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421. Which country in the Middle East faced a financial turmoil over fears of loan defaults on government guaranteed debt by its companies operating in Dubai?
A. Yemen
B. Qatar
C. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
D. United Arab Emirates
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422. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) elected Chhagan Bhujbal as the leader of its legislature party, thereby making him the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra recently. Bhujbal has been a member of which of the following parties in his earlier political career before joining NCP?
A. Congress (I)
B. Shiv Sena
C. Bharatiya Janata Party
D. Both (a) and (b)
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423. Cabinet of which SAARC country recently approved the Vested Property Return (Amendment) Act 2009 for restoring property seized from minority groups decades ago?
A. Bhutan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan
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424. Senior scientist P S Veeraraghavan assumed charge as Director of which of the following recently?
A. Master Control Facility
B. National Remote Sensing Centre
C. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
D. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
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425. Which of the following had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962 but is known by a different name now?
A. Master Control Facility
B. National Remote Sensing Centre
C. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
D. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
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