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P Susheela
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1 The American poet and novelist Jim
Harrison passed away recently. He was best known for his novel
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Legends of the Fall
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2 Which country
launched the 22nd satellite in the BeiDou
Navigation Satellite System (BDS series recently being developed as an
alternative to the US GPS system
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China
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3 _______ has
become the first state to implement use
of injectable contraceptives as a family planning measure.
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Haryana
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4 The Tata Sons will soon be in the pilot’s
seat of which of the following airlines holding 51 per cent stake after it
acquires Telestra Tradeplace’s stake
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AirAsia India
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5 As per the
security solutions firm Symantec, India’s
ranking among countries with high number of financial Trojan infections at present is
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third
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6 The British
telecom giant Vodafone is to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ
regarding its Rs 14,200-cr tax case with the govt of India. The ICJ is headquartered at
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Hague
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7 For the first
time in its history, ISRO is set to
launch PSLV C34 rocket in May this year which will inject into orbit
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22 satellites
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8 The govt will
infuse additional capital of about Rs 5,050 cr in the banks soon. The capital infusion by the govt is made
in which type of banks
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Public Sector Banks
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9 Under the plan ‘Indradhanush’ the total amount
proposed to be infused in state-owned banks over a period of four years is
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Rs 70,000 cr
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10 The market
regulator SEBI hiked FPI investment limit for govt securities recently. The term FPI stands for
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Foreign Portfolio Investor
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11 In line with
the Indradhanush plan, PSU banks
got Rs 25,000 cr in 2015-16 and will
receive what amount in 2016-17
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Rs 25,000 cr
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12 Kachhabali village in which of the
following states became the 1st in the state to vote to close down its lone
liquor shop recently
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Rajasthan
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13 The RBI has said that fixed-rate loans
of up to what duration offered by lenders will have to be set based on their
marginal cost of funding
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Three years
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14 Faustin Archange Touadera took oath
as the new elected president of
which of the following countries recently
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Central African Republic
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15 PM Narendra
Modi recently launched Asia's biggest
telescope located at Devasthal near Nainital in Uttarakhand which is
developed with assistance of
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Belgium
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16 The govt has
set a target of 175 Gigawatts of
installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. Of this, what amount of energy is to come from solar
power
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100 GW
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17 The Centre has extended the basic customs duty on wheat imports for three months to protect
farmers during harvesting season. The duty
is imposed at
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25 per cent
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18 Name the legendary playback singer who entered
Guinness World Records recently for recording highest number of songs in several languages.
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P Susheela
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19 The limit for long term FPIs in central
govt securities will be enhanced to what amount from 4 Apr 2016
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Rs 50,000 cr
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20 The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(EPFO has decided to provide interest on inoperative accounts from
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1 Apr 2016
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