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Q891.

The three scientists William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Youyou Tu jointly won the 2015 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for their work against parasitic diseases. Which of the following statement is/are correct ?  A) Mr. Campbell and Mr. Omura won it for "their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites B) Ms. Tu won it for "her discoveries concerning a novel therapy for malaria." C) Medicine is the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year.

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

Q892.

Indian film ‘Zubaan’ opened at the 20th edition of Busan Film Festival in South Korea. More than 5,000 filmmakers, entertainers and fans are attending the 10-day fastival and a total of 302 films from 75 countries including 94 world premiers and celebrations spanning 10-days with a rich line-up of films and celebrities from Asia and beyond. The film ‘Zubaan’ is directed by --- .

1)	Satyajit Ray	2)	Mozez Singh
3)	S. Shankar	4)	Mani Ratnam
5)	Shyam Benegal

Q893.

China won the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship held in Changsha, Hunan province of China. China defeated  which team in the final ?

1)	Iran	2)	Philippines
3)	India	4)	Japan
5)	None of these

Q894.

Inuit and Arctic activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier of Canada has won the 2015 Right Livelihood Award along with Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera an social activist who fights for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersexual (LGBTI) communities. The social activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera ia citizen of which nation ?

1)	Nigeria	2)	Uganda
3)	Congo	4)	Sudan
5)	None of these

Q895.

The Rs.2,035-crore National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the biggest government-run health projects in the country going to starts in 2017.The institute is slated to come up at the Jhajjar campus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and about 60 km from Delhi. The Jhajjar is belongs to which state ?

1)	Punjab	2)	Haryana
3)	UP	4)	Rajasthan
5)	None of these

Q896.

Which of the following  a test plying nation of cricket team failed to qualify the mega event like Champion Trophy 2017 for the first time which is also known as mini World Cup to be  played in England ?

1)	Bangaladesh	2)	Zimbabwe
3)	West Indies	4)	Pakistan
5)	None of these

Q897.

The government is looking to dilute stake in IDBI Bank through strategic sale or public offering with various options are being considered, including strategic sale and offer for sale (OFS), for dilution of the government stake in IDBI Bank, but these are at a preliminary stage. At present what is the government holding stands  in IDBI bank ?

1)	58.5 %	2)	65 %
3)	76.5 %	4)	84 %
5)	None of these

Q898.

Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased micro finance norm of maximum how much percentage variance in interest rates for small loans offered to SCs living below double poverty line in order to provide credit at cheaper rate ?

1)	4%	2)	4.5%
3)	5%	4)	5.5%
5)	None of these

Q899.

Which  of the following country's national flag was raised at United Nations for the first time on 1st October 2015 ?

1)	Nepal	2)	Bhutan
3)	Israel	4)	Palestine
5)	None of these

Q900.

The G-20 Summit of 2018 will be host by which of the following country ?

1)	USA	2)	China
3)	India	4)	France
5)	None of these