Q 204. Name the department under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences on 18th May’15 that signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) for optimum use of weather information/forecast in the power sector?
A. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting
B. India Meteorological Department
C. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
D. Earth Risk Evaluation Centre
ANSWER: B. India Meteorological Department
All weather information provided by ESSO-IMD will be used by the Power System Operators across the India for better management of Indian Power System.
Q 205. As announced by the Climate Group on 18thMay’15, which company became the first Indian Company to Join RE100 Renewable Energy Campaign?
A. TCS
B. Infosys
C. Wills Lifestyle
D. L & T
ANSWER: B. Infosys
RE100 is a global platform for major companies committed to 100% renewable power. The company is already working to reduce its per capita electricity consumption by 50 per cent from its 2007-2008 levels and source all its electricity from renewable resources by 2018.
Q 206. Which company has announced to become carbon neutral by 2018?
A. TATA Motors
B. Capegemini
C. Infosys
D. IBM
ANSWER: C. Infosys
For this Infosys earmarked an amount of 400 crore rupees. The company announced to achieve carbon-neutrality on commuting and travel by its nearly 1.8 lakh employees and in doing so deepens its commitment to sustainability.
Q 207. In which state new Catfish species ‘Glyptothorax Senapatiensis’ discovered in the year 2015?
A. Maharashtra
B. Manipur
C. Assam
D. Kerala
ANSWER: B. Manipur
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered a new species of catfish named Glyptothorax senapatiensis in the Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of Manipur.
Q 208. From which day the higher service tax of 14% which was proposed in the budget speech 2015 will be effective ______.
A. 31st May 2015
B. 30th June 2015
C. 30th May 2015
D. 1st June 2015
ANSWER: D. 1st June 2015
This increased service tax will be inclusive of an education cess.
This increased service tax will be inclusive of an education cess.
Q 209. Who has been appointed as the Controller General of Accounts in the Ministry of Finance in May 2015?
A. M J Joseph
B. Jawahar Thakur
C. Rachna Sirkar
D. None of these
ANSWER: A.) M J Joseph.
He will succeed Jawahar Thakur. Earlier he was the as the Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Q 210. With which Chinese company, Reliance Jio Infocomm has signed a pact for sourcing various 4G devices?
A. Fujitsu
B. Huwaei
C. Indus Towers
D. Mitsubishi
ANSWER: B. Huwaei.
Various devices include Wifi dongles, Tablets and Smartphones.
Various devices include Wifi dongles, Tablets and Smartphones.
Q 211. Name the Australian Wicketkeeper who announced his retirement from One Day International Cricket just a day before leaving for tour of West Indies and England?
A. Steve Smith
B. Adam Gilchrist
C. Brad Haddin
D. Mark Hughes
ANSWER: C. Brad Haddin
Q 212. Who led the ICC committee that recommended staging of Test Matches extending into the evening hours and also deliberated on the concept of four-day Test match, but in the end, decided to stick to the usual five-day format?
A. Jagmohan Dalmiya
B. Saurav Ganguly
C. S Srinivasan
D. Anil Kumble
ANSWER: D. Anil Kumble
The Cricket Committee's mandate is to discuss cricket-playing matters and make recommendations to the ICC Chief Executives' Committee and the ICC Board that will meet in Barbados during the ICC's annual conference week, from June 22-26.
Q 213. Which major European country slipped into deflation recently as disclosed by the government on 19 May’15?
A. Denmark
B. Hungary
C. Belarus
D. Britain
ANSWER: D. Britain
Prices fell by 0.1 per cent in the year to April, a new record monthly low for the consumer price index created in 1996. The best comparable data suggests that this is the lowest UK inflation reading since early 1960.
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