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Q691.

Former defense secretary R K Mathur has appointed as chief information commissioner (CIC). Which of the following statement is /are correct ? A) The post had fallen vacant after Vijai Sharma completed his tenure on December 1. B) The sixty-two-year-old Mathur is a retired IAS officer of Tripura cadre. C) The decision was taken by a selection committee headed by PM Narendra Modi including finance minister Arun Jaitley, leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge as its members.

1)	Only A & B are correct	2)	Only B & C are correct
3)	Only A & C are correct	4)	All A,B and C are correct
5)	None of these

Q692.

The 10th Ministerial Conference of WTO recently being held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya where 53 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have agreed in Nairobi to a seven-year time frame to scrap all tariffs on 201 IT products. Presently, WTO consists of how many members ?

1)	160	2)	162
3)	163	4)	164
5)	None of these

Q693.

The Supreme Court has appointed  Justice Virendra Singh as lokayukta. virtually usurping the power exclusively conferred on the executive. Justice Virendra Singh has appointed the Lokayukta of which state ?

1)	Karnataka	2)	Uttar radesh
3)	Delhi	4)	Maharashtra
5)	None of these

Q694.

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Legarde to face trial over her role in a payout of some 400 million euros ($434 million) to businessman Bernard Tapie which  has roots dating back more than 20 years. Recently, which country's court has ordered to carry on the case?

1)	France	2)	Germany
3)	USA	4)	UK
5)	Switzerland

Q695.

According to the Forbes’ annual list of the best countries for business in 2015, India has ranked a low 97th out of 144 nations. Which country  topped the list out of the 144 nations ?

1)	Singapore	2)	Germany
3)	Denmark	4)	USA
5)	Norway

Q696.

According to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry,  which state  has highest number cases of suicides being reported out of 8,000 students committed suicides during 2014 in India ?

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

Q697.

The World Bank has approved about how many crore rupees loan for the ambitious Swachh Bharat scheme in rural areas which aims at access to improved sanitation including eradication of open defecation by 2019 ?

1)	Rs 10,000 crore ($1.5-billion)	2)	Rs 20,000 crore ($3-billion)
3)	Rs 50,000 crore ($7.5-billion)	4)	Rs 60,000 crore ($9-billion)
5)	None of these

Q698.

India is set to build a sea-bridge and tunnel connecting Sri-Lanka to promote connectivity in the South Asian region.The India-Sri Lanka connectivity project cost is pegged at about Rs 24,000 crore would be fiance by which financial institution ?

1)	World Bank(IBRD)	2)	Asian Development Bank(ADB)
3)	International Monetary Fund(IMF)	4)	Asia Infrastructure Development Bank (AIDB)
5)	New Development Bank (NDB)

Q699.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has set up its first ever Centre of Excellence in Dharamsala. The aim is to help the development of budding players and coaches from the subcontinent with a few Associate nations. Dharamsala is located in which state ?

1)	Jammu & Kashmir	2)	Himachal Pradesh
3)	Uttaranchal	4)	Assam
5)	Rajasthan

Q700.

Which country's highest court has sentenced a Canadian Christian pastor, the 60 years Hyeon Soo Lim to a life term of hard labour for "crimes against the state" ?

1)	South Korea	2)	China
3)	North Korea	4)	Saudi Arab
5)	Syria