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641. Who became the first woman on record to swim across the Atlantic Ocean in mid January 2009 ?
A. Nazia Hassan
B. M.Luxmi
C. Jennifer Figge
D. Sebastian Errazuriz
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642. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Deccan Education Society was founder by
A. B.G Tilak
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. G.K. Gokhale
D. M.G. Ranade
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643. Employees of which public sector company were in news recently for announcing a donation of one days salary to purchase a house in South Africa where Mahatma Gandhi stayed that was put up for auction?
A. Gas Authority of India Ltd
B. Airport Authority of India Ltd
C. Coal India Ltd
D. Steel Authority of India Ltd
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644. At which stage in its life cycle does the silkworm yield the fibre of commerece ?
A. Egg
B. Larva
C. Pupa
D. Imago
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645. News Corp owned Dow Jones has decided to stop publication of which of the following magazines recently?
A. Newsweek
B. Far Eastern Economic Review
C. Wall Street Journal
D. Readers Digest
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