1. Who invented the mobile phone ?
    Ans : In 1973, Motorola engineer Dr. Martin Cooper and his team created a working mobile phone prototype. The first ever cell phone call was made in New York City – Dr. Cooper called Joel Engel, a rival researcher from Bell Labs. It was the start of a mobile device revolution. In 1983 , the first mobile phone, dubbed Motorola Dyna TAC 8000 X, was approved by the Federal Communication Commission. Nicknamed “The Brick,” the handheld cell phone weighed nearly 2 pounds, had a 30-minute battery life, and was priced at $3,995
  2. Who invented the smartphone ?
    Ans : In 1992 , IBM Engineer Frank Canova created a “smartphone” prototype with the code name Sweetspot . This is considered to be the first true smartphone. It was demonstrated at a computer industry trade show , COMDEX . ‍
    In December 1992, the first text message was sent. It read “Merry Christmas” and was sent from Neil Papworth, an engineer at Sema Group.
    In 1994 , IBM Simon Personal Communicator, a refined version of Canova’s prototype, became available to consumers. It had a touchscreen and users could not only make phone calls, but receive faxes and emails too. IBM Simon also introduced the first apps, like an address book, calendar, calculator, appointment scheduler, and notepad. 
    In 1997 , the term “smartphone” was first used by Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson to describe its new mobile device called GS88
  3. What is the International Cooperative Conference held in New Delhi called ?
    Ans : Co-op Kumbh
  4. Who is the Union Minister for Cooperation ?
    Ans : Mr.Amit Shah
  5. What is the IBSA Grouping ?
    Ans : It is a grouping of three countries – India , Brazil and South Africa
  6. Who has taken oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India ?
    Ans : Justice Surya Kant
  7. At the end of the G 20 summit , the current president South Africa has transferred the presidency to which country ?
    Ans : USA
  8. Where is the WHO’s Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) located ?
    Ans : Jamnagar , Gujarat
  9. When was the first Public Service Commission for the Union of India formed ?
    Ans : The first Public Service Commission for the Union was formed in 1926 basis the Montagu Chelmsford report . Later the Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the establishment of one PSC for each province
  10. Who won the Australian open Badminton championship?
    Ans : Lakshya Sen
  11. Where is the Khelo India University Games being held ?
    Ans : Jaipur , Rajasthan
  12. Who are the finalists in the World Chess championships being held in Goa ?
    Ans : Wei Yi (China) and Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan)
  13. Where is the Syed Modi International badminton tournament being held ?
    Ans : Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh