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Q991.

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred prestigious literary award Saraswati Sammaan for the year 2014 to Dr. Marpadi Veerappa Moily in New Delhi. Dr. Marpadi Veerappa Moily has conferred this award for his poem 'Ramayana Mahanveshanam' which was first published in 2007. The poem is written in which language ?

1)	Kannada	2)	Telugu
3)	Tamil	4)	Malayalam
5)	None of these

Q992.

Recently, which Indian life insurance company has emerged as the market leader in Bahrain, part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), despite tough competition from close to 60 global insurance and become the third largest player in the UAE with a strong presence in cities like Dubai ?

1)	LIC	2)	GIC
3)	NIC	4)	HDFC Life Insurace
5)	None of these

Q993.

The Central Government has revised the National Solar Mission target of Grid Connected Solar Power projects from 20,000 MW by 2022 to 1,00,000 MW by 2022. What was the earlier name of the National Solar Mission which was approved by Government of India on 11 January 2010 ?

1)	Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission	2)	Rajiv Gandhi National Solar Mission
3)	Prime Minister National Solar Mission	4)	Atal National Solar Mission
5)	None of these

Q994.

Recently, Cochin International airport limited (CIAL) has equipped with green initiative - 12MWp solar power project in the premises of the airport on August 18,2015 . Now, it would be India's ------ operating on solar power in any airport.

1)	First	2)	Second
3)	Third	4)	Fourth
5)	None of these

Q995.

Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal lost to World No.1 Carolina Marin (Spain) in the finals of the prestigious Badminton World Championships in Jakarta on 16 August 2015. Which of the following statement/s is /are correct ? A) She became the first Indian to reach the final of Badminton World Championship B) Saina thus became the first Indian to collect the silver at the prestigious event. C) Earlier, Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a medal (a bronze) in 1983.

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

Q996.

Recently, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan  defeating Chinese duo Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan in the final of the men's doubles in Jakarta. Which of the following statement/s is are correct ? A) Both winning players are belongs to Indonesia. B) Presently, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan are third seeded in world badminton ranking. C) Their win was particularly special on the eve of nationwide commemorations celebrating 70 years since Indonesian independence.

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

Q997.

According to an official in the Department of Telecom, which telecom company has lost about 1.78 crore wireless and over 20 lakh wireline subscribers between March 2014 - March 2015  due to providing  poor service ?

1)	Airtel	2)	BSNL
3)	MTNL	4)	Reliance
5)	None of these

Q998.

As we read in the newspaper that 'Smart Vault',  a new system introduced in banking sector, came to news. Which of the following statement/s is /are correct about it ?  A) It is a fully automated state-of-the-art locker available 24x7 including weekends and post banking hours. B) It is launched by ICICI bank C) Bank customers can use their biometric identification, debit card and personal identification number to access the vault

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

Q999.

Recently, Union Government has completed the demarcation of eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary which was announced by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and approved by National Green Tribunal (NGT) ?

1)	Bharatpur	2)	Bandipur
3)	(NCR) of Delhi.	4)	Simila
5)	None of these

Q1000.

Asia's biggest telescope, Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was  recently inaugurated by Professor U.R Rao, Chairman of Physical Research Laboratory. The Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) is located at ----- .

1)	Jaipur	2)	Jaisalimar
3)	Udaipur	4)	Chennai
5)	None of these