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| 1. |
The new technology created by the Google to translate English and 9 Indian languages is |
| Answer» Google Translate use a new 'Neural Machine Translation Technology' to translate between English and nine widely-used Indian languages. These include Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu. Other languages are Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati. | |
| 2. |
Enterprise application software _________ launched a solution for small and medium-sized enterprises to compliant with the Goods and Service Tax |
| Answer» Enterprise application software maker Systems Applications Products (SAP) launched a solution for small and medium-sized enterprises to become compliant with the Goods and Service Tax | |
| 3. |
An android App for the computation of solar energy potential has been developed by? |
| Answer» An android App for the computation of solar energy potential has been developed by Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad at the behest of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India. It provides solar energy potential gives monthly and yearly solar potential processed using Indian Geostationary Satellite data. | |
| 4. |
Which digital marketing agency acquires the Blog X recently? |
| Answer» Techmagnate, a leading Digital Marketing Agency acquired BlogX, India's fastest growing blog conference and networking platform for the blogging community where bloggers and content managers connect. | |
| 5. |
MIT scientists have designed a robotic system for 3D printing the basic structure of _________. |
| Answer» MIT scientists have designed a new robotic system that can 3D print the basic structure of an entire building, an advance that would make building houses a faster, less expensive process. The system consists of a tracked vehicle that carries a large, industrial robotic arm, which has a smaller, precision-motion robotic arm at its end. | |
| 6. |
Which technology is used by the Indian Railways for tracking of wagons, coaches and locomotives to ensure the effective and transparent functioning of the system? |
| Answer» Indian Railways is set to make use of the radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) for tracking of wagons, coaches and locomotives to ensure the effective and transparent functioning of the system. For this purpose, the RFID tags have been designed by the Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) at an estimated cost of Rs 1000 per tag. | |
| 7. |
Which social media launched its "Express Wi-Fi" in India? |
| Answer» Facebook launched its "Express Wi-Fi" in India to help more people get online. It means a Free Basics platform, ties up with entrepreneurs to help them set up public WiFi hotspots and helping them provide internet to a lot of citizens in poor or no connectivity areas. The service is now available via 700 hotspots across four states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya. Apart from India, "Express Wi-Fi" services are currently active in Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. | |
| 8. |
Which country's scientists created the world's fastest camera? |
| Answer» Lund University, Sweden has created a camera that can film at a rate equivalent to five trillion images per second. It is called FRAME (Frequency Recognition Algorithm for Multiple Exposures). It uses an innovative algorithm that exposes chemical reactions and biological processes to laser flashes instead of light. | |
| 9. |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has recently developed a wireless technology for _________. |
| Answer» Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has come up with a wireless technology for remote monitoring of patients' condition ferried in ambulances. Christened 'AmbuSens', the technology has been developed in the SWAN lab of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of the institute. It is is capable of wireless monitoring of various physiological parameters like ECG, heart-rate, temperature and blood-pressure. | |
| 10. |
Yes Bank and this android-based mobile operating system launched an OS-integrated UPI payment platform. |
| Answer» Domestic android-based mobile operating system Indus OS on Wednesday announced a partnership with Yes Bank to launch an OS-integrated UPI payment platform. Indian consumers will be able to use this platform through SMS, dialler interface and third party apps. | |
| 11. |
Which mobile app won the Asia Pacific App of the Year at FbStart Apps of the Year awards? |
| Answer» Maya, a Bengaluru-based mobile app that helps women track their menstrual cycles, won the Asia Pacific App of the Year at FbStart Apps of the Year awards announced by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. It helped seven million women stay on top of their health by tracking their menstrual cycles, setting health reminders, monitoring pregnancies and getting in touch with doctors. Maya was founded in India in 2014. It's now available in 14 languages and has been downloaded across 190 countries. | |
| 12. |
This flim honored at the TIMES NOW ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Awards. |
| Answer» Baahubali -Tamannaah Bhatia and V Vijayendra Prasad (writer of Baahubali) was honored as a Global Indian Impact Icon at the TIMES NOW ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Awards powered by Global Indian International School. | |
| 13. |
Which mobile network offers broadband facility with top download speed of 100 megabit per second on its fibre-to-the-home network? |
| Answer» Bharat Sanhcar Nigam Ltd at present offers broadband facility with top download speed of 100 megabit per second on its fibre-to-the-home network. Bharat Sanhcar Nigam Ltd at present offers broadband facility with top download speed of 100 megabit per second on its fibre-to-the-home network. | |
| 14. |
Which link to be removed by the Google, FB, Microsoft, yahoo as per the advice of Union Government recently? |
| Answer» The Union Government directed internet majors Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo to immediately remove links of the dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge. The Blue Whale Challenge is a suicide game in which the player is given certain tasks to complete for a period of 50 days and the final task leads to suicide. | |
| 15. |
Which country has the fastest mobile Internet in the world according to the global leader in broadband testing Ookla? |
| Answer» According to global leader in broadband testing Ookla, Norway has the fastest mobile Internet in the world. In only 13 months, Norway has jumped from 11th to first place on the list of world best providers of fast Internet connection, Xinhua reported. Ookla created the popular application Speedtest.net, where the users can measure the speed of their Internet connection at any time. The average Internet connection speed of Norwegians' mobile phones has the speed of 52.6 megabits per second. | |
| 16. |
Which mobile network lainches a mobile payment App to make Bill payments recently? |
| Answer» Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) went digital by launching a bespoke mobile wallet (mobile payment App) that would enable its existing 100 million customers to make Bill payments. The wallet has been developed and issued by MobiKwik on behalf of BSNL. It was launched at an event by Manoj Sinha, Minister for Telecommunications in the capital. | |
| 17. |
WikiLeaks website was hacked by __________. |
| Answer» WikiLeaks' website appears to have been hacked by a group called OurMine, whose previous hacks have targeted tech CEOs, companies, and news sites. | |
| 18. |
This group launched Ryzen Pro processors for Business Personal Computer. |
| Answer» Chipmaker AMD presented a new line of microprocessor chips called 'Ryzen Pro' for commercial desktop workstations to be available in India and other countries by end of 2017. At the global launch of Ryzen Pro leading PC makers HP, Dell and Lenovo introduced new high-end workstations using Ryzen Pro to meet the demand of present scenario toughest computing-tasks. The Ryzen Pro desktop processor is an 8 core and 16 thread CPU and much faster than the rival Intel's 'Core i7' which is of 4 core and 8 thread. | |
| 19. |
How many lakh Wi Fi hotspots will be setup across the country by state-run telecom operator BSNL? |
| Answer» The state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday signed an agreement with the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) to set up 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in its rural exchanges by next six months. The setting up of 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots shall be funded from the USO Fund, with the government providing full capital expenditure and operational expenditure (OPEX) support to the tune of Rs 940 crore for the project. | |
| 20. |
The new tool of Whatsapp is __________. |
| Answer» WhatsApp is launching a new app to help businesses communicate with their customers. WhatsApp Business gives users a verified green checkmark badge next to their names. It will be able to create a company profile with information such as address, business hours, description of product or service offered, it also helps to manage consumer chats. It is building and testing new tools via a free WhatsApp Business app for small companies and an enterprise solution for bigger companies operating at a large scale with a global base of customers, like airlines, e-commerce sites and banks. | |
| 21. |
Which service did the google planned to launch soon? |
| Answer» Google announced to unveil a digital payment service in India that has been developed for the local market. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) stated that Google had completed the testing of its UPI payment service and was awaiting Reserve Bank of India's approval to launch its service in the country. Google is looking at launching a payment service 'Google Tez', which will include support for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as well as mobile wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik. | |
| 22. |
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched DIKSHA portal to __________. |
| Answer» Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched national teachers portal diksha.gov.in in the function of National Awards to Teachers 2016 on Tecaher's Day. Basically the DIKSHA Portal is created to provide digital and advance technology to the teachers. The main purpose of the Diksha portal is to focus the whole life cycle of the teacher, from the point they are student teachers till their retirement. | |
| 23. |
Twitter announces test project allowing Tweets to be expanded from ____________ Characters. |
| Answer» Twitter announced a test project allowing tweets to be expanded to 280 characters double the existing limit in the latest effort to boost flagging growth at the social network. The main aim to address a major cause of frustration for many users. It became a public company in 2013 and reported a profit even though it has built a loyal base of celebrities, journalist and political figures. | |
| 24. |
Which company launched Mosquito repelling phone K7i recently? |
| Answer» LG has unveiled a smartphone that has a Mosquito Away technology. The LG K7i features a tech that will keep mosquitoes away from you. With a not so exciting spec sheet, the mosquito repelling feature is its only USP. It uses ultrasonic noise which is inaudible to humans but not to mosquitoes, protecting you from bites while the phone is in your vicinity. | |
| 25. |
Which mobile network signed a MoU with Chinese firm, ZTE for 5G Technology in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese firm, ZTE, at India Mobile Congress (IMC), in New Delhi. BSNL and ZTE would work together on technologies like Pre5G and 5G wireless systems, in order to make a virtual network architecture of a 5G eco system, for research and commercialization in India. Department of Telecom (DoT) expects that 5G will help the digital transformation of E-governance, education, finance, smart city and many other sectors. | |
| 26. |
Recently, Facebook launched food delivery service in |
| Answer» Facebook launched a service in the United States, through which users can order food and get it delivered by using Facebook's app or website. The feature allows users to browse nearby restaurants by visiting the 'Order Food' section on Facebook's 'Explore' menu. The social media giant has partnered with food ordering services like Delivery.com for the same. Restaurant partners include Chipotle, Five Guys, Papa John's and Jack in the Box. | |
| 27. |
This country opens first 3D-printed bridge to Cyclists. |
| Answer» Netherlands opened the world's first 3D-printed concrete bridge, mainly for the use of cyclists. The bridge is 26 feet long and less than 12 feet wide. The bridge is made of reinforced, pre-stressed concrete. Printing the bridge took around 3 months. It consists of nearly 800 layers. The bridge was commissioned by the province of North-Brabant and led by the company BAM Infra. The bridge's elements were printed locally at the Eindhoven University of Technology. | |
| 28. |
Scientists created a new organic material that generates electricity when stressed and it works on what effect? |
| Answer» A flexible new material has been developed by researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, which generates electricity when stressed. The researchers have created a thin, flexible, rubbery material that generates electricity when stretched and compressed. This works using Piezo-electric effect. | |
| 29. |
What is the name of the web portal which has been launched by the Union Government for monitoring universal household electrification? |
| Answer» Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K. Singh launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - 'Saubhagya' Web Portal. Saubhagya Dashboard is designed to monitor household electrification progress, which would disseminate information on Household Electrification Status (State, District, village-wise), Household Progress on live basis, State-wise Target vs Achievement, Monthly Electrification Progress, etc. Through this online platform every State would feed in the current status of progress of electrification works. | |
| 30. |
World's first AI Politician developed in __________. |
| Answer» Scientists of New Zealand have developed the world's first artificial intelligence politician. This virtual politician was named as SAM. It was created by Nick Gerritsen, a 49-year-old entrepreneur in New Zealand. This politician can answer a person's queries regarding local issues such as policies around housing, education and immigration. | |
| 31. |
With which company Ericsson ties for the 5G technology? |
| Answer» Multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden partnered with India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel for deploying 5G technology in the country. Apart from Ericsson, Airtel has similar partnership with Nokia for 5G technology standard and management of connected devices. | |
| 32. |
What is the name of the free learning app launched by the Rajasthan government? |
| Answer» Rajasthan's Higher and Technical Education Minister Kiran Maheshwari launched 'Dishari', an educational mobile application that provides free study materials for youths preparing for competitive examinations. The app features interactive quizzes with questions related to mathematics, general knowledge, current affairs, computers, reasoning, and economics. It will also provide latest updates and job alerts. | |
| 33. |
Which company offers 1,30,000 scholarships for developers and students for Skill India mission? |
| Answer» Google India announced that it would train around 2 million developers in India with the aim to help boost innovation. Google's move would also support the growth of the country's start-up ecosystem. It would create technically-advanced workforce in India which is expected to match the pace the high speed of gloabl emerging market. It will help 130K developers and students across India to gain the skills they need to be successful in the changing technology landscape. | |
| 34. |
Which company launches Android Oreo Go edition for low-end phones? |
| Answer» Google launched a lightweight Android Oreo Go edition operating system designed for devices with RAM up to 1 GB.According to Google, the Android Go offers 30% faster startup time and up to 2 times optimisation of storage space. There's also a Go version of the Play store with lightweight apps including YouTube Go and Gmail Go. | |
| 35. |
This mobile network planned to install 2000 towers to increase connectivity in North East. |
| Answer» Airtel set to boost mobile connectivity; will provide 2,100 uncovered villages and national highways of Northeast region over 18 months. A MoU was signed by the Department of Telecom DoT with Bharti Airtel. They have signed an agreement with DoT and the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) for the provision of mobile services in identified uncovered villages and national highways in the northeastern states of Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh. As the largest operator in the northeastern states, Airtel will set up over 2,000 mobile towers and sites in unconnected pockets of the region to deliver telecom connectivity in over 2,100 villages over the next 18 months. | |
| 36. |
Which company opens 1st Machine Learning Research Lab in Asia with Google AI China Center? |
| Answer» In an apparent move to rebuild its presence in China, Google announced that it will open a research lab focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Beijing, China. It will be its first such centre in Asia. The "Google AI China Centre" will join the other AI research groups that the company has in other parts of the world, including in New York, Toronto, London and Zurich. The main Focused on basic AI research, the lab will consist of a team of AI researchers in Beijing, supported by the company's engineering teams. | |
| 37. |
This launches World's first biometric card for contactless payments. |
| Answer» Bank of Cyprus has selected Gemalto, an international digital security company to supply world's first biometric payment card for both chip and contactless payments. These cards will use fingerprint recognition instead of a personal identification number (PIN) to authenticate the cardholder. For authentication, the cardholder will have to place his/her fingerprint on the sensor embedded on the card. A comparison will be performed between the scanned fingerprint and the reference biometric data securely stored in the card. The biometric sensor on the card is powered by the payment terminal and does not require an embedded battery. | |
| 38. |
Which social network Unveils Business App for Android? |
| Answer» Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp rolled out a feature that connects small businesses with customers. Currently, only Android users can access the feature and they can avail of it through the latest update of the app. The new feature will be available first in Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, UK and the US before being launched globally in the coming weeks. | |
| 39. |
This company launched the business application to enable small and medium businesses to accept digital payments. |
| Answer» Digital payments platform Paytm has unveiled an application called 'Paytm for Business' to enable small and medium businesses to accept digital payments.The application, available on Android Play Store, would enable merchants to sign up quickly and get a Paytm QR code to start accepting digital payments, the company said.The application, available in 10 regional languages, would allow merchants to track payments, navigate past collections and trace settlements made to their bank accounts. | |
| 40. |
What is the new name of the app which is released by Google? |
| Answer» Google introduced a new app named "Bulletin" that allows anybody to submit stories for and about their communities. This is a free, lightweight app for telling a story by capturing photos, video clips and text right from your phone, published straight to the web. The app is made for contributing hyperlocal stories about your community. The application has been launched as a limited pilot project and is available in Nashville, Tennessee, and Oakland, California. | |
| 41. |
This company has launched '#SecurityCheckKiya' campaign in India to create awareness around Internet safety recently. |
| Answer» Search engine giant Google launched '#SecurityCheckKiya' campaign in India to create awareness around Internet safety. It was launched on the ocean. The campaign aims to protect first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all their personal time. Under the campaign, Google recommended three simple steps for Internet safety. It includes reviewing security settings and Google account activity. Moreover 'Google Play Protect' service scans and checks Android devices for any harmful apps. Find My Device app from Google helps a user to easily long away. | |
| 42. |
Which country is working on developing a "soft power matrix" to foster better diplomatic traction with neighbouring countries and rest of the world? |
| Answer» Indian Government is working on developing a "soft power matrix" to foster better diplomatic traction with neighbouring countries and rest of the world. Soft power is country's ability to persuade other countries to do what it wants without resorting to force or coercion. Country's unique culture, its political values and its foreign policies are the three resources that builds a country's 'Soft Power'. Currently, India's Soft Power is articulated in foreign countries through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). ICCR works to promote India's artistic and cultural traditions through a range of activities such as organising 'Festivals of India' abroad. Besides, Indian Government's outreach efforts such as the propagation of Gandhian values and philosophy, extending educational scholarships to foreign students, showcasing the strength of the Mumbai film industry, extending humanitarian assistance to foreign countries affected by natural disasters and evenmementos offered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Heads of Government during his foreign visits are perceived as attempts to inform the world about Indian artistic and cultural heritage. | |
| 43. |
Which social media planned to launche the inter-bank money transfer service in India? |
| Answer» WhatsApp will launch a "full feature" inter-bank money transfer service in India, its biggest market, after a test involving a million users. This uses customers' phone numbers linked to bank accounts to facilitate payments. 4 banks will join United Payments Interface which powers the payments service for WhatsApp. At present ICICI Bank processes the fund transfers on WhatsApp. | |
| 44. |
Which country ranked 7th position in the Most Targeted Nation for Web Application Attacks: Report by Akamai Technologies? |
| Answer» As per a report from content delivery network services Akamai Technologies, India has ranked 7th on the list of targeted countries for Web Application Attacks (WAA). It outlined that during 2017, nearly 40 per cent of over 53000 cyber attacks in India occurred in Banking, Financial services and Insurance (BFSI) sector. The attacks were in the form of phishing attempts, website intrusions, defacements, virus and ransomware. A sharp increase in the threat of credential abuse has also been found. Based on analysis of 7.3 trillion bot requests per month, it was found that more than 40 per cent of login attempts were malicious. | |
| 45. |
This networ conducted India's 1st 5G network trial recently. |
| Answer» Airtel & Huawei have conducted India's 1st 5G network trial which took place at Airtel's Network Experience Centre. User throughput speed of 3Gbps was achieved during the trial, which companies claim is the highest for 3.5GHz band. 5G services based on 3rd generation partnership project, are expected to offer enhanced mobile broadband. India plans to roll out 5G services for consumers by 2020. | |
| 46. |
Cops Eye: New app to help police is launched for this Tamilnadu's City. |
| Answer» Madurai police have come up with a new app "Cops Eye." Based on face recognition feature, it would help them detect people with criminal backgrounds by clicking photographs. The data of 2,000 criminals has their names, photographs and details of criminal cases.Taking photograph of any person whose data is available with the centralised criminal analysing system will give all particulars. | |
| 47. |
The world's first 5G commercial chip is unveiled by ___________. |
| Answer» Huawei launched Huawei Balong 5G01, claimed to be world's first 5G commercial chip. Huawei Balong 5G01 having peak rate of 2.3 GBPS (gigabit per second). Huawei is collaborating with 30 operators all over the world to deploy products based on Huawei Balong 5G01. Vodafone is also collaborating with Huawei for this. Huawei launched world's first 5G CPE (consumer premise equipment or router) which will deliver broadband speed up to 2 Gbps on 5G network. It will also support 4G network. | |
| 48. |
Paytm has launched 'Paytm for Business' app in this state to enable merchants to track payments, view past collections and make settlements instantly. |
| Answer» Paytm has launched 'Paytm for Business' app in Tamil Nadu to enable merchants to track payments, view past collections and make settlements instantly. The 'Paytm for Business' app is available in Android Play Store. This app is available in 10 regional languages. It can be used by merchants and business partners who use Paytm as payment mode at their offline stores in Tamil Nadu. Using this app, merchants can accept payments digitally and immediately view their transactions without waiting for a confirmation SMS or e-mail. Merchants can check the details of every transaction and download it daily or weekly. They can also check estimated time of bank settlement through the app. | |
| 49. |
What is the name of the new malware which take over electronic devices and make them as 'bots'? |
| Answer» A new malware named Saposhi has been detected, which can take over electronic devices and make them as 'bots' that can be exploited for any purpose. Saposhi has been detected recently by cyber security agencies. It is being monitored and studied currently. So far, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has not released any alert about Saposhi. It has been said that, alerts and guidelines about protecting devices from Saposhi will be launched soon. Saposhi can take over electronic devices and can create a Distributed Denial Of Service attack. | |
| 50. |
India placed __________ worldwide in web-borne threats: Kaspersky Labs. |
| Answer» As per cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, Kaspersky Labs, India ranks 33rd worldwide on the list of countries facing web-borne threats. This revelation was done by Kaspersky Lab at the recent Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Summit in Mumbai, through a presentation on the threat management and defense landscape in India. CISO added that India secured 37th place worldwide in attacks by local threats and 13th in incidents with malicious hosts located within the country. As per the data, 27.4 percent Indian users were affected by web-borne threats, while 62.7 percent users were attacked by local threats. | |