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1
Which of the following has collaborated with General Electric for establishing a ‘Cold Spray’
SMART (Surface Modification and Additive Research Technologies) Laboratory?
IIT Madras and General Electric (GE) have collaborated for establishing a ‘Cold Spray’
SMART (Surface Modification and Additive Research Technologies) Laboratory.
This is the first of its kind High-Pressure Cold Spray (HPCS) facility that is being installed
in any academic institute in India.
IIT Madras will be developing advanced coatings meeting specifications of the
aerospace standard
2
Who is designated as new Strategic Forces Command (SFC) Chief?
3
Which city has become the first city in the world to implement a special Ultra Low Emission
Zone that would charge an entry fee for older vehicles if they do not meet the emission
standards?
London became the first city in the world to implement a special Ultra Low Emission
Zone that would charge an entry fee for older vehicles if they do not meet the emission
standards.
In an attempt to reduce air pollution and protect public health, the ULEZ will be
operational for 24 hours and 7 days a week.
A vehicle that does not meet the new emission standard will have to pay daily charge.
4
Who is appointed as MD and CEO of ICICI Securities 4 ?
PFS joined hands with the US-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) to leverage funds for
solar projects in India.
It is an innovative facility which can contribute in achieving India's distributed energy
target of 40 GW by 2022.
PTC India Financial Services (PFS) has processed and sanctioned 3 distributed solar
power projects.
6
Who became the first female president of Slovakia?
German steel giant ThyssenKrupp has appointed Manish Mehan as new Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of ThyssenKrupp Elevators (India).
Earlier, Mehan held the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in ThyssenKrupp
Elevator (India) for the last 12 years.
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana aims to provide free cooking gas connections
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to 80 million families by 2020.
8
Which of the following has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by China’s CDH
Investment in April 2019?
Social commerce platform GlowRoad has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round
led by China’s CDH Investment.
CDH Investment's other investments in India include Mayfair and Cashify, an online
platform for selling used electronic products.
GlowRoad was founded in 2017 by Sonal Verma, Kunal Sinha, Nitesh Pant, Shekhar
Sahu, and Nilesh Padariya.
India has lost to South Korea in the final of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament at Ipoh in Malaysia. South Korea lifted the title, defeating India in a shoot out 4-2.
10
The ________ lunar rover Yutu-2 traveled 170.92 meters on the far side of the Moon, as per
the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center.
China's lunar rover Yutu-2 traveled 170.92 meters on the far side of the Moon, as
per the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space
Administration (CNSA).
It has run a total of 163 meters during the previous three lunar daytime periods.
During the third one, the rover conducted scientific examination over stones and tracks
on the Moon
