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561. Which of the following became the first mutual fund to list its schemes for trading like shares on the newly launched Mutual Fund Trading platform of the National Stock Exchange?
A. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
B. UTI Mutual Fund
C. HDFC Mutual Fund
D. SBI Mutual Fund
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562. Which of the following was in news recently for conferring Degree of Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) (D.Litt.) on Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura?
A. Aligarh Muslim University
B. National University of Educational Planning and Administration
C. Indian Institute of Public Administration
D. International Institute for Population Sciences
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563. Which of the following was founded by Dr. N.P. Seshadri who passed away recently?
A. National Centre for the Performing Arts
B. National Cultural Organisation
C. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
D. Sangeet Natak Akademi
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564. For what duration were four MLAs of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena were suspended from the House for manhandling Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Azmi inside the state Legislative Assembly for taking oath in Hindi?
A. Six months
B. One year
C. Two years
D. Four years
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565. Nobel Laureate Vitaly Ginzburg, a Russian scientist who passed away recently, was known for which of the following?
A. Soviet Space Exploration project
B. Soviet Time Zones project
C. Soviet Hydrogen bomb project
D. Soviet Biotechnology project
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