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266. Which University is the largest residential campus in Asia spread over 520 hectares?
A. Nagarjuna University
B. Jawaharlal Nehru University
C. Aligarh Muslim University
D. Banaras Hindu University
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267. A power failure involving the worlds largest operating hydroelectric plant in South America was in news recently. Which two countries jointly run the Itaipu plant, which straddles the border between the countries along the Parana River and is a critical source of power for both nations?
A. Argentina & Chile
B. Brazil & Chile
C. Argentina & Uruguay
D. Brazil & Paraguay
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268. Remembrance Day, which was on November 11, recently, is observed to commemorate the end of which of the following wars?
A. First World War
B. American War of Independence
C. Second World War
D. Crimean War
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269. Which of the following became the first state in India to provide reservation of HIV +ve hi government jobs?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka
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270. The Borlaug award was instituted by the Coromandel Fertilizer of the in 1972 to honor Nobel laureate Dr Norman E Borlaug, who is responsible for the wheat revolution in India
A. Amalgamations Group
B. TVS lyengar Group
C. K K Birla Group
D. Murugappa Group
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