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- In which of the following cities the first private channel of FM Radio was started ?
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Radio city is the first private FM radio station in INDIA and First FM station to come to Bangalore and It was started on July 3, 2001 with the frequency 91 MHz. On October 30, 2006 it changed to the frequency 91.1 MHz. It is the only station in India to have completed 10 successful years and currently the number one station in Bangalore
Correct Option: D
Radio city is the first private FM radio station in INDIA and First FM station to come to Bangalore and It was started on July 3, 2001 with the frequency 91 MHz. On October 30, 2006 it changed to the frequency 91.1 MHz. It is the only station in India to have completed 10 successful years and currently the number one station in Bangalore
- Which among the following fishes lives mostly in the ocean but during reproduction goes to fresh water stream ?
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Fish usually migrate because of diet or reproductive needs. Salmon are born in fresh water and most live their adult lives in the ocean. Mature salmon returns to the waters where they were hatched to reproduce. A similar fish is Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha), a tropical fish, which is found mostly in Bangladesh and India.
Correct Option: B
Fish usually migrate because of diet or reproductive needs. Salmon are born in fresh water and most live their adult lives in the ocean. Mature salmon returns to the waters where they were hatched to reproduce. A similar fish is Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha), a tropical fish, which is found mostly in Bangladesh and India.
- Which among the following a unit of measurement is known as papergold ?
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Paper Gold is measure of a country’s reserve assets in the international monetary system. It is also called Special Drawing Rights (SDR) which are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Not a currency, SDRs instead represent a claim to currency held by IMF member countries for which they may be exchanged.
Correct Option: D
Paper Gold is measure of a country’s reserve assets in the international monetary system. It is also called Special Drawing Rights (SDR) which are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Not a currency, SDRs instead represent a claim to currency held by IMF member countries for which they may be exchanged.
- Who was the first woman prime minister in the world ?
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Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the modern world’s first female head of government. She served as Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka three times, 1960–65, 1970– 77 and 1994–2000, and was a long-time leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
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Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the modern world’s first female head of government. She served as Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka three times, 1960–65, 1970– 77 and 1994–2000, and was a long-time leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
- What is the ratio of English and Hindi speaking people in the world ?
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Based on estimates of 2007, there were 365 million English native speakers which comprised 5.52 per cent of the world population. Hindi speakers were 295 millions, constitution 4.46 per cent. However, English is the second language of most of the countries of the world. When combining native and non-native speakers it is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world. Second language speakers vary greatly from 470 million to over a billion depending on how literacy or mastery is defined and measured. Linguistics professor David Crystal calculates that non-native speakers now outnumber native speakers by a ratio of 3 to 1. So, on the basis of this date, it can be conclusively established that the ratio must be 65: 35.
Correct Option: A
Based on estimates of 2007, there were 365 million English native speakers which comprised 5.52 per cent of the world population. Hindi speakers were 295 millions, constitution 4.46 per cent. However, English is the second language of most of the countries of the world. When combining native and non-native speakers it is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world. Second language speakers vary greatly from 470 million to over a billion depending on how literacy or mastery is defined and measured. Linguistics professor David Crystal calculates that non-native speakers now outnumber native speakers by a ratio of 3 to 1. So, on the basis of this date, it can be conclusively established that the ratio must be 65: 35.