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Q611. | Former Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia has passed away following a cardiac arrest.Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ? A) On August 5, 2003, he became the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. B) On December 18, 2003 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. C) In May 12, 2010, he was sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India and served at the top post till retirement on September 29, 2012. |
| 1) | Only A & B are correct |
2) | Only A & C are correct |
| 3) | Only B & C are correct |
4) | All Only A ,B and C are correct |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : All Only A ,B and C are correct
View AnswerQ612. | According to PM office,around 18,500 villages will be electrified in 1,000 days and the Central government has plans to scale up electrification of villages in country to around -------- per day from 100-125 at present. |
| 1) | 200 per day |
2) | 250 per day |
| 3) | 300 per day |
4) | 350 per day |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 250 per day
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Q613. | Which state-owned Bank has launched host of digital banking solutions including green PIN and enhancement of its mobile app that enabling the customer to locate its ATM and it also assists customer to instantly lodge operational issues and reducing the resolution time considerably ? |
| 1) | State Bank of India |
2) | Allahabad Bank |
| 3) | Bank of Baroda |
4) | Punjab National Bank |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Punjab National Bank
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Q614. | Veteran leader A.B. Bardhan passed away at the age of 92 after a long illness who was general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress. He was associated to which political party ? |
| 1) | BJP |
2) | CPI |
| 3) | CPI(M) |
4) | National Congress |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : CPI
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Q615. | India beat defending champions Afghanistan 2-1 to lift the South Asian Football Federation Cup for the seventh time. Presently, what is the place of India at FIFA's ranking (As on 6 January,2016)? |
| 1) | 154 |
2) | 158 |
| 3) | 161 |
4) | 163 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 163
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Q616. | According to the study conducted by international real estate consultancy JLL, India's financial capital Mumbai has been ranked 22nd while the national capital Delhi is placed at 24th in the top-30 list of the world's most powerful, productive and connected cities. Which City is topped in the list ? |
| 1) | Tokyo |
2) | New York |
| 3) | London |
4) | Paris |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Tokyo
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Q617. | The government has set up an inter-ministerial eight-members panel for the development of underground coal gasification in coal and lignite bearing areas. The chairman of the panel is ------ . |
| 1) | Amarendra Kumar Dubey |
2) | Shri Arvind Panagariya |
| 3) | Dharmendra Pradhan |
4) | Saurabh Chandra |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Amarendra Kumar Dubey
Explanation : The Panel consists of eight-members.
The chairman of the panel is Additional Secretary Coal.
Besides the chairman, it will have members from ministries such as Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Presently, Amarendra Kumar Dubey, Additional Secretary in Coal Ministry and 1982 batch Kerala cadre IAS, has been appointed as Chairman of Coal India.
The panel would also have members from Niti Aayog and Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI).
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Q618. | Recently, which state government has launched a webpage and an SMS number to accept suggestions from the general public to increase their participation in budget preparation ? |
| 1) | Gujarat |
2) | Odisha |
| 3) | Kerala |
4) | Rajasthan |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Odisha
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Q619. | International renown journalist Ursula Gauthier is force to leave China by Chinese govt. after being denied press credentials and facing heavy criticism from the foreign ministry and state media over her reporting. She is citizen of which country ? |
| 1) | Germany |
2) | UK |
| 3) | France |
4) | Canada |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : France
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Q620. | Recently, which renown Pakistani singer has been officially granted Indian citizenship with effect from January 1 ,2016 ? |
| 1) | Abida Parveen |
2) | Shafqat Amanat Ali |
| 3) | Adnan Sami |
4) | Ali Zafar |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Adnan Sami
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