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Saturday 26 August 2017

25.08.2017 Current Affairs Quiz


1) On 23rd August 2017, Severe Typhoon _________ hits Hong Kong with hurricane force winds & heavy rains.
(A) Hato
(B) Harvey
(C) Meranti
(D) Usagi
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Answer-(A) Hato

2) Project ‘Brainwave’- a deep learning acceleration platform that will enable faster system processes with ultra-low latency, is introduced by ____________.
(A) Apple
(B) Microsoft
(C) Intel
(D) Google
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Answer-(B) Microsoft

3) Nasikabatrachus bhupathi, a _______ with the face of a pig, inhibits the eastern slopes of Western Ghats near the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.
(A) Dog
(B) Rat
(C) Money
(D) Frog
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Answer-(D) Frog
Explanation:
  • The purple frog N.Bhupathi was 1st discovered in 2003 in Seychelles
  • It constitutes additional evidence in the favor of the theory of continental drift that Indian Subcontinent was part of the ancient landmass of Gondwana before splitting from 65 million years ago

  • 4) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will inaugurates the country’s 1st Videsh Bhaven in _____________.
    (A) New Delhi
    (B) Mumbai
    (C) Kolkata
    (D) Chennai
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    Answer-(B) Mumbai
    Explanation:
  • Videsh – ‘Foreign’, Bhavan – ‘Building’
  • It incorporates all Regional passport offices under one roof, at the Bandra Kurla Complex

  • 5) Karnataka has signed an MoU with _________ to develop a first unique ‘farm price forecasting model’.
    (A) Google India
    (B) Amazon India
    (C) Microsoft India
    (D) Verizon India
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    Answer-(C) Microsoft India
    Explanation:
    Purpose : to help farmers, administrators and other stakeholders to understand the market behaviors in advance.

    6) Which government has launched 181 helpline to help and assist women in distress?
    (A) Kerala
    (B) Karnataka
    (C) Andhra Pradesh
    (D) Telangana
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    Answer-(D) Telangana

    7) Which country has launched world’s First Climate Smart Landscape Management plan for Snow Leopard Conservation on 23rd August 2017?
    (A) Bhutan
    (B) Mongolia
    (C) Nepal
    (D) China
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    Answer-(C) Nepal
    Explanation:
    It was launched ahead of ‘International Snow Leopard summit and Ecosystem Forum’ which starts on 24th August 2017.

    8) QR code stands for ____________.
    (A) Quick Response Code
    (B) Quality Register Code
    (C) Quarry Register Code
    (D) Quality Response Code
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    Answer-(A) Quick Response Code
    Explanation:
  • A type of matrix barcode (or 2D barcode) 1st designed in Japan
  • A machine-readable code consisting of an array of black and white squares, typically used for reading by the camera on a smartphone

  • 9) The book ‘I am HIV Positive, So What?’ was written by ___________.
    (A) Pradip Kumar Singh
    (B) Salman Rushdie
    (C) Arunthati Roy
    (D) Atima Srivastava
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    Answer-(A) Pradip Kumar Singh
    Explanation:
    Mr. World bronze medal-winning bodybuilder, Pradip Kumar Singh from Manipur has written the book.

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