Top industrialist Brijmohan Lall Munjal on 1 June 2015 stepped aside as executive chairman of two-wheeler giant Hero MotoCorp to take up an non-executive role and his son Pawan Munjal has taken over as the chairman position. Brijmohan Lall Munjal has been the chairman of Hero MotoCorp since its inception in which year as a joint venture with Japan's Honda? : 1984
Explanation: Pawan Munjal has now become the new chairman of Hero Group While 92-year-old Brijmohan Munjal has become chairman emeritus of over $4 billion group and would remain on the board as a non-executive member. Pawan Munjal had assumed the role of MD and CEO in 2001 at Hero, the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer in terms of unit volumes sold in a calendar year. In December 2010, the Indian promoter of the two-wheeler maker, the B M Munjal family, had agreed to buy out the entire 26 per cent stake of Honda in Hero Honda for Rs 3,841.83 crore and therefore, commands over 50 per cent share in the domestic motorcycle market and it sold record 6.63 million units two-wheelers in the fiscal ended March 31, 2015 -- its highest-ever annual sales.
On 31 May 2015, Facebook has now introduced support for animated GIFs in which kind of Feeds?: News Feed
Explanation: Facebook will not allow users to upload GIFs directly therefore, Users will have to paste a link to a GIF hosted on an external website like Giphy, Imgur, Tumblr, or elsewhere, into their status update box and then hit publish. The GIF will be animated inline after the post is published. However according to the Verge, not everyone will be able to avail the functionality immediately as the update is still rolling out.
On 31 May 2015, Facebook has now introduced support for animated GIFs in which kind of Feeds?: News Feed
Explanation: Facebook will not allow users to upload GIFs directly therefore, Users will have to paste a link to a GIF hosted on an external website like Giphy, Imgur, Tumblr, or elsewhere, into their status update box and then hit publish. The GIF will be animated inline after the post is published. However according to the Verge, not everyone will be able to avail the functionality immediately as the update is still rolling out.
The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry on 29 May 2015 appointed new Director General (news) in Doordarshan in place of Akshay Rout. What is the name of the person?: Veena Jain
Explanation: The public broadcaster has always been seen as a government mouthpiece with the editing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interview to DD days before the Lok Sabha election stirring a debate on Prasar Bharati's autonomy. Thus in an unusual move after appointing Veena Jain as director general (news) in Doordarshan in place of Akshay Rout, the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry directed her to report directly to the ministry. DD DG (news) is one of the most influential positions in the public broadcaster. Both DD and AIR are media wings that function under Prasar Bharati. Neither Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar nor chairperson A Surya Prakash were marked a copy of the order. According to rules, while the I&B ministry has the power to transfer and post IIS officials, they are expected to work and report to the Prasar Bharati CEO who is the executive head. The order asking Jain to report directly to the ministry was unusual.
Who was elected as Chairman of GSM industry body COAI on 29 May 2015?: Himanshu Kapania
Explanation: GSM industry body COAI has elected Idea Cellular MD Himanshu Kapania as its new Chairman replacing Vodafone India MD and CEO Marten Pieters is the outgoing Chairman of the association. Also they had elected Gopal Vittal, new Joint Managing Director and CEO (India and South Asia) of Bharti Airtel as the Vice-Chairman. COAI represents leading telecom operators including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Reliance Jio as well as telecom equipment manufacturers and other communication services and product companies in India.
Singapore-based Avago Technologies announced plans on 28 May 2015 to buy rival Broadcom in a $37 billion deal. Both companies are into which business?: Mobile Chipmaking
Explanation: After this takeover, the stock-and-cash deal "creates the world`s leading diversified communications semiconductor company. Thus, the combined firm will have a market value of $77 billion and revenue of $15 billion. Avago was originally a semiconductor unit of US-based Hewlett-Packard. It has operations in California as well as its Singapore home base. Tan will head the combined company on completion of the deal, which includes $17 billion in cash and $20 billion in stock. It is expected to close early next year.
Which major IT Company on 27 May 2015 notified that it will open the country's first Digital Experience Centre here in collaboration with the Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industry?: Microsoft
Explanation: The centre aims to bring to life these experiences for SMEs, entrepreneurs and educational institutions and help them leverage contemporary cloud technology to drive business growth as well as enhance skills and promote learning. Thus, managed by Microsoft's distributor Ingram Micro, the centre will help businesses, institutions, partners and individuals gain a first-hand experience of modern technologies on devices running Microsoft software, including Windows apps and Office 365.Microsoft. In addition to SMEs, Microsoft and VCCI will also help educational institutions to adopt technology that will prepare future generations for the mobile-first, cloud-first world.
A U.S. judge ordered Yahoo Inc to face a nationwide class-action lawsuit accusing it of illegally intercepting the content of emails sent to Yahoo Mail subscribers from non-Yahoo Mail accounts, and using the information to boost what?: Advertising Revenue
Explanation: Holders of non-Yahoo Mail accounts accused Yahoo of copying and then analyzing their emails, including keywords and attachments, with a goal of creating "targeted advertising" for its subscribers, in addition to detecting spam and malware. Therefore, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said people who sent emails to or received emails from Yahoo Mail subscribers since Oct. 2, 2011 may sue as a group under the federal Stored Communications Act for alleged privacy violations and class of non-Yahoo Mail subscribers in California since Oct. 2, 2012 may sue as a group under that state`s Invasion of Privacy Act.
John Malone's Charter Communications has struck a $56 billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable Inc, seeking to combine the third- and second-largest US cable operators to better compete against which market leader?: Comcast
Explanation: Pay TV companies such as Time Warner Cable and Charter have been experiencing slowing growth over the years as customers access TV shows and movies over the internet through services provided by Netflix and Hulu. Charter's current bid is much higher than its first proposed deal, which Time Warner Cable rejected last year. It is also higher than the $45 billion offer Time Warner Cable had accepted from Comcast. Time Warner Cable shareholders, excluding Liberty, are expected to own about 40-44% of New Charter and Liberty Broadband about 19-20%.
E-commerce major Snapdeal on 25 May 2015 has acquired Hyderabad-based mobile technology startup, MartMobi for an undisclosed amount, a move that will help the firm strengthen its mobility platform for which partners?: Merchant partners
Explanation: MartMobi was Founded by Pramod Nair and Satya Krishna Ganni, Which creates mobile sites and apps for e-commerce stores, small and medium-sized businesses. Currently, MartMobi has a 15 member team who serves with over 150 clients, MartMobi enables seamless connectivity with the customers' existing back-end systems in addition to a real-time analytics engine to improve conversions and user engagement. This year alone, Snapdeal acquired payments and mobile recharge startup Freecharge in a cash-and-stock deal (estimated at USD 400-450 million) as well as picked up stakes in digital financial services platform RupeePower and logistics venture GoJavas.
