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Q431. | The Capital Local Area Bank (CLAB) is set to become India’s first small area finance bank (SFB) as it starts its operations from 13 April 2016. The CLAB is ------ based bank ? |
| 1) | New Delhi |
2) | Kozhikode |
| 3) | Jalandhar |
4) | Mumbai |
| 5) | Jaipur |
Answer : Jalandhar
View AnswerQ432. | India has slipped from a rank of 117 among 188 countries in 2014 to 144 among 191 countries as on February 1, 2016, in terms of the proportion of women in Parliament.Which of the following countries ranks No 1 with 63.8% women in the lower house of parliament and 38.5% in the upper house ? |
| 1) | Nigeria |
2) | Rwanda |
| 3) | South Africa |
4) | Japan |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Rwanda
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Q433. | According to the latest survey by think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), which state top with investment potential out of 20 states and one union territory, Delhi ? |
| 1) | Maharashtra |
2) | Gujarat |
| 3) | Andhra Pradesh |
4) | Tamil Nadu |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Maharashtra
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Q434. | The PM Cabinet has approved a Rs 8,000-crore scheme to provide cooking gas (LPG) connections free of cost to women members of poor households. The scheme will benefit ----crore BPL households. |
| 1) | 2 crore |
2) | 3 crore |
| 3) | 4 crore |
4) | 5 crore |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 5 crore
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Q435. | Which two states have signed a "historic" agreement for constitution of Inter-State Board for joint irrigation projects ? |
| 1) | Maharashtra and Telangana |
2) | Maharashtra and Gujarat |
| 3) | Odisha and Telangana |
4) | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Maharashtra and Telangana
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Q436. | Which of the following country's highest court upheld the death sentence of Mir Quasem Ali , a top Islamist leader and business tycoon for war crimes ? |
| 1) | Indonesia |
2) | Pakistan |
| 3) | Bangladesh |
4) | Iran |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Pakistan
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Q437. | What is the name of the pharma crusader who came to news recently as he filed public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court accusing Indian drug regulators of failing to enforce rules on drug safety ? |
| 1) | Vijay Malya |
2) | Dinesh Thakur |
| 3) | Nirmal Singh Bhangoo |
4) | Subrat Roy |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Dinesh Thakur
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Q438. | Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of Email which is important service associated with information technology, passed away. Ray Tomlinson was the ------- programmer. |
| 1) | American |
2) | Canadian |
| 3) | French |
4) | German |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : American
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Q439. | Which country has announced to help India develop Bhubaneswar, Kochi and Coimbatore as smart cities out of the 20 cities which are to be developed as smart cities ? |
| 1) | Japan |
2) | France |
| 3) | Germany |
4) | Belgium |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Germany
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Q440. | Which of the following veteran Film Actor and Director has been selected for the prestigious 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015 ? |
| 1) | Manoj Kumar |
2) | Amitav Bachan |
| 3) | Shashi kapoor |
4) | Rajanikanta |
| 5) | Noe of these |
Answer : Manoj Kumar
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