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Q791. | Which two Maharatna companies are exploring opportunities in Africa to get coal blocks under bilateral pacts between India and mineral-rich countries in the continent as it looks to secure fuel for its expanding local capacities ? |
| 1) | NTPC and BHEL |
2) | NTPC and SAIL |
| 3) | SAIL and CIL |
4) | BHEL and CIL |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : NTPC and BHEL
View AnswerQ792. | The Indian short film, An Old Dog’s Diary has won prestigious Best Short Film Award at the 2015 London Film Festival (LFF) by the British Film Institute (BIF) at 59th edition of LFF. The film is directed by --- . |
| 1) | Satyajit Ray |
2) | Mrinal Sen and Guru Dutt |
| 3) | Kamal Swaroop |
4) | Shai Heredia and Shumona Goel |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Shai Heredia and Shumona Goel
Explanation : The 11-minute film has been directed by Shai Heredia and Shumona Goel.
It story of film reveals the cultural conditions of Indian avant-garde painter Francis Newton Souza’s work and its institutionalisation by assembling the puzzle-piece evocations of his portrait.
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Q793. | The eminent novelist and journalist Gamal al-Ghitani, recently passed away who was one of the greatest authors of historical and political novels and cultural and political commentaries. He belong to which country ? |
| 1) | Turkey |
2) | Egypt |
| 3) | Indonesia |
4) | Malaysia |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Egypt
Explanation : - Gamal al-Ghitani Ghitani was born on 9 May 1945 in Gihena, Egypt.
- He had started his writing career at a very young age and his first short story was published when he was only 14.
- Though he was trained as a carpet designer, he switched to journalism in his 20s and went on to write historical fiction.
- Much of his work has been widely translated in different languages, including his famous novel Zayni Barakat published in 1974 is considered a seminal portrayal of authoritarian rule.
- He was awarded Egyptian National Prize for Literature (1980), French Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1987), Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Ren (2009) etc.
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Q794. | Great Britain won the 2015 Sultan of Johor Cup under-21 field hockey tournament by defeating defending champions India in the final in penalty shoot by 3-4 goals score.Which country host the Sultan of Johor Cup ? |
| 1) | Australia |
2) | Netherlands |
| 3) | India |
4) | Malaysia |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Malaysia
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Q795. | India's apex decision making institution Supreme Court (SC) has permitted Union Government to voluntary use Aadhaar card scheme in Welfare Schemes and extended for schemes like MGNREGA, PM’s Jan Dhan Yojana, all types of pension schemes and EPF. The modified order was ruled by five-judge Constitution Bench headed by ---------. |
| 1) | Mr. Justice Anil R. Dave |
2) | Chief Justice H L Dattu |
| 3) | Justice T.S. Thakur |
4) | Mr. Justice Dipak Misra |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Chief Justice H L Dattu
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Q796. | Recently,the Union Cabinet has approved an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and which country in field of renewable energy which was signed between both nations in August, 2015, during the official visit of its president ? |
| 1) | Mozambique |
2) | Tanzania |
| 3) | Saudi Arab |
4) | Japan |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Mozambique
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Q797. | Indian Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been selected for the prestigious Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award -2015. He has been choosen for his contributions towards -------. |
| 1) | (Bachpan Bachao Andolan) Child reforms |
2) | Gandhian philosophy |
| 3) | Inspirational work against child abuse. |
4) | Both child reforms and inspirational work against child abuse. |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Both child reforms and inspirational work against child abuse.
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Q798. | According to the accounting firm EY (Ernst & Young) , India has been named the most attractive country for investment in a survey of more than 500 global investors. India was 32 % favoured market for investment.Which of the following country became second on 15 % of the vote, followed by Southeast Asia, Brazil and North America ? |
| 1) | Japan |
2) | China |
| 3) | Russia |
4) | Pakistan |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : China
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Q799. | Jamaican writer Marlon James has been named the winner of the Man Booker Prize for 2015 for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings”. Which of the following statement is correct ? |
| 1) | It is the second Booker Prize to be won by a Jamaican and the first for its independent publisher Oneworld Publications. |
2) | Mr. James’s book was chosen from a shortlist of six writers . |
| 3) | James was given £60,000 prize and trophy in London. |
4) | Jamaican author Marlon James has won the Man Booker Prize for his novel inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s. |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Jamaican author Marlon James has won the Man Booker Prize for his novel inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s.
Explanation : - It is the first Booker Prize to be won by a Jamaican and the first for its independent publisher Oneworld Publications
- James was given £50,000 prize and trophy in London.
- Mr. James’s book was chosen from a shortlist of seven writers who included the bookies favourite Hanya Yanagihara for A Little Life, and the British writer of Indian origin Sunjeev Sahota for The Year of the Runaways.
Man Booker 2015 shortlist:
- This year's Man Booker shortlist featured two authors from the UK, two from the US and one each from Jamaica and Nigeria.
- The six novels on this year's Man Booker short list
- Marlon James (Jamaica), A Brief History of Seven Killings
- Tom McCarthy (UK), Satin Island
- Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria), The Fishermen
- Sunjeev Sahota (UK), The Year of the Runaways
- Anne Tyler (US), A Spool of Blue Thread
- Hanya Yanagihara (US), A Little Life
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Q800. | Recently,Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) has started the bus service via Dhaka being begin from 16th October,2015.The bus service will join which two cities of India through Bangladesh ? |
| 1) | Agartala-Howrah |
2) | Kamalpur-Kolkata |
| 3) | Agartala-Kolkata |
4) | Kumarghat-Asansol |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Agartala-Kolkata
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