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Q1351. | President Pranab Mukherjee on 31 December 2014 has given his assent to NJAC Bill, 2014 that seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing ? |
| 1) | Chief Information Commissioner |
2) | Judges to higher judiciary |
| 3) | Central Vigilance Commission |
4) | Director of CBI |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Judges to higher judiciary
View AnswerQ1352. | The Union Government has decided to separate the post of Chairman and Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in public sector banks on 31 December 2014 . As per the Finance Ministry, the Chairman in public sector banks other than which bank will be a part- time board member henceforth ? |
| 1) | IDBI |
2) | NABARD |
| 3) | State Bank of India |
4) | Punjab National Bank |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : State Bank of India
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Q1353. | Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 30 December 2014 announced immediate retirement from which format of the cricket ? |
| 1) | Test Cricket |
2) | ODI Cricket |
| 3) | Twenty-20 Cricket |
4) | First-Class Cricket |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Test Cricket
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Q1354. | Commercial power generation in Kudankulam nuclear power plant started on 30 December 2014 after getting approval from the Nuclear Power Corporation. Kudankulam nuclear power plant is situated in which state ? |
| 1) | Rajasthan |
2) | Andhara Pradesh |
| 3) | Tamil Nadu |
4) | Karnataka |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Tamil Nadu
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Q1355. | Amidst row and demonstrations over Aamir Khan-starrer 'PK', which state government has recently decided to exempt the movie from entertainment tax ?
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| 1) | Bihar |
2) | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3) | Maharashtra |
4) | Tamil Nadu |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Uttar Pradesh
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Q1356. | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Radhakrishnan retired on 31 December 2014. Who will hold additional and interim charge as Chairman of ISRO for a month or until a regular chief is named ? |
| 1) | Shailesh Nayak |
2) | K. Radhakrishnan |
| 3) | A.S. Kiran Kumar |
4) | M Sathiyavathy |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Shailesh Nayak
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Q1357. | Union Government has reconstituted the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on 29 December 2014 by nominating three new members. Who is the chairman of NDMA ? |
| 1) | President of India |
2) | Prime Minister |
| 3) | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
4) | Chief Justice of India |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Prime Minister
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Q1358. | As on 24 December 2014, 10 crore accounts have been opened under the PMJDY scheme with a collective deposit amounting to Rs 7,690.89 crore, thus achieveing the target well before the target date. What was the target date for opening 10 crore accounts accounts under PMJDY fixed initially ? |
| 1) | January 26, 2016 |
2) | April 1, 2015 |
| 3) | August 15, 2015 |
4) | January 26, 2015 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : January 26, 2015
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Q1359. | Under which Ministry, the department of Disability Affairs (Nishaktata Karya Vibhag) functioning from 29th December 2014, renamed as the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Viklangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag) ? |
| 1) | Ministry of Health |
2) | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 3) | Ministry of Labour |
4) | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Q1360. | The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister on 29 December 2014 approved the infusion of RS. 60 crore in Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. to make it a Government company which would raise the shareholding of the Government's - |
| 1) | 49% |
2) | 51% |
| 3) | 54% |
4) | 75% |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 51%
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