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Q.
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The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December, 2012
decided to issue Cards to industrialists and industrial
associations for easy access to its offices. What is the name of that card?
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Platinum
Cards
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Silver cards
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Golden Cards
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Industrial cards
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Union Government of India on 5 December, 2012
cleared the decks for transferring the prime 12.5 acre United
Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government for
building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and political
leader. Name the political leader ___
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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
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B. R. Ambedkar
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Ramabai Ambedkar
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Balasaheb Thackrey
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on December
7, 2012 asked Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC (thousand
million cubic) feet of Cauvery water during December 2012 ____
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12 TMC feet
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10 TMC feet
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8 TMC feet
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6 TMC feet
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys,
India's second-largest IT services provider start trading on
12 December, 2012?
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Bombay Stock Exchange
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National Stock Exchange
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New York Stock Exchange
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Singapore Stock Exchange
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new
dinosaur with a large prominent nose which lived about 73 million years
ago. what is the name of this new dinosaur?
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Latirhinus Uitstlani
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Gigantoraptor
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Khaan
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Raptorex
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit
China after changes in Communist Party of China?
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Shiv Shankar Menon
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Ajit Singh
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Anand Sharma
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Somanahalli Mallaiah
Krishna
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Software engineers as well as neuroscientists at University
of Waterloo, Canada claimed that they have developed a closest model of the
functioning human brain. What is this artificial human brain called?
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AbioCor
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Bioartifical
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Spaun
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i-Limb
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer claimed that a new
missile was tested which can permanently blackout the electronics of the
country without causing any harm to people. What is the name of this
missile?
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Mathago
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CHAMP
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Ikara
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ERYX
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Government had constituted a panel for suggesting
de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October
2012 under the Chairmanship of -
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Anand Sinha
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C. Rangarajan
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M. Rafeeq Ahmed
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Deepak Parekh
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following
countries?
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India
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Thailand
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China
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Japan
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported
that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant
is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union
Carbide plant located?
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Indore
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Raipur
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Jabbalpur
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Bhopal
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who
took over the command of International Space Station on September 2012.
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Rakesh Sharma
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Kalpana Chawla
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Sunita Williams
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Tessy Thomas
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____
largest player in the global service trade.
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Fifth
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Fourth
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Seventh
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Sixth
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT
sector under the Chairmanship of -
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Anita Kapur
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N. Rangacharya
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Y. B. Reddy
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C. Rangarajan
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International
Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)?
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Aishwarya Rai
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Katrina
Kaif
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Kareena Kapoor
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Vidya Balan
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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China recently objected to the participation of an Indian
Company in its joint venture with another country
for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is
that country?
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Taiwan
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South Korea
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Sri Lanka
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Vietnam
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band
from satellite for internet on trains?
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C Band
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KU Band
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S
Band
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3G Spectram
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman
Awards for 2011-12?
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Madhya Pradesh
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Manipur
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Maharastra
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Nagaland
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?
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Prof Abhijit Sen
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Dr. Y.V.Reddy
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Ms. Sushma Nath
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Dr. M.Govinda Rao
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India?
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Justice Balakrishnan
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Justice M. Kartzu
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Justice J. S. Verma
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Justice D. K. Jain
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13,
brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in
Geneva, India ranks is -
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59th
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56th
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57th
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58th
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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“Water Conservation Day” observed on -
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20th November
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19th November
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24th November
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31st October
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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National Education Day observed on
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11th November
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14th November
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5th September
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21st May
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the
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Muslims
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Minorities
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Poorest of the poor section
of the society
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Harijans
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at
Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in
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Kerala and Chhattisgarh
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Tamil Nadu and Odisha
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Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh
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Kerala and Odisha
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Ans: 3
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Q.
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Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force
was inaugurated by N. Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is
the name of this counter-terrorist commando force?
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Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA)
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Organization to Counter
Terrorist Operations (Octopus)
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Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)
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Anti Terrorism Operations
(ATO)
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Ans: 2
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Q.
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Which two countries signed Agreement for the
Modernisation of Indian Railways?
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India and Belgium
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Indian and China
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USA and India
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Russia and India
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Name the Indian telecom service company which had
acquired US firm WPCS International?
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Shyam Telecom
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MTNL
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3
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Tata Teleservices
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Kavvery Telecom
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Ans: 4
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Q.
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Which company was directed by the Supreme Court
to refund an amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their Investors?
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Sahara Group of Company
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Reliance Industries
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Air India
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Vodafone
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Ans: 1
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Q.
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Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of
Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of
Wight located?
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Germany
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USA
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Africa
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UK
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Ans: 4
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