1) Who has won the All England Open title for the 6th time on 13th March 2016?
a. Tian Houwei
b. Lin Dan
c. Srikanth Kidambi
d. Parupalli Kashyap
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ANSWER: Lin Dan
Explanation:
Lin Dan regained the All England Open title, winning it for the sixth time . His 21-9, 21-10 victory in the final was a rebuttal for critics with just a few titles in the past three years under Dan’s belt before this.
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2) British keyboardist and progressive rock legend Keith Emerson has died on 10th March 2016. Which band was he associated with?
a. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
b. ELP
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Both of the above
Explanation:
Rock legend and keyboardist Keith Emerson is no more. He passed away at the age of 71 and was co founder of British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer considered one of the top keyboard players of his times. The British musician and composer born in Yorkshire in 1944 was also known for his role in The Nice formed in 1967.
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3) Kerala Tourism has won the Golden City Gate Award for which multimedia campaign?
a. Incredible India
b. God’s own country
c. New Worlds
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: New Worlds
Explanation:
This campaign has won the award at the travel trade show in Germany. Called New Worlds, the campaign covers three short films directed by reputed Malayalam filmmaker Anwar Rasheed won the silver prize of this year’s Das Golden Stadttor or Golden City Gate at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin), 2016.Kerala Tourism had earlier won the WNWTO or UN World Tourism Organisation award for contribution to eco tourism.
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4) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri JP Nadda has launched which project for the safety standards of food on the streets?
a. Safe Street Food
b. Clean Street Food
c. Hygienic Street Food
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Clean Street Food
Explanation:
This FSSAI project will raise the safety standards of foods sold on streets across the capital city of New Delhi by training 20,000 roadside vendors on aspects of health and hygiene, in the first phase. FSSAI will partner with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under the Recognition of Prior Learning under the PMKVY scheme for this project.
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5) What is autophagy?
a. Cellular housekeeping process
b. Process where body’s cell destroy damaged proteins and organelles
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Both of the above
Explanation:
Researchers have identified a new innate immune technology pathway protecting mammals from viral oncogenesis through a process by which viruses cause normal cells to become cancerous. This discovery could open new frontiers for cancer treatment. Autphagy related protein beclin 2 discovered by researchers can damage key oncogenic viral protein associated with Kapok’s sarcoma, a certain kind of cancer. Autophagy is a cellular housekeeping process where the cells of the body destroy damaged proteins and organelles. In addition to mediating autophagy, beclin 2 is also part of an immune pathway that promoted degradation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), and thereby suppress its cancer-causing signalling," said Dong.
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6) What is snapology?
a. origami method
b. art of paper folding
c. both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
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ANSWER: both a and b
Explanation:
The material can change size, shape and volume to fold flat to withstand the weight of even an elephant without breaking and can pop right back to prepare for the next task. This wearable was inspired by the paper folding technique of Origami. Much like origami, the cube can be folded along edges to change shape indicating snapology.
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7) Yes Bank has just signed a pact with IBCC for cooperation in knowledge sharing. What does IBCC stand for?
a. India Brazil Chamber of Commerce
b. India Botswana Chamber of Commerce
c. India Bangkok Chamber of Commerce
d. India Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce
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ANSWER: India Brazil Chamber of Commerce
Explanation:
Yes Bank has inked a pact with India Brazil Chamber of Commerce for cooperation in knowledge sharing and B2B covering the core sectors of sports, media and entertainment with special focus on IT infrastructure, broadcast driven business opportunities and special innovative business integrations.
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