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Q1081.

Who among the following  has joined Amnesty International India as its new executive director, recently who will head AI India's operations and its efforts to end human rights abuses in India and worldwide ?

1)	Salil Shetty	2)	Aakar Patel
3)	Irene Khan	4)	Rajendra K. Pachuri
5)	None of these

Q1082.

R Seetharaman, a top Indian banker has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award in UAE  for his contribution to the banking industry and greater understanding of the economic development of the Middle East region. Mr. R Seetharaman is presently CEO in which bank ?

1)	Central Bank of the UAE	2)	Commercial Bank of Dubai
3)	Doha Bank	4)	United Arab Bank
5)	None of these

Q1083.

According to the World Bank latest report, India performed better than earlier and ranked 142nd in 'ease of business' list among 189 nations in World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business 2015" report. Which country is ranked No. 1 in this list ?

1)	Singapore	2)	New Zealand
3)	Hong Kong	4)	Denmark
5)	None of these

Q1084.

According to the census data by CRY (Child Rights and You), more than 50%  of working children in India are concentrated in five states - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and account for more than 55 lakh of child workers. Which state has witnessed a growth in child labour by 13 % with one out of five child labourers in India belonging to the state ?

1)	Bihar	2)	Uttar Pradesh
3)	Madhya Pradesh	4)	Maharashtra
5)	Rajasthan

Q1085.

Recently, which Govt.  has created a new medal to recognize the bravery and hard work of people who have helped to tackle Ebola in West Africa and  the medal is set to be awarded to over 3,000 people who travelled to work in high risk areas to stop the spread of the disease ?

1)	USA	2)	India
3)	Japan	4)	UK
5)	None of these

Q1086.

Which of the following state government has accepted the bid by private multi-port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to build its prestigious Rs 7,525-crore Vizhinjam International multi-purpose seaport ?

1)	Andhra Pradesh	2)	Tamil Nadu
3)	Kerala	4)	karnataka
5)	None of these

Q1087.

Emily Kachote would no longer represent in the Miss World pageant  which is going to be held in China and has been officially stripped of her title later this year because for her her posing nude photograph. Miss Emily Kachote has to be representing which country ?

1)	South Africa	2)	Zimbabwe
3)	Tanzania	4)	Keniya
5)	None of these

Q1088.

The government has launched a nuclear insurance pool to the tune of --------- crore rupees  which  is mandatory under the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLND) in a bid to offset financial burden of foreign nuclear suppliers.

1)	Rs 1,000 crore	2)	Rs 1,200 crore
3)	Rs 1,500 crore	4)	Rs 1,600 crore
5)	None of these

Q1089.

Recently, which country's cabinet has decided to increase the number of Members of Parliament to 237 after strong opposition to its earlier decision on retaining the size of Parliament at 225 as part of the proposed 20th Constitutional Amendment ?

1)	Turkey	2)	Ukrain
3)	Sri Lanka	4)	Sudan
5)	None of these

Q1090.

After the government taking steps to improve ease of doing business and attracting investments , Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the services sector grew by what percentage over to $3.25 billion in 2014-15 ?

1)	32%	2)	38%
3)	40%	4)	46%
5)	None of these