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316. Avinash Chander is the director of which military programme?

A. Agni – Missile

B. Tejas - Light combat aircraft

C. Arjun - Main battle tank

D. BrahMos – Missile

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317. Which European country was in news recently for renting prisons from its neighbor Netherlands because its own prisons are overcrowded?

A. Luxembourg

B. France

C. Germany

D. Belgian

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318. Which of the following ceased to exist recently?

A. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

B. Competition Appellate Tribunal

C. Competition Commission

D. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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319. Who was named as the next director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune recently?

A. Professor Ajit K. Kembhavi

B. Professor Joydeep Bagchi

C. Professor Dipankar Bhattacharya

D. Professor Gulab Chand Dewangan

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320. Who was conferred its Legend in Leadership Award by the Yale University recently becoming the first Indian to receive that honour?

A. Kumar Mangalam Birla

B. Indra Nooyi

C. Ratan Tata

D. Nandan Nilekani

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