September 2023

X is an online media provider. By offering unlimited and exclusive online content at attractive prices for a loyalty membership

X is an online media provider. By offering unlimited and exclusive online content at attractive prices for a loyalty membership

Q. X is an online media provider. By offering unlimited and exclusive online content at attractive prices for a loyalty membership, X is almost forcing its customers towards its loyalty membership. If its loyalty membership continues to grow at its current rate, within the next eight years more households will be watching X than cable […]

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Mola is a digital platform for taxis in a city. It offers three types of rides – Pool, Mini and Prime. The Table below presents the number of rides

Mola is a digital platform for taxis in a city. It offers three types of rides – Pool, Mini and Prime. The Table below presents the number of rides

Q. Mola is a digital platform for taxis in a city. It offers three types of rides – Pool, Mini and Prime. The Table below presents the number of rides for the past four months. The platform earns one US dollar per ride. What is the percentage share of revenue contributed by Prime to the

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While teaching a creative writing class in India, I was surprised at receiving stories from the students that were all set in distant places

While teaching a creative writing class in India, I was surprised at receiving stories from the students that were all set in distant places

Q. While teaching a creative writing class in India, I was surprised at receiving stories from the students that were all set in distant places: in the American West with cowboys and in Manhattan penthouses with clinking ice cubes. This was, till an eminent Caribbean writer gave the writers in the once-colonised countries the confidence

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Ministry of Social Justice and NSKFDC sign MoU

Ministry of Social Justice and NSKFDC sign MoU

Ministry of Social Justice and NSKFDC sign MoU: The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) signed an MoU for 2023-25. Aim: To enhance the socio-economic upliftment of Safai Karamcharis, and their dependants focusing on empowering these marginalized communities across the nation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023 The MoU

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NASA to test end-to-end laser communication in space

NASA to test end-to-end laser communication in space

NASA to test end-to-end laser communication in space: NASA is launching a groundbreaking technology demonstration known as the Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal (ILLUMA-T) to the Space Station. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023 SHORT QUESTION How cold is the space? Outer space has a baseline temperature of 2.7 Kelvin,

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Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 6 hours and 9 hours respectively while a third pipe R can empty the tank in 12 hours

Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 6 hours and 9 hours respectively while a third pipe R can empty the tank in 12 hours

Q. Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 6 hours and 9 hours respectively, while a third pipe R can empty the tank in 12 hours. Initially, P and R are open for 4 hours. Then P is closed and Q is opened. After 6 more hours R is closed. The total

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Centre announces up to Rs 50 lakh grant for technical textiles startups

Centre announces up to Rs 50 lakh grant for technical textiles startups

Centre announces up to Rs 50 lakh grant for technical textiles startups: The Textiles ministry released the guidelines of the GREAT scheme (Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles), under which they will provide a grant-in-aid of up to Rs 50 lakh for startups and individuals to promote innovation in the

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Fiscal deficit was 4% of the GDP in 2015 and that increased to 5% in 2016. If the GDP increased by 10% from 2015 to 2016, the

Fiscal deficit was 4% of the GDP in 2015 and that increased to 5% in 2016. If the GDP increased by 10% from 2015 to 2016, the

Q. Fiscal deficit was 4% of the GDP in 2015 and that increased to 5% in 2016. If the GDP increased by 10% from 2015 to 2016, the percentage increase in the actual fiscal deficit is             (A) 37.50             (B) 35.70                    (C) 25.00                   (D) 10.00 Sol: 37.50 Sol: GDP increased by 10% from 2015 to

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Govt to set up 1,000 Khelo India Centres in country within a year

Govt to set up 1,000 Khelo India Centres in country within a year

Govt to set up 1,000 Khelo India Centres in country within a year: Youth Affairs Minister, Anurag Singh Thakur has announced that 1,000 Khelo India Centres will be established within a year in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023 SHORT QUESTION Which year Khelo India Programme was launched? Khelo India Programme is a

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