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Which Metro Rail Corporation will lay vibration-absorbing tracks for the first time in India?

A) Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation B) Noida Metro Rail Corporation
C) Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation D) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation

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CDM stands for

A) Clean Development Mechanism B) Carbon Degeneration Mechanism
C) Carbon Degeneration Mission D) Cash Deposit Mechanism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Clean Development Mechanism

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To release wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment Guarantee Scheme direct and faster, anelectronic fund management system has been launched by____________.

A) State Bank of Hyderabad B) State Bank of Travancore
C) State Bank of India D) Orien tal Bank Corporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) State Bank of Travancore

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The suicidal bags of the cell are

A) Lysosomes B) Ribosomes
C) Dictyosomes D) Phagosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lysosomes

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Who has recently been appointed as the Chief of New Development Bank of BRICS country, has also served as the chairman of Infosys Ltd, and was non-Executive chairman of ICICI Bank in the past?

A) K.V. Kamath B) Nandan Nilekani
C) Azim Premji D) Chanda Kochhar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) K.V. Kamath

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Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?

A) C. Rangarajan   B) Vijay Kelkar
C) Y. V. Reddy D) Rakesh Mohan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y. V. Reddy

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The 14th Finance Commission was constituted in January 2014. Commissions chairman was former RBI governor Y V Reddy and its members were Sushma Nath, M. Govinda Rao, Abhijit Sen, Sudipto Mundle.

 

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Which is India's first defense satellite?

A) INSAT 2B B) GSAT - 7
C) GSAT - 6 D) IRS - 1A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) GSAT - 7

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Which one of the following statementsis not correct?

A) BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile made by India and Russian Federation. B) The name BrahMos came from two rivers, Brahmaputra of India and Moskva of Russia.
C) Indian military scientists were capable of integrating BrahMos cruise missile with Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter. D) Defence Research and Development Organization is the manufacturer of Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Defence Research and Development Organization is the manufacturer of Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter.

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The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or land. It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) who together have formed BrahMos AerospaceThe name BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.

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