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541. Which of the following state has won the UNDP Award for excellence in participation and capacity building?
A. tamil nadu
B. Maharashtra
C. Chattisgarh
D. Kerala
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542. Consider the following statements : 1. The recently recongnized eleven planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris 2. Ceres, Pluto and Eris are considered dwarf planets
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. Both are correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
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543. Whom did TIME magzine declare the person of the year 2007?
A. Nicolas sarkozi
B. Angela Merkel
C. Vladimir Putin
D. Al Gore
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544. The Central Govt. recently launched Indira Gandhi National Age Old Pension Scheme. Consider the following facts about it. 1. It was launched on November 19, Indira Gandhi Birthday 2. It is applicable to all senior citizen above 65 years of age in the BPL families 3. Scheme will cost gove. Rs. 5000 crore
A. Only 3
B. Only 2
C. 2 and 3
D. All are true
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545. Consider the following statement :1. The former Supreme Court Judge, Ranjit Singh Sarkaria, headed the committee to study centre state relation in 1983 during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 2. He was also the former Chairman of the Press Council of india 3. He died in Chandigarh on October 12, 2007Which of the above statement is/ are correct ?
A. 1 Only
B. 2 Only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. All are correct
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