1) The world count of wild tigers has gone up for the first time in a century. What is the current estimate?
a. 3690
b. 3790
c. 3890
d. 3990
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ANSWER: 3890
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World’s count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia to Vietnam has has gone up for the first time in a period greater than a century. Around 3890 tigers have been counted by conversation groups and national governments in the most recent census. Tally marks a turnaround from the last 2010 estimate where number of tigers hit an all time low of 3200 according to WWF and Global Tiger Forum. - India has more than half of the world’s tigers with 2226 tigers roaming across the nation, from Kerala to West Bengal according to the last count in 2014
- This is the first time tiger count has increased since 1900, when there were more than 100,000 tigers in the wild.
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2) Third ministerial conference on tiger conservation is being held on which day?
a. 11th April
b. 12th April
c. 13th April
d. 14th April
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ANSWER: 12th April
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The tiger range countries will discuss key issues including anti poaching strategies. Close to 700 tiger experts, scientists and managers as well as stakeholders are gathering to discuss issues pertaining to tiger conservation. - Some of the tiger range countries include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal and Russia.
- While numerous tiger range countries like India, Nepal, Russia and Bhutan have registered a growth in tiger population, the status of the tiger remains endangered.
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3) SpaceX has made a high priority delivery namely the first inflatable ______ for astronauts.
a. spacesuit
b. room
c. missile
d. spacecraft
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ANSWER: room
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SpaceX has created the world’s first inflatable room for astronauts. The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship holds 7000 pounds of freight including soft sided compartment or pioneering pod which is like an inflatable room. - This innovation will be attached to the space station soon.
- Technology could change the manner in which astronauts live in space
- BEAM or Bigelow Expendable Activity Module will remain within the access of only certain personnel
- This is the first SpaceX delivery for NASA in the year.
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4) Kyrgyz leader Temir Sariyev has resigned from which post?
a. President
b. Prime Minister
c. Agriculture Minister
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Prime Minister
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Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariyev resigned on 11th April 2016, after several parliament members made accusation of corruption against his cabinet. Government’s work has stalled at this time because of these accusations.
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5) IBM is partnering which group to provide complete portfolio of cloud services to customers?
a. Reliance Communications
b. Reliance Mobile
c. Reliance Jio
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Reliance Communications
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Tech giant IBM will partner Reliance Communications to provide complete portfolio of cloud services to customers. There will be highly secure and scalable infrastructure as a service running on the IBM cloud. - RCom has a base of 115 million including 39,000 large enterprises and SMBs across industries
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6) RBI launches Unified Payment Interface to make which transaction easier?
a. Home loans
b. Money transfers
c. Online payments
d. Only b and c
e. All the above
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ANSWER: Only b and c
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RBI launched UPI or Unified Payment Interface to make money transfers easier and hassle free. UPI is a payment system that will allow users to make money transfers using mobile phones. UPI networks all banks together and makes it possible for customers to make transactions using a single app.
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