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51. Who among the following won the 1500 metres in the Asian All Stars meet that recently concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan?
A. Sandeep Karan Singh
B. Avinash Bansal
C. Sunil Sinha
D. Anil Manocha
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52. Which of the following launched its application centre, App Centre, in India and six other countries in July 2012, a move that will help users to find games, music services and other media content easily?
A. Google
B. Apple
C. Facebook
D. Yahoo
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53. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in July 2012, introduced a new category of NBFCs, Non Banking Financial Company-Factors and stipulated that every company seeking registration as NBFC-Factors would have a minimum net-owned fund (NOF) of
A. Rs 1 crore
B. Rs 3 crore
C. Rs 5 crore
D. Rs 10 crore
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54. U.S. oil giant Chevron Corporation, in July 2012, announced to have bought 80 per cent stake in Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL’s) two oil blocks in Kurdistan region of
A. Libya
B. Oman
C. Iraq
D. Saudi Arabia
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55. According to the new official data released by Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen, who is also citizenship minister, in July 2012, which country has become the largest source of permanent migrants who chose to make Australia their home in 2011-2012?
A. China
B. India
C. Iraq
D. Pakistan
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