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181. The Indian Air Force is conducting flight evaluation and performance trials of six companies vying to bag its order for 126 Medium Multi Range Combat Aircraft (MMRCA). Which of the following combinations of armament companies and their fighter jets is incorrect?
A. Boeing - F/A-18 Super Hornet
B. Saab – Gripen
C. Lockheed Martin - F-16 Super Viper
D. United Aircraft Corporation - Eurofighter Typhoon
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182. Who has taken over as the new Chief of Naval Staff recently?
A. Admiral Sushil Kumar
B. Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma
C. Admiral Madhvendra Singh
D. Admiral Arun Prakash
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183. Alan Macfarlane was in news recently for releasing a book on the occasion of completion of 800 years of which university recently?
A. Harvard
B. Cambridge
C. Oxford
D. Lyons
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184. Who was appointed Indias next High Commissioner to Pakistan recently?
A. Sharat Sabharwal
B. Dipanjan Mukherjee
C. Sowgat Muzaliid
D. Prasant Kumar Samantray
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185. Which of the following has started a project called Mobilising Mass Media Support for Sharing Agro-Information to enhance the agricultural communication and awareness in the country at grass-root level by using communication and information tools recently?
A. Central Arid Zone Research Institute
B. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
C. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
D. Institute of Rural Management, Anand
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