Q 723. In which city an international gateway for broadband connectivity will be set up under an agreement between state-run BSNL and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company limited?
A. Agartala
B. Kolkata
C. Kohima
D. Imphal
ANSWER: A. Agartala
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will lay the foundation stone for a project in Agartala on 12th July’15 that aims to strengthen telecom services in the North Eastern states. Under the project, an international gateway for broadband connectivity will be set up at Agartala in which connectivity will be provided through Bangladesh under an agreement between state-run BSNL and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company limited.
Q 724. On 10th July’15, which two countries were accepted as full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) by the year 2016?
A. Uzbekistan and Pakistan
B. India and Pakistan
C. Tajikistan and India
D. Russia and Kazakhstan
ANSWER: B. India and Pakistan
The Beijing-based SCO currently has China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan as members. Along with India, the process to include Pakistan as a member was initiated on 10th July’15.
Q 725. Name the tennis playerwho created history by becoming the first female player from the India to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam trophy on 11th July’15?
A. Ankita Bhambri
B. Shikha Oberoi
C. Sania Mirza
D. Ankita Raina
ANSWER: C. Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female player from the country to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam trophy as she clinched the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis, in London. The duos defeated Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russian team in a final match.
Q 726. With which of the following countries did India sign seven pacts and vowed to jointly combat terrorism in the region on 11th July’15?
A. Russia
B. Kazakhstan
C. Tajikistan
D. Turkmenistan
ANSWER: D. Turkmenistan
Q 727. How many British satellites have been launched by the ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on 10th July’15?
A. 13
B. 9
C. 5
D. 3
ANSWER: C. 5
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) conducted its thirtieth flight on 10th July’15, deploying five British satellites into a Sun-Synchronous orbit. Liftoff occurred at 21:58 local time from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
Q 728. On 11th July India recorded a population of 127,42,39,769, which is growing at a rate of 1.6 per cent a year, and could make the country the most populous in the world by______.
A. 2050
B. 2022
C. 2017
D. 2032
ANSWER: A. 2050
Q 729. World Population Day was observed on ____.
A. 10th July
B. 11th July
C. 12th July
D. 13th July
ANSWER: B. 11th July
This year's theme for World Population Day is “vulnerable populations in emergencies.”
This year's theme for World Population Day is “vulnerable populations in emergencies.”
Q 730. Kumar Sangakkara will end his international career in August 2015 playing against which team?
B. England
C. India
D. Pakistan
ANSWER: C. India
The 37-year-old Sangakkara wanted to quit all formats after the World Cup earlier this year but agreed to stay on to play four home tests — two against Pakistan and two against India.
Q 731. Approximately how many online services have been launched by various state governments and the centre during Digital India Week?
A. 200
B. 125
C. Less than 50
D. Over 250
ANSWER: D. Over 250
More than 250 services relating to health, education, public distribution system, Police, agriculture, trade and employment have been launched by various state governments.
Q 732. In which month the total number of telephone connections in India crossed the record one billion mark?
A. April 2015
B. December 2014
C. June 2015
D. May 2015
ANSWER: D. May 2015
As per the data released by regulator TRAI, at the end of May 2015 the total number of telephone connections stood at 1,002.05 million, of which 975.78 million connections were wireless or mobile.
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