CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which app was launched by the National Centre for Seismology?
A
‘India Quake’
B
My BSNL app
C
My JIO app
D
Urban Jyoti Abhiyan Mobile app
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The information on earthquake guidelines are disseminated to all concerned state and central government departments through a short message service (SMS), fax, or e-mail. IndiaQuake is an application developed to provide this information to citizens in real time.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Centre for Seismology, Noida.

Detailed explanation-3: -India Quake UPSC The Mobile App is developed by the NCS for automatic dissemination of earthquake parameter (location, time and magnitude) after the occurrence of earthquakes. The App will make information dissemination quicker because there would be no restrictions on the number of recipients.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sagar Vani app has been developed by ESSO Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) under Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Detailed explanation-5: -The app is aimed at all citizens of India and offers hundreds of services including payment, registration, information search and application forms. It is a component of the Digital India initiative, intending to make government services available to the general public online and around the clock.

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