which company has acquired Zappos?

which company has acquired Zappos?

Options

1) amazon

2) E-bay

3) google

4) apple

answer
1) amazon

Other details

Zappos.com is an online shoe and clothing shop based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 In July 2009, the company was acquired by Amazon.com

Diana Eduljee was a famous

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (J. R. D.) Tata was a famous

A)Painter

B)Sportswoman

C)Businessman

D)none


Answer:

B)Sportswoman

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first captain of the Indian women’s Cricket team – from 1978 till 1993

which West Indies player was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?

which West Indies player was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?

A. Sir Wesley Hall

B. Vivian Richards

C. Garry sobers

D. Clive Loyd

answer
Wesley Hall

Other details

Sir Wesley Winfield Hall is a Barbadian former cricketer and politician.

Hall played 48 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1969.

Aconcagua is tallest mountain peak in which mountain range?

Aconcagua is tallest mountain peak in which mountain range?

Options

1) Andes

2) Alps

3) Karakorum

4) Rocky



answer
1) Andes

Other details

Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside of Asia, at 6,960.8 metres, and by extension the highest point in the Southern Hemisphere.

It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Mendoza Province, Argentina

Rota virus causes which disease

Rota virus causes which disease

options

1) diarrhea

2) Malaria

3) Jaundice

4) None of the above

Answer

1) diarrhea

other details

Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea

among infants and young children. It is a genus of double-

stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae.

It is transmitted by the faecal-oral route. Mostly infecting and

damaging the cells of small intestine causing 

gastroenteritis.

Rotavirus was discovered in 1973 by Ruth Bishop and her

colleagues by electron micrograph images.

 Not only humanbeings but, rotavirus also infects animals,

and is a pathogen of livestock worldwide

not less than 450,000 children under five years of age still

die from rotavirus infection each year mostly in devoloping

countires

folio Prize is associated with which of the following?

folio Prize is associated with which of  the following?

options

1) literature

2) sports

3) Films

4) science

answer

1) literature

Other Details

The Folio Prize is a literary award sponsored by the London-based publisher The Folio Society. It is given to an English-language book of fiction published in the UK by an author from any country. The first award was in March of 2014. The jury for the prize is called the Academy, the first academy includes Margaret Atwood, Peter Carey, A.S. Byatt and J.M. Coetzee.

what was the name of the United States first space station?

what was the name of the United States first space station?

Options

1) Skylab

2) Galaxy

3) Orbiter

4) pathfinder

answer
1) Skylab

Other details

Skylab was a space station launched and operated by NASA and was the United States' first space station. 

Skylab orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979

Orient Express was the long-distance passenger train service created by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits in which year?

Orient Express was the long-distance passenger train service created by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits in which year?

Options

1) 1883

2) 1872

3) 1892

4) 1885

answer

1) 1883

Other details

It started from Paris and ended at Istanbul

On 14 December 2009, the Orient Express ceased to operate

When did first world war end?

When did first world war end?

Options

1) 1918

2) 1919

3) 1920

4) 1921

answer

1) 1918

Other details

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918

who is Secretary-General of UN?

who is Secretary-General  of UN?

Options

1) Ban ki Moon

2) Amartya sen

3) Raghuram Rajan

4) Kofi annan

answer

1) Ban ki Moon

Other details

The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations. The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who took office on 1 January 2007. His first term expired on 31 December 2011. He was re-elected, unopposed, to a second term on 21 June 2011

with which country is PELE associated?

with which country is PELE associated?

Options

1) Brazil

2) chile

3) Argentina

4) Peru

answer

1) Brazil

Other details
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer

He won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player ever to do so

Cleopatra is related to which country?

Cleopatra is related to which country?

Options

1) Egypt

2) france

3) Italy

4) germany

answer

1) Egypt

Other details

Cleopatra was the last acting  pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

Pharaoh   is the common title of the kings of Ancient Egyptian dynasties

With which company is Jack Dorsey associated with?

With which company is Jack Dorsey associated with?

Options

1) Twitter

2) Facebook

3) yahoo

4) Google

answer

1) Twitter

Other details

Jack Dorsey is an American programmer and businessman widely known as a co-founder of Twitter, and as the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company

when was first rugby world cup held?

when was first rugby world cup held?

Options

1) 1987

2) 1983

3) 1986

4) 1985

answer
1) 1987

Other details

The first Rugby World Cup was held in 1987

It was  hosted by Australia and New Zealand

six other world cups have been held

It is held at four years interval

Last time it was held in New zealand


Last time it was won by New zealand

New zealand team is known as all blacks

who invented MRI?

who invented MRI?

Options

1) Godfrey Hounsfield

2) Raymond Vahan Damadian

3) Nicola Tesla

4) Wilhelm Röntgen 

answer

2) Raymond Vahan Damadian

Other details

 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Raymond Vahan Damadian was the first to perform a full body scan of a human being in 1977 to diagnose cancer

Raymond Vahan Damadian  is an American physician, medical practitioner, and inventor of the first MR (Magnetic Resonance) Scanning Machine

who invented CTScan?

who invented CTScan?

Options

1) Godfrey Hounsfield

2) Raymond Vahan Damadian

3) Nicola Tesla

4) Wilhelm Röntgen

answer

1) Godfrey Hounsfield

Other details

CT was invented in 1972

By British engineer Godfrey Hounsfield  and  South Africa-born physicist Allan Cormack

they were awarded the Nobel Prize for their contributions to medicine and science.

Tasmania is a state of which country?

Tasmania is a state of which country?

Options

1) Australia

2) Laos

3) china

4) Japan

answer

1) Australia

Other details

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 kilometres (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the main island of Tasmania, the 26th largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands

where will be the Next meeting of G-20 be held?

where will be the Next meeting of G-20 be held?

Options

1) Turkey

2) China

3) Laos

4) Japan

answer
1) Turkey

Other details

The Group of Twenty known as the G-20  is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies.

The members, shown highlighted on the map at right, include 19 individual countries—Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States—along with the European Union (EU).

The EU is represented by the European Commission and by the European Central Bank.

The G-20 was founded in 1999

who is the Host Leader for G7 in 2015?

who is the Host Leader for G7 in 2015?

Options

1) Angela merkel

2) shinzo abe

3) David Cameroon

4) Barack Obama

answer

1) Angela merkel

Other details

The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of the finance ministers and central bank governors of seven major advanced economies

They include  Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States meeting to discuss primarily economic issues.

The European Union is also represented within the G7.

The G7 countries represent more than 64% of the net global wealth ($263 trillion)

The next major G7 summit is held June 7–8, 2015 in Germany

Crescograph is used to measure growth of ?

Crescograph is used to measure growth of ?

Options

1) plants

2) snakes

3) fish

4) birds

answer

1) plants


Other details

A crescograph is a device for measuring growth in plants.

It was invented Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

He was an Indian polymath, physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist.

who is the oldest women to complete marathon?

who is the oldest women to complete marathon?

Options

a)Jane James

b)harriette thompson

c)Anna McDonald

d)Lilly Thompson

answer

b)harriette thompson

Other details

Harriette Thompson completed the Rock n' Roll Marathon in San Diego

She is from Charlotte, North Carolina

She's 92 years old.

she is a cancer survivor

she is running marathons since the age of 76.

which is fastest moving land snake in the world ?

which is fastest moving land snake in the world ?

Options

1) Black mamba

2) python

3) cobra

4) anaconda

answer

1) Black mamba

Other details

The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a highly venomous snake of the genus Dendroaspis, and is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described in 1864 by Albert Günther.

It is the longest species of venomous snake in Africa, and the second-longest venomous snake in the world after the king cobra. 

It is also the fastest moving snake world

The venom of the black mamba is highly toxic

who introduced objective resolution?

who  introduced objective resolution?

Options

1. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

2. Mahatma Gandhi

3. Dr. Ambedkar

4. Sardar Patel

Answer

1. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Other details

9 December 1946: The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held 

11 December 1946: Rajendra Prasad and H. C. Mukherjee were elected as assembly president and vice-president

13 December 1946: An "objective resolution" was introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru,

when was the first ever meeting of the members of the Council conducted?

when was the first ever meeting of the members of the Council conducted?

Options

1. December  9 1946

2. December 10 1946

3. December 11 1946

4. December 12 1946

answer

1. December  9 1946

Other details

An idea for a Constituent Assembly of India was proposed in 1934 by M. N. Roy.

It became an official demand of the Indian National Congress in 1935.

 It was accepted by the British in August 1940. 

The Constituent Assembly  met for the first time on 9 June 1946, reassembling on 14 August 1947 as a sovereign body and successor to the British parliament's authority in India

who was first auditor general of India?

who was first auditor general of India?

Options

1) V. Narahari Rao

2) A. K. Chanda

3) A. K. Roy

4) S. Ranganathan

answer

1) V. Narahari Rao

Other details


The Constitution of India under article 148 estalishes the authority of  The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

All receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, are audited by him

All other entities which are financed by govt or where Govt owns 51 % or more share capital are also audited by CAG

 Public Accounts Committees consider the CAG report in their work

The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department

The CAG enjoys the same status as a judge of Supreme Court of India

On the  recommendation by the Prime Minister The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is appointed by the President of India

Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

 Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

A. UNESCO

B.  UNICEF

C. ASEAN 

D. none of the above

answer

ASEAN 

Other details

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a political and economic organisation of ten Southeast Asian countries. It was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Since then, membership has expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), and Vietnam. Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, and sociocultural evolution among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully.[

Secretary-General, who is the Secretary General of asean?

Secretary-General, who is the Secretary General of asean?

Options

1) Take Luong Minh

2) baan kee  Moon

3) Kofi Anhnan

4) Sepp Blatter

Answer
1) Take Luong Minh

Other information

Association of sotheast  Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Le Luong Minh, a Vietnamese politician and diplomat and the current Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

he  is a graduate of  Jawaharlal Nehru University,

Hrtono Darsono first General Secretary