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Who among the following is called Bird man of India ?  

A) Salim Malik B) Saqlain Musthaffa
C) Iskandhar Meerja D) Salim Ali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Salim Ali

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Govt of India recently decided to import wheat at a lower rate of Custom duty. The effective rate of the duty would be

A) 15% B) 12%
C) 10% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5%

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Where is the renowned multi-arts centre Bharat Bhavan located?

A) Jaipur B) Bhopal
C) Bangalore D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhopal

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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting was organised in September 2007 in which of the following places?

A) Sydney B) New York
C) Tokyo D) Beijing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sydney

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Name the dry, gusty wind that originates in the Eastern Rocky mountains of North America.

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Chinook

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American financial magazine Barron's has listed the HDFC Bank Managing Director's name on 23rd position in the list of world’s 30 best CEOs. His name is ___________.

A) Aditya Puri B) Sanjeev Misra
C) M K Sharma D) Shikha Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aditya Puri

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American financial magazine Barron's has listed the name of HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri’s name in its list of world’s 30 best CEOs. He holds the 23rd position in the list beating social media giant Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg who is listed on the 30th spot.

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Which of the following is NOT a source of tax revenue collected by the Govt of India?

A) Custom Duty B) Excise Duty
C) Income Tax D) Dividends & Profits
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dividends & Profits

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The Indian Judge who has been re-elected to International Court of Justice(ICJ) 2017?

A) Dalveer Bhandari B) S.N. Rao
C) Arjun Singh D) R. S. Pathak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dalveer Bhandari

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India's nominee to International Court of Justice (ICJ) Dalveer Bhandari (70) was re-elected to fifth and the last seat of World court. Bhandari received 183-193 votes in United Nations General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in UN Security Council (UNSC). He was elected after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election. This is the first time since the ICJ was established in 1945 that there will be no British judge in ICJ. Bhandari is fourth Indian judge to be elected to ICJ after B.N. Rau, Nagendra Singh and RS Pathak.

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