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The Union Government on 22 May 2016 appointed whom as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Pondicherry

A) Kiran Bedi B) Kalyan Singh
C) Ram Naik D) Mukul Sangma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kiran Bedi

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Ratio of real to nominal GNP

A) State Bank of India B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Grameen Bank of India D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reserve Bank of India

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Q:

ATM is the abbreviated form of

A) Automatic Teller Machine B) Automated Teller Machine
C) All Time Money D) Automatic Tally Machine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Automated Teller Machine

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Sun appears red in colour at sunrise and sunset due to

A) the fact that sun emits only red colour at that time B) red light having longer wave length scatters away
C) that sun comes out of the mountains D) that all other colours scatter away except red
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) that all other colours scatter away except red

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Q:

The Currency Convertibility concept in its original form is originated in___________.

A) Taylors agreement B) Wells agreement
C) Bretton Woods agreement D) Symonds agreement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bretton Woods agreement

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Q:

The area of Nepal is approximately _________ square kilometres.

A) 115187 B) 128540
C) 135789 D) 147181
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 147181

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Q:

Sex­ratio in India is measured as

A) Number of males per thousand females B)  Number of females per thousand males
C)  Number of males per hundred females D)  Number of females per hundred males
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  Number of females per thousand males

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Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?

A) C. Rangarajan   B) Vijay Kelkar
C) Y. V. Reddy D) Rakesh Mohan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y. V. Reddy

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The 14th Finance Commission was constituted in January 2014. Commissions chairman was former RBI governor Y V Reddy and its members were Sushma Nath, M. Govinda Rao, Abhijit Sen, Sudipto Mundle.

 

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