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136. A house in South Africa where Mahatma Gandhi lived was in news recently for being put up for sale by its owner. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. The house is in Durban
B. Gandhiji had lived in that house 1908
C. Nancy Ball is current owner of the house
D. The house is named The Kraal
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137. Indian Readership Survey (IRS) and National Readership Survey (NRS) will be merged to form a single survey. IRS is conduced by which of the following?
A. Media Research Users Council
B. National Readership Studies Council
C. Indian Newspaper Society
D. Advertising Agencies Association of India
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138. India has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently. When is the FTA coming into force?
A. January 2010
B. January 2011
C. January 2012
D. January 2020
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139. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning to make it compulsory for all listed companies to follow the minimum non-promoter shareholding norm. According to the current listing agreement guidelines, what is the minimum level of public shareholding that companies have to maintain for continuous listing?
A. 10 per cent
B. 25 per cent
C. 33 per cent
D. 49 per cent
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140. Who was awarded the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Mission national award 2009 in recognition of his social service and fighting social evils such as untouchability and dowry recently?
A. Padamsinha Patil
B. P.J. Sudhakar
C. Pawanraje Nimbalkar
D. Ashok Desai
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