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201. Paul Allen was in news for filing lawsuits alleging violations of patents held by him by Apple, Yahoo, Facebook, Google and eBay recently. Which well known IT company was co-founded by Allen?
A. IBM
B. Microsoft
C. Oracle
D. Intel
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202. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unveiled a discussion paper on entry of new banks in the private sector on August 11, 2010. Under the current RBI norms, promoter stake in new private sector banks should be a minimum of ____________ (of the paid-up capital of the bank) at the time of licensing of banks with a lock-in period of_____________.
A. 40 percent, 5 years
B. 35 percent, 5 years
C. 25 percent, 3 years
D. 25 percent, 5 years
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203. Who among the following was appointed as the Co-Chairperson of the 21-member United Nations High-level Panel on Global Sustainability recently?
A. Tarja Halonen
B. Paula Lehtomäki
C. Mauri Pekkarinen
D. Anneli Jäätteenmäki
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204. Which of the following statements about the selection system for National Film Awards that was restructured recently, is not correct?
A. Five regional panels have been constituted for pre-selection of films that will go the Central Jury for final selection of the awardees
B. In the category of Music Direction, a new award for ‘Background Score’ has been introduced, in addition to an existing award for Best Music Direction (Songs)
C. In the category of Acting, a new award for ‘Best Actor in a Negative Role’ has been introduced
D. In the category of Screenplay and Dialogues, separate awards have been instituted for ‘Adapted Screenplay’, ‘Original Screenplay’ and ‘Dialogues’
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205. Margaret Chan is the Director-General of which of the following?
A. UNICEF
B. ILO
C. FAO
D. WHO
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