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Q971.

The Government had appointed V K Shunglu committee to probe which one of the followings ?

1)	Allegation of corruption charges in the conduct of commonwealth games	2)	Illegal iron ore mining’s in Goa and Karnataka
3)	Misappropriation of funds under MGNERGA scheme	4)	To look into the 2G spectrum allocation issue
5)	None of these

Q972.

Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ?

1)	Internet Banking	2)	Branch visits
3)	Going to money lenders	4)	Tele Banking
5)	All of these

Q973.

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and Sun group chairman Kalanithi Maran are facing an ED probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the Aircel-Maxis case. The ED had ordered provisional attachment of assets of Sun TV worth Rs. -----  crore allegedly linked to the Aircel-Maxis deal.

1)	Rs.500 crore	2)	Rs.742 crore
3)	Rs.824 crore	4)	Rs.1000 crore
5)	None of these

Q974.

India's first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission line, connecting the northern states with the north-eastern ones, will be operational on August 31,2015. The 800-kv, 6,000-MW line was built by Power Grid Corporation of India at an investment of ------- .

1)	Rs.8,000 crore	2)	Rs.10,000 crore
3)	Rs.12,000 crore	4)	Rs.16,000 crore
5)	None of these

Q975.

The Union Government has announced that it will sell a 10 % stake in India's biggest oil refining and marketing company Indian Oil Corporation on the stock market through an offer for sale (OFS) which comprises 24.27 crore shares. At present, what percentage the government holds a  stake in IOC.

1)	51.37 %	2)	58.47 %
3)	62.27 %	4)	68.57 %
5)	None of these

Q976.

Recently, India has hosted the 'Call to Action' Summit on 27th and 28th this month in Delhi . Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?

1)	The aim of the summit is to end maternal and child mortality.	2)	This summit have been participated by 24 nations.
3)	This Summit have been co-hosted with the Health Ministry of Ethiopia and in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation the Tata Trusts, UNICEF, USAID, UK Aid and WHO.	4)	Only 1 & 2 are correct
5)	All A,B and C are correct

Q977.

Recently, the Union Government has constituted a three member panel to assess the situation over the student protest in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune by Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B). Who is the chairman of the committee  ?

1)	Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	2)	Arun Jaitley
3)	S M Khan	4)	Prakash Javadekar
5)	None of these

Q978.

Anirban Lahiri scaled a new high for Indian golf by finishing tied at the PGA Championship. He finishing tied for ----- at the PGA Championship .

1)	2nd	2)	3rd
3)	5th	4)	6th
5)	None of these

Q979.

Which day was being observed as the World Photography Day across the world ?

1)	August 14	2)	August 19
3)	August 21	4)	August 22
5)	None of these

Q980.

According to the Rating agency Moody's Investors Service which has published in its 'Global Macro Outlook for 2015-16' that India's GDP growth forecast pegged at 7% for 2015 . Earlier, it has projected how much percentage ?

1)	7.2%	2)	7.5 %
3)	7.8%	4)	8%
5)	None of these