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401. Who was appointed first Goodwill Ambassador of the Smile Train, an international charity that provides free cleft lip and palate surgery to children in need recently?
A. Katrina Kaif
B. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
C. Kareena Kapoor
D. Nandita Das
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402. This NASA scientist was one of the principal investigators for the Chandrayan-I mission of ISRO and played a key role in finding water on the Moon. He was arrested by the FBI on espionage charges when he allegedly tried to sell classified defence documents to an Israeli agent recently. Who is this scientist?
A. Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch
B. Stewart David Nozette
C. Herbert Goldstein
D. Thomas B. Kornberg
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403. The Reserve Bank of India increased the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 100 basis points recently while keeping other rates unchanged. Which of the following rates is incorrect?
A. Statutory Liquidity Ratio – 25 per cent
B. Repo Rate – 4.75 per cent
C. Reverse Repo Rate – 3.25 per cent
D. Bank Rate – 5.5 per cent
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404. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the _________, which begins on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011
A. Year of the Dragon
B. Year of the Tiger
C. Year of the Ram
D. Year of the Rooster
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405. Six medical institutions patterned on the AIIMS are being set up across the country under the first phase of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Which of the following is not among on of the locations?
A. Solan, Himachal Pradesh
B. Patna, Bihar
C. Raipur, Chattisgarh
D. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
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