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Q491. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the permanent campus of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in ---------. |
| 1) | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
2) | Kottayam , Kerala |
| 3) | Jatani near Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
4) | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Jatani near Bhubaneswar, Odisha
View AnswerQ492. | US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the Moon, passed away on 5 February 2016 at the age of 85. He was associated with which path-breaking NASA mission to the Moon? |
| 1) | Apollo 14 |
2) | Apollo 17 |
| 3) | Luna-2 |
4) | Pioneer 1 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Apollo 17
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Q493. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to which venue for the EU-India summit on March 30,2016 especially for the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) ? |
| 1) | Geneva |
2) | Brussels |
| 3) | Washington DC |
4) | Vienna |
| 5) | Non of these |
Answer : Brussels
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Q494. | The famous author Umberto Eco passes away at the age of 84 who intrigued, puzzled and delighted readers worldwide with his best-selling historical novel “The Name of the Rose”. He was a native of ------ . |
| 1) | Greece |
2) | Italy |
| 3) | Germany |
4) | France |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Italy
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Q495. | Zealand captain Brendon McCullum blasted into history with the fastest Test hundred in a mere 54 balls against Australia at Hagley Oval. The previous fastest Test hundred record was in the name of which cricketer ? |
| 1) | Viv Richards |
2) | Misbah-ul-Haq |
| 3) | Adam Gilchrist |
4) | Nathan Astal |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Viv Richards
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Q496. | Imran Abdulla, the opposition leader and chief of the Ahdaalath Party has been sentenced to 12-year-long imprisonment for having “incited violence” at a demonstration on May 1 last year. He is the opposition leader of which country ? |
| 1) | Maldives |
2) | Bangladesh |
| 3) | Indonesia |
4) | Iran |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Maldives
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Q497. | The U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to make a historic visit to which country, become the first sitting American president to go to the island nation in 80 years ? |
| 1) | Vietnam |
2) | Cuba |
| 3) | China |
4) | Brazil |
| 5) | Japan |
Answer : Cuba
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Q498. | Which of the following state gets first all-woman panchayat and becoming first in the State to adopt 100% political representation for women at the Gram Panchayat level ? |
| 1) | Gujarat |
2) | Kerala |
| 3) | Maharashtra |
4) | Odisha |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Maharashtra
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Q499. | India's oldest performing musician Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan and the recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2013 and Sangeet Natak Akademi award passes away at the age of 107. He was associated with which field ? |
| 1) | Hindustani classical vocalist |
2) | Carnatic classical vocalist |
| 3) | Dhrupad Voclist |
4) | Kawali Song |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Hindustani classical vocalist
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Q500. | The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana was approved by the Union Cabinet,recently.Which of the following statement is correct ? A) This scheme has the solution to problems the farmers face. B) It envisages a uniform premium of only 2 % to be paid by farmers for Kharif crops and 1.5 % for Rabi crops. C) The premium for annual commercial and horticultural crops will be 5 %. D) There is no upper limit on government subsidy for this scheme. |
| 1) | Only A & B are correct |
2) | Only A ,B & C are correct |
| 3) | Only B,C & D are correct |
4) | All A,B,C and D are Correct |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : All A,B,C and D are Correct
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