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141. Home Minister P. Chidambaram announced in July, 2012 that over 500 new border out posts (BOPs) would be constructed along International borders with which of the following to check infiltration and cross border movement of terrorists?
A. Pakistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Bangladesh
D. Both A and C
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142. The Union Power Ministry on 30th July, 2012, announced the constitution of a three-member panel to probe the Northern grid collapse which brought the northern states to a virtual halt. Who is heading this panel?
A. A.S. Singh
B. M.N. Rathod
C. Sulabh Sharma
D. Aniket Sachdeva
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143. Which of the following cities hosted the third meeting of the ‘Friends of Syria’ in July 2012 which insisted that President Bashar al-Assad would have to quit and sought a resolution under the U.N. charter’s chapter 7?
A. Tokyo
B. Moscow
C. Paris
D. Beijing
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144. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in July 2012, launched Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) programme at its National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC). The project is a joint effort of AIIMS anda. The United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)b. The Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA)Selection the correct answer
A. Only a
B. Only b
C. Both a and b
D. Neither a nor b
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145. Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi, in July 2012, proposed establishment of a Char Dham Development Authority to look after shrines of
A. Gangotri and Yamunotri
B. Badrinath and Kedarnath
C. Tirupati and Ajmer Sharif Dargah
D. Both A and B
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