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Which of the following states has become the first state in the country to launch the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) recently? Under the mission, special focus is being laid on urban poor, construction labourers, homeless wage earners and slum dwellers.
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Bihar
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Madhya Pradesh
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3)
Karnataka
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4)
Uttar Pradesh
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5)
Haryana
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The 35th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries was held at Bandos Island Resort in Maldives recently. Which of the following countries is NOT among the nine observer countries to the SAARC?
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Japan
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Iran
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Australia
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4)
US
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5)
None of these
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The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official tasked with redressing customer complaints against deficiency in certain banking services and is appointed by the
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Reserve Bank of India
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2)
Ministry of Finance
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3)
Indian Banks’ Association
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High Court of each state
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5)
None of these
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4
Which of the following telecom operators in India hold dual technology (GSM and CDMA both the services) licence?
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Reliance Communications
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2)
Tata Teleservices
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3)
MTS
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4)
All the above
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5)
Only 1) and 2)
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given nod for declaring how many kilometers of state highways as national highways recently? The present length of the National Highways in the country is about 80,000 km.
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6,000 km
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7,200 km
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7,500 km
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8,100 km
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10,000 km
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Which of the following social media giants has acquired mobile messaging company WhatsApp in USD 19-bn deal recently?
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Google
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2)
Twitter
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Facebook
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LinkedIn
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5)
None of these
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Street Vendors bill has been finally passed by both the houses of the Parliament recently. Which of the following is correct with respect to the Bill?
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It provides for protection of livelihood rights and social security of street vendors.
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It provides for constitution of a Town Vending Authority in each Local Authority.
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It is aimed at creating "conducive" atmosphere for street vendors, and designated spaces for them to carry out their business.
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All the above
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5)
None of these
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The Central Govt has announced to set up Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) recently. Consider the following in this respect and choose the correct statement(s):
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The much-awaited EOC will be set up as a statutory body.
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It will be tasked with checking discrimination of minority communities in jobs and education.
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The Justice Sachar Committee, which went into the socio-economic backwardness of Muslims, had recommended setting up of such a panel.
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All the above
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5)
None of these
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Different stake holders have raised concerns over the RBI panel’s recommendation to create dedicated banks for rural inclusion which will be known as:
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Development banks
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2)
Payments banks
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Permanent banks
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Priority banks
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5)
None of these
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10
As informed by the Finance Minister in the Parliament, the gross NPAs of 40 listed banks advanced 36.9 per cent and in Sep 2013 stand at:
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Rs 1.62 lakh cr
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2)
Rs 2.22 lakh cr
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Rs 2.81 lakh cr
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Rs 3.42 lakh cr
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5)
None of these
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