Radisys Corp was acquired by which company?

Radisys Corp was acquired by which company?

Options

1)  Reliance Industries

2)Ongc

3)bhel

4)Sail

answer

1)  Reliance Industries


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    Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has entered into definitive agreement to acquire Nasdaq-listed Radisys Corp for $1.72 per share in cash.

    The deal size works out to be ₹510 crore based on current outstanding equity share impact.

    This acquisition further accelerates Jio’s global innovation and technology leadership in the areas of 5G, IOT and open source architecture adoption.

who was Sue Grafton ?

who was Sue Grafton ?

Options

1) author

2)actor

3)singer

4)dancer



answer



1) author


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Sue Taylor Grafton was an American author of detective novels.

She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California.

who was Steve Ditko?

who was Steve Ditko?

Options

1)  comics writer

2)actor

3)singer

4)none of the above

answer

1)  comics writer


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Stephen J. Ditko was an American comics artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange

who won the 2018 davis cup?

who won the 2018 Davis cup?

Options

1) Croatia

2)France

3)germany

4)spain

answer

1) Croatia


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Croatia are the new Davis Cup champions, having beaten France.

Marin Cilic won Croatia’s second Davis Cup title as he beat France’s Lucas Pouille 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3 to give his side a decisive 3-1 lead in the final at Lille’s Stade Pierre Mauroy 

  This is Croatia's second title.

Their maiden victory happened in 2005 when they overcame Slovakia.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis.

 It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. 

No. of teams: 16 (World Group); 130 (2016 total)

Most titles: United States (32 titles)

previous champion(s): France (10th title)

Founder: Dwight F. Davis

Founded: 1900

RIMES terms Titli cyclone ‘rarest of rare’

RIMES terms Titli cyclone ‘rarest of rare’

The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia, a 45-nation international organisation on disaster warning, has termed ‘Titli’, the severe cyclonic storm that devastated Odisha in October, as ‘rarest cyclone’.

More than 200 years of cyclone track history in the Odisha coast reveals that the Titli cyclone is the rarest of rare in terms of its characteristics

it includes recurvature after landfall and retaining its destructive potential after landfall and recurvature away from the coastal areas for more than two days

Earlier, India Meteorological Department had called the formation of Titli as a ‘rarest of rare’ occurrence.

The severe cyclone had changed its path after landfall.


The RIMES has recommended that a detailed risk assessment has to be carried out for Odisha to understand the risks in the light of the Titli devastation.

The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is an international and intergovernmental institution, owned and managed by its Member States, for the generation and application of early warning information.

RIMES evolved from the efforts of countries in Africa and Asia, in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, to establish a regional early warning system within a multi-hazard framework for the generation and communication of early warning information, and capacity building for preparedness and response to trans-boundary hazards.

RIMES was established on 30 April 2009, and was registered with the United Nations on 1 July 2009.

RIMES operates from its regional early warning center located at the campus of the Asian Institute of Technology in Pathumthani, Thailand.

Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ?

Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ?

Options

1) Lewis Hamilton

2)Nico Hulkenberg

3)Fernando Alonso

4)none of the above

answer

1) Lewis Hamilton


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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.

On 25 June 2008 the FIA announced the provisional 2009 Formula One calendar including the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the 19th and final race of the season

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas.

he is  A five-time Formula One World Champion
 

who won the ICC Women's World T20 title 2018?

 who won the ICC Women's World T20 title 2018?

Options

1) Australia

2)England

3)India

4)West indies


answer



1) Australia



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   Australia won  their fourth ICC Women's World T20 title against England by eight wickets in the final at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

final score England  105 all out,   lost to Australia  106/2,

The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was hosted in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018,[3] during the 2018–19 international cricket season.

It was the sixth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, and the second hosted by the West Indies (after the 2010 edition)

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is the biennial international championship for women's Twenty20 International cricket.

The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council, with the first edition being held in England in 2009

where will 19th edition of the prestigious ‘Laureus World Sports Awards’ be held?

 where will 19th edition of the prestigious ‘Laureus World Sports Awards’  be held?

Options

1) Monaco

2)Paris

3)Marseille

4)Bordeaux

answer

1) Monaco


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  The 19th edition of the prestigious ‘Laureus World Sports Awards’ will be held in Monaco on 18 February 2019.

The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year. 

Most awards: Roger Federer (6)



    Tennis player Roger Federer won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award for 2017.

 

where will India-UAE Strategic Conclave be held?

where will India-UAE Strategic Conclave be held?

Options

1) Abu Dhabi

2)dubai

3)sharjah

4)none of the above

answer

1) Abu Dhabi


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The second edition of the India-UAE Strategic Conclave will be held in capital city of Abu Dhabi on 27th of this month.

 The day-long conclave will initiate a dialogue to widen the scope of bilateral investments.

Key business leaders and senior government officials will come together to lay the blueprint for greater economic cooperation between the two countries and explore the economic gains through boosting the status of both countries as major trade hubs and key gateways to regional and international markets.

Indian Ambassador to the UAE, Navdeep Suri  will inaugurate the conclave.It is being organized by the Economic Times, India.

when is World Fisheries Day celebrated?

when is World Fisheries Day celebrated?

Options

1) 21 November

2)22 November

3)23 November

4)24 November

answer

1) 21 November


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21st November is celebrated as World Fisheries day every year throughout the world.

fishing communities worldwide celebrate the day through rallies, workshops, cultural programmes and exhibitions highlighting the importance of human lives, of water and the lives it sustains.

The day explores moves towards finding solutions to the increasingly inter-connected problems that the world is facing in order to follow sustainable model.

Fisheries in India makes up to 5.3 percent to the agriculture and allied activities and contributes about 1.07 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

 

where is Fuego volcano ?

where is Fuego volcano ?

Options

1) Guatemala

2)Honduras

3)Nicaragua

4)El Salvador

answer

1) Guatemala

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Fuego volcano erupted for 5th time this year, in guatemala

4,000 people were taken to temporary shelters as a precaution

Volcán de Fuego  is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments.

 It sits about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Antigua,

It has erupted frequently

 most recently in June 2018

Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico, is home to volcanoes, rainforests and ancient Mayan sites.

Capital: Guatemala City Trending

Currency: Guatemalan quetzal

President: Jimmy Morales

when is International Men's Day celebrated?

when is International Men's Day celebrated?


Options

1) 19 November

2)17 November

3)18 November

4)16 November


answer

1) 19 November


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International Men's Day is an annual international event celebrated every year on 19 November

International Men's Day is celebrated in over 70 countries

First conceived in the February of 1991, the project of International Men's Day was inaugurated a year later-- in February 1992.

The project of International Men's Day was revived in 1999 in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

the theme for International Men's Day is positive male role models

who won the ATP World Tour Finals?

who won the ATP World Tour Finals?


Options

1) Alexander Zverev

2)Novak Djokovic

3)Roger Federer

4)none of the above


answer

1) Alexander Zverev


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In Tennis, Alexander Zverev upset world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to claim the season-ending ATP Finals and earn the biggest victory of his career.

Djokovic was the heavy favourite but outclassed 6-4, 6-3 by the German last night in London.


The 21-year-old Zverev became the youngest champion of the season-ending event since Djokovic claimed the first of his five titles a decade ago and the first from Germany since 1995.

Djokovic was attempting to tie Roger Federer’s record of six titles but followed the same path as the Swiss great, who lost to Zverev in the semi-finals at the O2 Arena.

Zverev also became the first player to beat both Djokovic and Federer in the same ATP Finals. 

ibrahim Mohamed Solih sworn in as seventh president of which country?

ibrahim Mohamed Solih sworn in as seventh president of which country?

Options

1)  Maldives

2)Bangladesh

3)Malaysia

4)none of the above


answer

1)  Maldives

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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, better known as Ibu, is a Maldivian politician who is the current President of the Maldives and assumed office on 17 November 2018.

Solih was first elected to parliament in 1994, aged 30, as the MP from his home atoll of Faadhippolhu.

The Maldives is a tropical nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 ring-shaped atolls, which are made up of more than 1,000 coral islands.

Capital: Malé
Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa

which country has build an ‘artificial sun’?

which country has build an ‘artificial sun’?

Options


1) China

2)japan

3)Russia

4)none of the above


answer


1) China



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China has built an ‘artificial sun’ that reaches temperature six times that of the core of the sun.

The reactor named ‘Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak’ (EAST) is designed to replicate the processes of the sun as part of a project to turn hydrogen into cost-effective green energy.

It involves fusion of hydrogen atoms together to form heavier elements, such as helium.

When is World Tolerance Day celebrated?

When is World Tolerance Day celebrated?

Options

1) 16 November

2)17 November

3)18 November

4)19 November

answer

1) 16 November


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The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance day declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance.

It is observed on 16 November.

In 1995, to mark the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, UNESCO created a prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.

The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence rewards significant activities in the scientific, artistic, cultural or communication fields aimed at the promotion of a spirit of tolerance and non-violence.

The prize is awarded every two years on the International Day for Tolerance, 16 November.

The Prize may be awarded to institutions, organizations or persons, who have contributed in a particularly meritorious and effective manner to tolerance and non-violence.

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UNSC unanimously agrees to lift sanctions against which country?

UNSC unanimously agrees to lift sanctions against  which country?

Options

1) Eritrea

2)Eritrea

3)Djibouti

4)Djibouti

answer

1) Eritrea


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The United Nations Security Council has unanimously agreed to lift sanctions against Eritrea after nine years.

An arms embargo, asset freeze, and travel ban were imposed in 2009

The resolution, drafted by the UK, was backed by the US and its allies.

 Eritrea agreed on a peace deal with Ethiopia in June following two decades of animosity, while the leader of Eritrea and the UN-backed government in Somalia recently signed a joint cooperation agreement.

The leaders of Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia met last week in northern Ethiopia to push for regional economic development.

 Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in the early 1990s,

 It is an African nation which is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast.

American comic book writer Stan Lee

American comic book writer Stan Lee

Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, and publisher.

 He was the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics,  and later its publisher and chairman, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

In collaboration with several artists—particularly Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created fictional characters including Spider-Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Black Panther, the X-Men,


 and—with his brother, co-writer Larry Lieber—the characters Ant-Man, Iron Man, and Thor.


Lee created the Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics in 1961


Lee was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995.

 He received a National Medal of Arts in 2008.

Amnesty International revokes highest honour given to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Amnesty International revokes highest honour given to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Amnesty International revoked the Ambassador of Conscience Award given to  Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 

she received the honour in 2009, when she was living under house arrest.

The rights group said it was profoundly dismayed at her failure to speak out for the Rohingya minority.

The organisation, which once feted her as a beacon for democracy, announced its decision on the eighth anniversary of Ms Suu Kyi's release from house arrest.

‘Quad’ to meet in Singapore on 14 November

‘Quad’ to meet in Singapore on 14 November



    Officials from Australia, India, Japan and the United States will hold the third ‘Quadrilateral’ or Quad meeting in Singapore on 14 November 2018.

    The meeting will be held on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit.

    The meeting will focus on infrastructure projects, maritime security cooperation and discuss regional challenges including development.