Q 1251. Name the tropical storm that weakened over Cuba, after bringing death and destruction in the Caribbean to Dominica and Haiti?
A. Soulder
B. Erika
C. Katrina
D. La Nino
ANSWER: B. Erika
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said that while the storm has weakened, it could rebuild as it passes over the Gulf of Mexico. Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on 28th Aug’15.
Q 1252. Which of the following countries is recognised as the largest groups coming into the United States, according to the US Census Bureau research release in May’15?
A. Mexico
B. China
C. India
D. Colombia
ANSWER: A. Mexico
Mexicans still dominate the overall composition of immigrants in the US, accounting for more than a quarter of the foreign-born people. But of the 1.2 million newly arrived immigrants in the US, legally and illegally counted in the 2013 census, China led with one lakh and 47 thousand, followed by India with one lakh and 29 thousand and Mexico with 125,000. Immigrants from China and India have overtaken Mexicans as the largest groups coming into the United States. The shift has been building for more than a decade and experts say it's bringing more highly skilled immigrants in the US.
Q 1253. At which place, has a team of NASA's six people shut itself inside a dome for a year, in the longest US isolation experiment aimed at helping NASA prepare for a pioneering journey to Mars?
A. Greenland
B. Hawaii
C. Alaska
D. Florida
ANSWER: B. Hawaii
The crew includes a French astrobiologist, a German physicist and four Americans - a pilot, an architect, a doctor/journalist and a soil scientist. They are based on a barren, northern slope of Mauna Loa, living inside a dome that is 11 metres in diameter and about six metres tall. In a place with no animals and little vegetation around, they closed themselves in on 28th Aug’15 at 3 pm Hawaii time, marking the official start to the twelve months mission.
Q 1254. Name the former vice-chancellor of Kannada University who was shot dead in Dharwad district of Karnataka on 30th Aug’15?
A. Dr. M.M. Kalburgi
B. Dr. M.K. Sinha
C. Dr. Yesho Yarlagadda
D. Dr. Hemant Rao
ANSWER: A. Dr. M.M. Kalburgi
He was shot dead by unidentified persons at his residence in Dharwad and rushed to the civil hospital, where he was declared dead. The 77 year old Kannada epigraphist and renowned scholar of vachana literature Kalburgi was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award, Nrupatunga Award and Pampa award for his contribution to Kannada literature.
Q 1255. On which of the following the United States has extended the anti-dumping duty for another five years?
A. Indian Alphonso
B. Indian Potato
C. Indian preserved Mushroom
D. Indian Tea
ANSWER: C. Indian preserved Mushroom
'Preserved mushrooms' refer to mushrooms that have been prepared or preserved by cleaning, blanching, and sometimes slicing and cutting. Mushrooms are very nutritious, rich in proteins, fibre and have folic acid content that is uncommon in vegetables and amino acids which are usually absent in cereals. An official in Delhi has confirmed that the US International Trade Commission has extended the restrictive duty on the Indian commodity for five years. The move is likely to impact domestic exporters as the US is a major export destination for India. In 2014-15, India exported mushrooms worth 16.08 million dollars and during April-May this fiscal the exports aggregated at 1.63 million dollars.
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