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Q1091.

Which state of USA is the first state in the nation to raise the minimum age of 21 for Smoking tobacco, including e-cigarettes ?

1)	Arizona	2)	California
3)	Hawaii	4)	Texas
5)	None of these

Q1092.

Which Asian country recently officially lowered its voting age from 20 to 18 years ?

1)	Sri Lanka	2)	South Korea
3)	Japan	4)	Saudi Arab
5)	None of these

Q1093.

India's own card payment system "RuPay", floated by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) would roll out RuPay Credit cards from next year. So far, over 160 million people have been issued RuPay in India. NPCI targets to reach this system for every Indian by which year ?

1)	2017	2)	2018
3)	2019	4)	2020
5)	None of these

Q1094.

The State-run BSNL will set up 40,000 wi-fi hotspots across the country and the tender for the project is likely to be floated by July and it will be completed by 2018. What is the cost of this mega project ?

1)	Rs 4,000 crore	2)	Rs 5,000 crore
3)	Rs 6,000 crore	4)	Rs 6,500 crore
5)	None of these

Q1095.

Who among the following  has joined Amnesty International India as its new executive director, recently who will head AI India's operations and its efforts to end human rights abuses in India and worldwide ?

1)	Salil Shetty	2)	Aakar Patel
3)	Irene Khan	4)	Rajendra K. Pachuri
5)	None of these

Q1096.

R Seetharaman, a top Indian banker has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award in UAE  for his contribution to the banking industry and greater understanding of the economic development of the Middle East region. Mr. R Seetharaman is presently CEO in which bank ?

1)	Central Bank of the UAE	2)	Commercial Bank of Dubai
3)	Doha Bank	4)	United Arab Bank
5)	None of these

Q1097.

According to the World Bank latest report, India performed better than earlier and ranked 142nd in 'ease of business' list among 189 nations in World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business 2015" report. Which country is ranked No. 1 in this list ?

1)	Singapore	2)	New Zealand
3)	Hong Kong	4)	Denmark
5)	None of these

Q1098.

According to the census data by CRY (Child Rights and You), more than 50%  of working children in India are concentrated in five states - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and account for more than 55 lakh of child workers. Which state has witnessed a growth in child labour by 13 % with one out of five child labourers in India belonging to the state ?

1)	Bihar	2)	Uttar Pradesh
3)	Madhya Pradesh	4)	Maharashtra
5)	Rajasthan

Q1099.

Recently, which Govt.  has created a new medal to recognize the bravery and hard work of people who have helped to tackle Ebola in West Africa and  the medal is set to be awarded to over 3,000 people who travelled to work in high risk areas to stop the spread of the disease ?

1)	USA	2)	India
3)	Japan	4)	UK
5)	None of these

Q1100.

Which of the following state government has accepted the bid by private multi-port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to build its prestigious Rs 7,525-crore Vizhinjam International multi-purpose seaport ?

1)	Andhra Pradesh	2)	Tamil Nadu
3)	Kerala	4)	karnataka
5)	None of these