 2009 when over 100 organisations joined to form the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia.
 

Monday 13 November 2017

where is 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup being played?

where is 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup being played?

Options

1) Malaysia

2)Brunei

3)Indonesia

4)Thailand

answer

1) Malaysia


Other details

The 2017 Under-19 Asia Cup is an upcoming international cricket tournament scheduled to be held in Malaysia from 9 to 20 November 2017

Sunday 12 November 2017

Knoxville Challenger tournament is associated with which sport?

Knoxville Challenger tournament is associated with which sport?

Options

1) tennis

2)table tennis

3)badminton

4)squash

answer


tennis


Other details




Saturday 11 November 2017

Bandhan Express was started between India and which country?

Bandhan Express was started between India and which country?

Options

1) Bangaldesh

2) Bhutan

3) Nepal

4) none of the above

answer

1) Bangaldesh


other details

new passenger train service between Kolkata , India and Bangladesh's southwestern industrial city of Khulna was started

A fully air-conditioned weekly passenger train service 'Bandhan Express' will run
every Thursday from both Kolkata and Khulna

Friday 10 November 2017

Which country ranks first in 'business optimism' index ?


Which country ranks first in  'business optimism' index ?



Options

1) Indonesia

2) Finland

3)Netherlands

4)Philippines

answer

1) Indonesia


other details

Indonesia ranks first in  'business optimism' index

Thursday 9 November 2017

who won gold medal in Asian Women's Boxing Championships 48 kg category?

 who won gold medal in Asian Women's Boxing Championships 48 kg category?

Options

1) Mary Kom

2)Kim Hyang Mi

3)sarita devi

4)none of the above

answer

1) Mary Kom


other details

Five time world champion, Mary Kom won her fifth gold medal in 48 kg category in Asian Women's Boxing Championships at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam

Wednesday 8 November 2017

which country became new member of International Solar Alliance ?

 which country became new member of International Solar Alliance ?

Options

1) Guinea

2)Liberia

3)Senegal

4)Sierra Leone

answer

Guinea


Other details

Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. It's known for the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, in the southeast.

Capital: Conakry
President: Alpha Condé
Currency: Guinean franc



The International Solar Alliance is an alliance of more than 121 countries, most of them being sunshine countries, which come either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Countries that do not fall within the Tropics can join the ISA and enjoy all benefits as other members, with the exception of voting rights





Membership (As of 2017): 121 nations
Interim Director General: Mr. Upendra Tripathy (Indian)
Founder: Narendra Modi
Founded at: Gwal Pahari
Budget: 47 million USD
Purpose: Public transport
Headquarters: Gwal Pahari, Gurugram



Guinea became  new member of International Solar Alliance 


Tuesday 7 November 2017

when is World Tsunami Awareness Day observed?

when is  World Tsunami Awareness Day observed?


Options

1) November 5

2)November 6

3)November 7

4)November 8

answer

1) November 5


other details

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017 - Protecting Lives! Ensuring Sustainability

In December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day to promote a global culture of tsunami awareness.

The First World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed across the world on 5 November 2016 to spread awareness among people across the world about Tsunami


 The proposal was first mooted by Japan after the 3rd UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai (Japan) in March 2015
 

Monday 6 November 2017

who won the women's Asia Cup hockey title 2017 ?

who won the women's Asia Cup hockey title 2017 ?

Options

1) India

2)China

3)south Korea

4)Japan



answer

1) India
Other details

The India women's hockey team  qualified for next year's World Cup by winning the Asia Cup hockey title.

In the final at Kakamigahara in Japan, India defeated China 5-4 via a shootout.

At full time, both teams were level One-One. 



Sunday 5 November 2017

Saad Hariri was the Prime Minister of which country?

 Saad Hariri   was the Prime Minister  of which country?


Options

1) Lebanon

2)Jordan

3)Cyprus

4)turkey

answer

1) Lebanon


other details

Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri was  a Lebanese-Saudi politician and the Prime Minister of Lebanon since December 2016. He was also the Prime Minister from November 2009 to June 2011

Saturday 4 November 2017

where is 21st World Congress of mental health being conducted?

where is 21st World Congress of mental health being conducted?

Options

1) India

2) Nepal

3) bhutan

4) sri Lanka

answer

 1) India




other details


 21st World Congress of Mental Health being organised   in New Delhi.


Friday 3 November 2017

Thursday 2 November 2017

where will 7th Asia Ministerial Energy Roundtable be organized?

where will 7th Asia Ministerial Energy Roundtable be organized?

Options

1) Thailand

2)Myanmar

3)Malaysia

4)Cambodia

answer

1) Thailand


Other details

 the IEF 7thAsian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER7). will be held in Bangkok,Thailand from 01-02nd November 

Wednesday 1 November 2017

where will Winter Olympic 2018 be played?

where will Winter  Olympic 2018 be played?

options

1) South Korea

2)France

3)Germany

4)Spain

answer

1) South Korea


Other details

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games   and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 9 to 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.