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106. The recently constituted National Social Security Board functions under the auspices of which ministry at the Centre?
A. Home
B. Women & Child Development
C. Health
D. Labour and Employment
Explanation:
107. The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) announced their seat-sharing arrangement for the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections recently. How many seats the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) in the state?
A. 89
B. 196
C. 288
D. 324
Explanation:
108. Which Indian student was in news recently for addressing the United Nations Summit on Climate Change as the Asia-Pacific Junior-Board representative at the UN Headquarters in New York recently?
A. Varad Vyapari
B. Yugratna Srivastava
C. Rathika Ravindran
D. Anuja Erandekar
Explanation:
109. Which of the following statements about American journalist William Safire who passed away recently is incorrect?
A. He was a long-time syndicated political columnist for the Los Angeles Times
B. He was a regular contributor to On Language in the New York Times Magazine
C. He served as the speech writer to President Richard Nixon in 1968
D. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1978
Explanation:
110. Where was the foundation stone for the Satyajit Ray Railway Stadium laid by Union Railways minister Mamata Banerjee recently?
A. Howrah
B. Burdwan
C. Asansol
D. Kolkata
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