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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The augmented reality game, Pokemon Go, is finally making its debut in India. This has been made possible through a partnership with which Indian telecom operator
A
Tata DoCoMo
B
Bharti Airtel
C
Reliance Jio
D
Idea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio Infocomm on Tuesday said that it has partnered with Niantic, the company that has published and developed the augmented reality game Pokémon GO in association with The Pokémon Company, to launch Pokémon GO in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -AR+ mode is an enhanced version of Pokémon GO’s augmented reality feature in which Pokémon appear anchored to your real-world environment right in front of you. You can walk right up to a Pokémon for a chance at an Excellent Throw bonus or the perfect photo opportunity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pokémon GO uses augmented reality (AR), which is similar to virtual reality but the key concept for it is ‘utility’ instead of ‘presence’. Pokémon GO encourages players to walk around, to socialize, and even to make friends.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fortuitously, an engineer in Hanke’s former Google Maps division named Tatsuo Nomura was quietly concocting a plan around Pokémon, but for an entirely different reason. With April Fool’s Day approaching, Nomura had an idea to offer mobile users a way to hunt for Pokémon while perusing Google Maps.

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