1) Which famous person passed away on April 6th 2016?
a. Kamla Advani
b. Jennifer Jason Leigh
c. Joan Crawford
d. Both a and b
e. All the above
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ANSWER: Kamla Advani
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Smt. Kamla Advani , L.K. Advani’s wife passed away on 6th April. PM and President sent their condolences to the family.
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2) Who is the new PM of Iceland?
a. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson
b. Sigmund Olafson
c. Sigmundur Hunlagson
d. Thor Neilsen
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ANSWER: Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson
Explanation:
Johnson has been appointed as new prime minister, Progressive Party MP Hoskuldur Thorhallsson told reporters in parliament on April 6, 2016. - Johannsson, of the Progressive Party, is the minister of fisheries and agriculture.
- The appointment comes after former Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson stepped aside after the alleged Panama Papers leak of documents showed his wife owned a firm with claims on the island's collapsed banks, sparking wide-spread protests.
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3) Who has been given the role of an adviser in Myanmar?
a. Hin Thaw
b. Min Ling
c. Aung San Suu Kyi
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Aung San Suu Kyi
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Myanmar's president signed a bill giving Aung San Suu Kyi a new role of state adviser, shoring up her influence across all branches of government despite vehement opposition from the still-powerful military. - She is already the foreign minister
- She will occupy a post called state counsellor
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4) Water Film Festival was held at the Water Expo 2016 at which city on April 6, 2016?
a. New Delhi
b. Chennai
c. Bangalore
d. Mumbai
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ANSWER: New Delhi
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Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti inaugurated Water Film Festival at Water Expo-2016 in New Delhi on April 6, 2016. - Festival was organized by WAPCOS
- Ms. Bharti said that films could be a medium of awareness for people.
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5) Which famous innovation has the University of Georgia along with BGU developed on April 4, 2016?
a. Nanoscale diode
b. World’s smallest diode
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
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ANSWER: Both a and b
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Researchers from the University of Georgia and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) developed the world's smallest diode, the size of a single molecule. - The breakthrough could impact the development of molecular electronic devices.
- Study was published in journal Nature Chemistry on 4 April 2016.
- The nanoscale diode or molecular rectifier operates like a valve to facilitate electronic current flow in a single direction.
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6) Which tree has the highest capacity for carbon sequestration in India?
a. Teak
b. Sal
c. Bamboo
d. Neem
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ANSWER: Teak
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Teak has the highest capacity for carbon sequestration among trees in India. This is the finding of a study conducted by the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) to prepare a hierarchy of local trees in India that can reduce the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide traps heat and is the main cause as far as global warming is concerned. - Carbon sequestration is the process by which carbon dioxide is captured from the atmosphere by trees for long-term storage.
- In its lifetime, a teak tree with a girth of 10-30 cm can absorb 3.70 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
- Teak’s common name in India is sagwaan while its botanical name is Tectona Grandis. I
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