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1.Who is the head of the committee conducting National Aptitude Test? i) Damodar Acharya ii) Bakul Dholakia iii) Kapil Sibal iv) R.C. Bhargava 2. Who is the representative from India in United Nation Security Council? i) Sashi Tharoor ii) Hardeep Singh Puri iii) S. M. Krishna iv) Vikas Pandey 3. From when would India enjoy elevated status in UNSC and for how long? i) from 1st Jan, 2010, for 3 years ii) from 1st jan, 2011, for 2 years. iii) from 1st Jan, 2012, for 4 years. iv) from 1st Jan, 2010, for 2 years. 4. What is WEOG? i) Western European and Others Group. ii) Western European and Oil Group. iii) Western European and Other Group. iv) Western Entities of Other Group. 5. How many blocks are going to be offered by the Govt. in NELP IX? i) 9 ii) 27 iii) 26 iv) 34 6. What is Govt.’s earning through Indirect Tax collection in the first half of current fiscal year? i) 1, 50, 686 cr. ii) 1, 60, 678 cr. iii) 1, 60, 879 cr. iv) 1, 50, 456 cr. 7. What is ‘no go’ zone? i) A public place where none can go ii) A public place where none can smoke. iii) A zone in forest from where no mining activity can be done. iv) A zone in forest where none should go. 8. Who among the following Political Prisoners and detainees of the People's Republic of China has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2010?i)Liu Xianbinii)Li Shouxiniii)Liu Diiv)Liu Xiaobo 9. Which of the nations didn’t cast their vote for India? i) Pakistan ii) Swaziland iii) China iv) Afganistan (It’s not possible to answer who voted against India as it was secret ballot, so answer would None of the above) 10. 14.What is the current minimum public shareholding norm for listing purposes for a Public Sector Undertaking in India?(A)10%(B)11%(C) 15%(D)25%