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Q831.
Vivo Mobiles replaced PepsiCo as the title sponsor of the high-profile Indian Premier League (IPL), as announced by the BCCI.The change in IPL sponsorship was happened when beverage giant PepsiCo’s sudden pullout from a five-year deal that was to end in 2017. Vivo Mobiles company belongs to which country ?
1) Japan 2) Finland
3) China 4) South Korea
5)None of these
Answer : China
Explanation :
Vivo Mobile was chosen as the IPL sponsor by BCCI’s all-powerful working committee meeting held on 18 October 2015.
Vivo Mobile is a smartphone maker of China.
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Q832.
The Apex bank  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Bank of United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information. Which of the following statement is/are correct ? 
A) It was signed at Abu Dhabi, UAE by Saeed Abdulla Al Hamiz, Assistant Governor of Central Bank of UAE and Meena Hemchandra, Executive Director of RBI.
B) By signing the MoU, RBI is seeking to promote greater co-operation and share supervisory information among the authorities.
C) So far RBI has signed 29 such MoUs, one Letter for Supervisory Co-operation (LSC) and one Statement of Co-operation (SoC) in this regard. 
1) Only A and B are correct 2) Only A and C are correct
3) Only B and C are correct 4) All A,B and C are correct
5)None of these
Answer : All A,B and C are correct
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Q833.
Ace Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from international cricket. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?
A) He was conferred Arjuna Award in 2002, ICC Test Player of the Year 2010 and Padma Shree in 2010.
B) Sehwag was a part of the Indian cricket team that had ended runner up in 2003 ICC World Cup and also part of Indian cricket team that lifted the 2011 edition ICC World Cup.
C) He was also made the fastest triple century in the history of international cricket reached 300 off only 278 balls.
1) Only A and B are correct 2) Only A and C are correct
3) Only B and C are correct 4) All A,B and C are correct
5)None of these
Answer : All A,B and C are correct
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Q834.
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
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Q835.
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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Q836.
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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Q837.
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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Q838.
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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Q839.
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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Q840.
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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