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176. The government has decided to set up 11 new ‘Aayakar Seva Kendras’ (ASKs) during the current financial year 2010-11. How many ASKs are functioning recently?
A. 3
B. 8
C. 12
D. 15
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177. The government issued a notification amending the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2010 for listing on stock exchanges recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?I. Public sector enterprises (PSEs) must have a minimum public shareholding of 10% for remaining listedII. Private sector companies must have a minimum public shareholding of 25% for remaining listed III. Companies can raise their public shareholding level within three years of the issue of notification
A. I and II only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III
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178. Extradition of who among the following is being sought by the Indian government to stand trial for criminal liability in the Bhopal gas tragedy of December 1984?
A. Peter Norbeck
B. Olive M. Johnson
C. Warren Anderson
D. James R. Thompson
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179. Why was former Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran in news recently?
A. He was impeached by the Parliament
B. He resigned from the judiciary
C. He was appointed Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission
D. He was appointed new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
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180. Which of the following statements about a study on NDM-1 bacteria that was in news recently is/are correct?I. The NDM-1 bacteria is not resistant to most antibioticsII. The study on NDM-1 bacteria was published in British medical journal LancetIII. Some Indian hospitals were involved in the study
A. I and II only
B. II only
C. II and III only
D. III and I only
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