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Q821.

World's richest cricket league  tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) will have a new title sponsor in its next edition because its old sponsor expressed its interest to terminate the association with the BCCI due to " Match Fixing"  issue. What is the name of the its old sponsor ?

1)	PepsiCo	2)	Star Sports
3)	Sahara India	4)	Airtel
5)	None of these

Q822.

John Williams has receive a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute by U.S. President Barack Obama , the National Medal of Arts in the East Room of the White House in Washington. He has given this award for  his contribution as a  --------- .

1)	Music Composer	2)	Film Director
3)	Actor	4)	Film Producer
5)	None of these

Q823.

World’s most prestigious international sports authority of soccer, FIFA  has suspended its three highest incumbents Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini and Jerome Valcke from its officials due to involvement in corruption. The head quarters of FIFA is located in -------- .

1)	Paris	2)	Lausanne
3)	Zürich	4)	Geneva
5)	None of these

Q824.

The government is going to soon make it mandatory to furnish PAN card details for cash transactions beyond a certain threshold to check generation of domestic black money which quoted of PAN is being made mandatory for any purchase or sale exceeding the value of  how much  rupees from various persons, including MPs, MLAs, trade and industry associations among others ?

1)	Rs 1 lakh	2)	Rs 1.5 lakh
3)	Rs 2 lakh	4)	Rs 2.5 lakh
5)	None of these

Q825.

Recently,The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved to implement the World Bank (WB)-assisted National Watershed Management Project “Neeranchal”. Which of the following stament is/are correct ? A) The CCEA is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. B) It  gave its nod with a total outlay of USD 357 million (Rs 2142.30 crore). C) The proposed project will be implemented at the national level as well as in Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana. D) The government’s share of 50 % will be Rs 1071.15 crore and remaining is loan component from the World Bank.

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

Q826.

Recently, which state  government has abolished the Goseva Ayoga (Cattle Conservation Commission) which was constituted by the BJP regime in 2012  and decided to transfer its functions and powers to the Animal Welfare Board of the Animal Husbandry Department ?

1)	Himachal Pradesh	2)	Haryana
3)	Karnataka	4)	Bihar
5)	None of these

Q827.

The music composer AR Rahman will be honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award for 2015 by veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai on the birth anniversary of Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar. The first Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award was given to ----------- .

1)	Lata Mageshkar	2)	Asha Bhosle
3)	Amitah Bachan	4)	Rabindra Jain
5)	None of these

Q828.

Recently, UNESCO has observed the Wold Teacher's Day which  has been celebrating every year since 1994.The World Teacher's Day is fall on which day ?

1)	September 5	2)	September 16
3)	October 5	4)	October 8
5)	None of these

Q829.

Recently,the Government of India has embarked on global roadshows at four locations, including the US and the UK to attract investments for its big-ticket stake sale in which PSUs that may fetch around Rs 6,600 crore to the exchequer ?

1)	NTPC and ONGC	2)	NTPC and BEL
3)	ONGC and IOCL	4)	NTPC and PGCIL
5)	None of these

Q830.

Recently, Mr.Shashank Manohar has been elected unopposed as President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the second term.Which of the following statement is/are correct ? A) He belongs to Vidarbha Cricket Association and was elected by Special General Meeting (SGM) of BCCI. B) Earlier he had served as the 29th President of the BCCI from 2008 to 2011. C) BCCI was established in 1928 by replacing Calcutta Cricket Club. D) Shashank Manohar by profession is a prominent industrialist.

1)	Only A and B are correct	2)	Only A,B and C are correct
3)	Only B ,C and D are correct	4)	All A,B ,C and D are correct
5)	Noe of these