Exercise :: Business - Latest Current Affairs
- Business - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | Which airline is set to become the first Indian airline to fly over the North Pole? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: On the occasion of 73rd Independence Day 2019, National carrier Air India will become the first Indian airline to fly over the North Pole. Its Delhi-San Francisco flight will take the route saving 2,000 to 7,000 kg of fuel and reducing the carbon emissions by 6,000 to 21,000 kg, per flight. It will fly over Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, the Arctic Ocean, Canada, and then enter the United States. Therefore, this new route will bring down the distance travelled from 12,000 km to 8,000 km approximately & will also reduce flight time on an average by 30 minutes. The inaugural passenger flight to San Francisco will be piloted by Captain Rajneesh Sharma and Captain Digvijay Singh on August 15. Because of India's geographic position, Air India will also become the only airline in the world to take all the three routes - the Atlantic, Pacific and Polar.
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| 2. | Who is going to purchase Verizon's Tumblr, a social media website? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Verizon has agreed to sell Tumblr to WordPress owner Automattic Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
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| 3. | Yahoo, an American web services company is owned by______ |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Yahoo! is an American web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and owned by Verizon Media.
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| 4. | 3 days Global investment summit 2019 is going to be held in_____ |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: An investors' summit will be held in Jammu and Kashmir in October, the government said today, announcing the first such global event in the state days after the end of its special status under Article 370.
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| 5. | Reliance Jio and __________ has partnered to offer cloud infra for businesses. |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Reliance Jio has partnered with Microsoft to accelerate digital transformation in India. Under the deal, Microsoft will bring in the Azure Cloud on Jio Network targetting the enterprise and business users seeking a technological shift. Jio is the subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). The aim of both the companies is to enhance the adoption of leading technologies like data analytics, AI, cognitive services, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), and edge computing among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to make them ready to compete and grow.
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