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Q761.

Which West African country, recently declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) and it also declared that Guinea is the only country in the region still affected with this deadly virus, killed over 11 thousand people in West Africa since it was first reported in Guinea in December 2013 ?

1)	Senegal	2)	Sierra Leone
3)	Mali	4)	Liberia
5)	None of these

Q762.

In November 2015 History was created in Myanmar as its country’s first openly contested national election in 25 years. Which of the following statement is/are correct ? A) Aung San Suu Kyi’s party National League for Democracy (NLD)  emerged as the winner. B) Myanmar’s first general elections held since its long-ruling military ceded power to President Thein Sein’s quasi-civilian government in 2011 and it is also believed to be country’s first free elections since 1990. C) The opposition Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) conceded its defeat to NLD. D) The military-backed USDP has been in power since 2011.

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

Q763.

According to OECD, the Indian economy is expected to expand by 7.2 % this fiscal year. The think tank OECD is located at -----------.

1)	Geneva	2)	New York
3)	Washington D.C	4)	Paris
5)	Vienna

Q764.

The IIT council has recommended a Committee constituted to major changes in entrance examination structure.Which of the following statement is/are correct ? A) These prestigious institutes including setting up of a National Testing Service.  B) As per the recommendations, a National Testing Service shall be set up by early 2016. C) The Committee of Eminent Persons (CEP) is  under the Chairmanship of Prof Ashok Misra. D)The CEP has also suggested that changes in the structure of JEE shall be effected from 2017 onwards.

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

Q765.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced how many crore package development package for Jammu and Kashmir for improving road infrastructure and promoting tourism in the state,flood relief, reconstruction and flood management,power, new and renewable energy ?

1)	Rs 50,000 crore	2)	Rs 60,000 crore
3)	Rs 70,000 crore	4)	Rs 80,000 crore
5)	None of these

Q766.

The incumbent BCCI president Shashank Manohar is set to replace N Srinivasan for the remainder of the latter's term as ICC chairman.The decision was taken at the 86th annual general meeting of BCCI's headquarters.The BCCI headquarters is located at --------.

1)	New Delhi	2)	Kolkatta
3)	Mumbai	4)	Bengallru
5)	None of these

Q767.

The World Congress for Disaster Management is recently held in which city ?

1)	New Delhi	2)	Tokyo
3)	Paris	4)	Visakhapatnam
5)	None of these

Q768.

According to by 'The Banker', a Financial Times publication , private sector lender HDFC Bank has been rated 27th safest bank in the world among 250 banks. What is the rank of India's largest public sector bank, State Bank of India ?

1)	184th	2)	201st
3)	222nd	4)	233rd
5)	None of these

Q769.

Which of the following senior IRS officer was appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), apex body on Indirect Taxes ?

1)	VS Krishnan	2)	Ram Tirath
3)	Najib Shah	4)	Vanaja N Sarna
5)	None of these

Q770.

P.M. Bhargava an eminent scientist became the first scientist of country to return his national award Padma Bhushan. He has returned the award to protest against “the government’s attack on rationalism, reasoning and science”. Pushpa Mitra Bhargava is a noted ----------  of India.

1)	Physicist	2)	Biologist
3)	Chemist	4)	Astronomist
5)	None of these