IB PA 20/03/2016 Paper Set A Part 3

1)indigenous visibility measuring system to check the runway visual range, developed by CSIR, called as "DRISTI" has been installed at?
Ans:=>Sophisticated instruments, indigenously designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru called as - DRISHTI, have now been made fully operational at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

2)matti makkonen a finnish engineer who died in june 2015, was the founder of which revolutionary service on mobile phone?
Ans:=>Matti Makkonen (16 April 1952 – 26 June 2015) was a Finnish engineer in the field of mobile communications.[1][2] He was employed (among others) by Nokia Networks and Tele Finland, as well as Finnet (fi) Oy.[3] Makkonen played a leading role in creating the mobile communication unit of what is today TeliaSonera. In 2008, Makkonen was awarded The Economist Innovation Award in the computing and telecommunications category for his work on text messaging (SMS).

3)the new catchphrase launched by e-commerce company by quikr?
Ans:=>Quikr, an online classified advertising company, on Tuesday(Jul 14 2015) launched a new company logo and slogan “Aasan hai badalna” (Easy to change).

4)the srilanka flag consists of ?
Ans:=>Lion

5)The founder and CEO of YES BANK IS?
Ans:=>Founders: Rana Kapoor, Ashok Kapoor,
CEO: Rana Kapoor

6)Which plant is called the blue planet?
Ans:=>Planet Earth has been called the "Blue Planet" due to the abundant water on its surface.

7)International Yoga Day?
Ans:=>21 June,Prior to the UN declaration of June 21 as International Day of Yoga, formal and informal groups of yoga teachers and enthusiasts celebrated World Yoga Day on various other dates. It was in a conference organized at The Art of Living International Centre that a proposal for observing June 21 as the World Yoga Day was made.

8)20 august is observed as?
Ans:=>Rajiv Gandhi's birthday is celebrated as Sadbhawana Diwas on 20th August.

9)in which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
Ans:=>Onam

10)who is the most qualified person in india according to limca book of records ?
Ans:=>Dr. Shrikant Jichkar (Marathi: श्रीकांत जिचकर; September 14, 1954 – June 2, 2004) was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress party. He held numerous academic degrees and is hence well known as "the most qualified person" of India and is noted likewise in Limca Book of Records.