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456. The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for which of the following?
A. For the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis
B. For studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
C. For studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces
D. For the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP
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457. Which cricketer became the highest run-scorer in the Ranji Trophy with a tally of 7,640 runs recently?
A. Chandrakant Pandit
B. Amarjeet Kaypee
C. Amol Muzumdar
D. Harshad Khadiwale
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458. How much has India announced as its contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East recently?
A. Dollar 0.5 million
B. Dollar 1 million
C. Dollar 1.5 million
D. Dollar 2.0 million
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459. Which of the following was in news for its report–Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress–that has revealed a decline in the number of abortions worldwide?
A. Haffkine Institute
B. Wistar Institute
C. Guttmacher institute
D. Pasqual Maragall Foundation
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460. The Chandipur missile test launch facility of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is located in which district of Orissa?
A. Bhadrak
B. Boudh
C. Bolangir
D. Balasore
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