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Q801.

Recently,RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has become the first Indian central banker to be appointed as vice-chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) -the bank for central banks. Where is the headquarter of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) located ?

1)	Geneva,Switzerland	2)	Basel,Switzerland
3)	Vienna,Switzerland	4)	Washington, USA
5)	None of these

Q802.

Which of the following state become the first state in India will be conducting e-auction of major minerals to make transparency in the allocation process in the wake of the recent cancellation of allocated mines after irregularities were found in the auctioning process ?

1)	Odisha	2)	Jharkhanda
3)	Rajasthan	4)	Chhatisgargh
5)	None of these

Q803.

As per the Global Property Consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) latest Asia-Pacific City Investment Intensity Index, Bengaluru was among the top-20 destinations globally. Which of the following city is ranked number one ?

1)	Sydney	2)	Auckland
3)	Melbourne	4)	Hong Kong
5)	None o these

Q804.

According to the World Giving Index, Myanmar ranks highest in the world for 'generosity', with the US second, New Zealand third, Canada fourth and Australia fifth. What is India's  ranks out of total 145 countries in the World ?

1)	86th	2)	92nd
3)	106th	4)	134th
5)	None of these

Q805.

The engineering company Alstom has won a contract worth around 200 billion rupees ($3 billion)  to supply Indian Railways with 800 electric locomotives and set up a local manufacturing plant which is one of the largest awarded to a foreign firm since India last year opened up limited parts of its state-owned railways to 100 % foreign direct investment, and comes as the government tries to modernize its vast but outdated rail network.The engineering company Alstom is belongs to which country ?

1)	Germany	2)	France
3)	USA	4)	UK
5)	None of these

Q806.

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

Q807.

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

Q808.

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

Q809.

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

Q810.

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