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Q721.

Recently, Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was sworn in as  Chief Justice of India.Which of the following statement/s is/ are true ? A) He was 43 rd Chief Justice to be appointed. B) Justice Thakur also headed the bench which ordered probe into the multi-crore chit fund scam in eastern India, also known as Saradha scam. C) He has also heard the multi-crore rupee NRHM scam, in which ex-UP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha is also an accused, besides other politicians and bureaucrats.

1)	Only A and B are correct	2)	Only A and C are correct
3)	Only B and C are correct	4)	All A, B and are correct
5)	None of these

Q722.

Recently,Indian Railways starts procuring power from Dabhol Power Plant to save Rs 1,000 crore annually on energy bill.The Dabhol Power Plant is located in which state ?

1)	Madhya Pradesh	2)	Gujarat
3)	Maharashtra	4)	Chhatishgargh
5)	None of these

Q723.

According to a forecast by global airlines grouping International Air Transport Association (IATA), India is likely to become the third largest aviation market in the world. At present, which country is ranked number one in the world ?

1)	USA	2)	China
3)	Russia	4)	Indonesia

Q724.

According to a new GSMA study, India is on track to surpass half a billion (500 million) by the end of this year and add a further 250 million subscribers by 2020 to reach 734 million. A present, India has -------- million mobile subscribers at the end of 2014.

1)	440 million	2)	445 million
3)	453 million	4)	480 million
5)	None of these

Q725.

Recently, a three members committee has been appointed by the Union Government for the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) .Who is the chairman of the committee ?

1)	Rupa Kapoor	2)	Yashwant Jain
3)	Stuti Kacke	4)	Priyank Kanoonga
5)	None of these

Q726.

For the first time in Cricket history, the day-night format of Test cricket has been played between arc rival for Trans-Tasman Trophy between Australia and New Zealand is being played under floodlights and a pink ball was used instead of the traditional red ball. The match was played in which venue ?

1)	Hobart Stadium	2)	Adelaide Oval Stadium
3)	Melbourne Stadium	4)	Auckland Stadium
5)	None of these

Q727.

India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship test fired from INS Subhadra in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast. The nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile is a---------. The Dhanush was .

1)	Air-to-surface missile	2)	Surface-to-surface missile
3)	Surface-to-air missile	4)	Anti-tank guided missile
5)	None of these

Q728.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recommended to the Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure that the airlines install GAGAN , jointly developed by the ISRO and the AAI ,which receivers on all aircraft flying in Indian airspace from April 1, 2017. What does GAGAN stands for ?

1)	GPS Aired Geo Augmented Navigation	2)	General Aided Geo Augmented Navigation
3)	GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation	4)	Global Aided Geo Augmented Navigation
5)	None of these

Q729.

The Union Govt. has reduced the deadline of 3 years of rural connectivity through all- weather roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). What was the earlier set target of the year ?

1)	2019	2)	2020
3)	2021	4)	2022
5)	None of these

Q730.

Every year 26 November is being observed as National Milk Day (NMD) to mark birth anniversary Father of the White Revolution Dr.Verghese Kurien. On which day is  observed as World Milk Day under the aegis of UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ?

1)	June 1	2)	June 5
3)	July 16	4)	September 16
5)	None of these