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Q871. | Recently, which state government has abolished the Goseva Ayoga (Cattle Conservation Commission) which was constituted by the BJP regime in 2012 and decided to transfer its functions and powers to the Animal Welfare Board of the Animal Husbandry Department ? |
| 1) | Himachal Pradesh |
2) | Haryana |
| 3) | Karnataka |
4) | Bihar |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Karnataka
View AnswerQ872. | The music composer AR Rahman will be honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award for 2015 by veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai on the birth anniversary of Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar. The first Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award was given to ----------- . |
| 1) | Lata Mageshkar |
2) | Asha Bhosle |
| 3) | Amitah Bachan |
4) | Rabindra Jain |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Lata Mageshkar
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Q873. | Recently, UNESCO has observed the Wold Teacher's Day which has been celebrating every year since 1994.The World Teacher's Day is fall on which day ? |
| 1) | September 5 |
2) | September 16 |
| 3) | October 5 |
4) | October 8 |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : October 5
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Q874. | Recently,the Government of India has embarked on global roadshows at four locations, including the US and the UK to attract investments for its big-ticket stake sale in which PSUs that may fetch around Rs 6,600 crore to the exchequer ? |
| 1) | NTPC and ONGC |
2) | NTPC and BEL |
| 3) | ONGC and IOCL |
4) | NTPC and PGCIL |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : NTPC and BEL
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Q875. | Recently, Mr.Shashank Manohar has been elected unopposed as President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the second term.Which of the following statement is/are correct ? A) He belongs to Vidarbha Cricket Association and was elected by Special General Meeting (SGM) of BCCI. B) Earlier he had served as the 29th President of the BCCI from 2008 to 2011. C) BCCI was established in 1928 by replacing Calcutta Cricket Club. D) Shashank Manohar by profession is a prominent industrialist. |
| 1) | Only A and B are correct |
2) | Only A,B and C are correct |
| 3) | Only B ,C and D are correct |
4) | All A,B ,C and D are correct |
| 5) | Noe of these |
Answer : Only A,B and C are correct
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Q876. | Recently,Typhoon Mujigae prompted several strong tornadoes when it landed in Guangdong and killed at least six people and injured 168 people. Mujigae was the 22nd typhoon of the year.The Typhoon hit Guangdong province which is located in -------- . |
| 1) | China |
2) | South Korea |
| 3) | Japan |
4) | Cambodia |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : China
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Q877. | The three scientists William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Youyou Tu jointly won the 2015 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for their work against parasitic diseases. Which of the following statement is/are correct ? A) Mr. Campbell and Mr. Omura won it for "their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites B) Ms. Tu won it for "her discoveries concerning a novel therapy for malaria." C) Medicine is the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year. |
| 1) | Only A is correct |
2) | Only A & B are correct |
| 3) | Only A & C are correct |
4) | All A ,B & C are correct |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : All A ,B & C are correct
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Q878. | Indian film ‘Zubaan’ opened at the 20th edition of Busan Film Festival in South Korea. More than 5,000 filmmakers, entertainers and fans are attending the 10-day fastival and a total of 302 films from 75 countries including 94 world premiers and celebrations spanning 10-days with a rich line-up of films and celebrities from Asia and beyond. The film ‘Zubaan’ is directed by --- . |
| 1) | Satyajit Ray |
2) | Mozez Singh |
| 3) | S. Shankar |
4) | Mani Ratnam |
| 5) | Shyam Benegal |
Answer : Mozez Singh
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Q879. | China won the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship held in Changsha, Hunan province of China. China defeated which team in the final ? |
| 1) | Iran |
2) | Philippines |
| 3) | India |
4) | Japan |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Philippines
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Q880. | Inuit and Arctic activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier of Canada has won the 2015 Right Livelihood Award along with Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera an social activist who fights for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersexual (LGBTI) communities. The social activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera ia citizen of which nation ? |
| 1) | Nigeria |
2) | Uganda |
| 3) | Congo |
4) | Sudan |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Uganda
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