Current Affair Quiz - 30th April 2015

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                      We are providing you this Quiz which will help you for your Upcoming Examinations .it will be useful for IBPS PO, SBI PO, SBI SO, IBPS Clerk, SBI Clerk, IBPS RRB PO, IBPS RRB PO, Insurance and other exams.

Q. : 1 The Railway Minister, while presenting the Railway Budget for 2015-16 mentioned the names of two MPs who have donated Rs 1 cr and Rs 1.5 cr respectively from their MPLAD funds for passenger amenities. These two MPs are

1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan 

2) Piyush Goyal, PC Mohan

3) Jayant Sinha, Manoj Sinha 

4) Chirag Paswan, Kalraj Mishra

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Amitava Roy assumed charge as Supreme Court judge recently taking the strength of judges in the top court to 29. What is the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court?

1) 29 

2) 30

3) 31 

4) 32

5) 35 

Q. : 3 The first budget of the Independent India was presented on 26 Nov 1947 by

1) John Mathai 

2) RK Shanmukham Chetty

3) Sukumar Sen 

4) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

5) TT Krishnamachari 

Q. : 4 The Economic Survey is presented every year just before the General Budget in the Parliament and is prepared by the finance minister’s chief economic adviser. The present CEA to the Finance Minister is

1) Kaushik Basu 

2) Bibek Debroy

3) Jagdish Bhagwati 

4) Arvind Subramanian

5) Arvind Panagariya 

Q. : 5 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 has mention about ‘Operation 5 minutes.’ Through this initiative, passengers travelling in ____________category can purchase a ticket in 5 minutes.

1) unreserved 

2) reserved

3) ladies compartment 

4) senior citizen

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 introduces two all India 24/7 helpline numbers. While ‘138’ is for railway-related queries, toll free No.182 will be for

1) amenities-related issues 

2) security-related issues

3) food-related issues 

4) delay-related issues

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 India ranks lower than most BRICS nations in capacity for innovation, according to the Economic Survey 2014-15. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, India’s ranking in capacity for innovation is

1) 66 

2) 35

3) 40 

4) 44

5) 48 

Q. : 8 As per the Economic Survey for 2014-15, the stock of stalled projects across the country stands at about _________of GDP.

1) 3 per cent 

2) 4 per cent

3) 7 per cent 

4) 9 per cent

5) 11 per cent 

Q. : 9 The Economic Survey for 2014-15 has mention about the JAM Number Trinity to help offer support to poor households. This JAM trinity does not include

1) Jan Dhan Yojana 

2) Mobile numbers

3) Aadhaar 

4) MGNREGA

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 According to the Economic Survey for 2014-15, using the new estimate for 2014-15 as the base, GDP growth at constant market prices is expected to accelerate to between __________in 2015-16.

1) 6.1 and 6.5 per cent 

2) 7.1 and 7.5 per cent

3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent 

4) 8.5 and 9.1 per cent

5) None of these 

Answer:- 

1. (1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan
2. (3) 31
3. (2) RK Shanmukham Chetty
4. (4) Arvind Subramanian
5. (1) unreserved
6. (2) security-related issues
7. (5) 48
8. (3) 7 per cent
9. (4) MGNREGA
10. (3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent

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Current Affair Quiz For SBI PO Mains

Q. : 1 The Railway Minister, while presenting the Railway Budget for 2015-16 mentioned the names of two MPs who have donated Rs 1 cr and Rs 1.5 cr respectively from their MPLAD funds for passenger amenities. These two MPs are

1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan 

2) Piyush Goyal, PC Mohan

3) Jayant Sinha, Manoj Sinha 

4) Chirag Paswan, Kalraj Mishra

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Amitava Roy assumed charge as Supreme Court judge recently taking the strength of judges in the top court to 29. What is the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court?

1) 29 

2) 30

3) 31 

4) 32

5) 35 

Q. : 3 The first budget of the Independent India was presented on 26 Nov 1947 by

1) John Mathai 

2) RK Shanmukham Chetty

3) Sukumar Sen 

4) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

5) TT Krishnamachari 

Q. : 4 The Economic Survey is presented every year just before the General Budget in the Parliament and is prepared by the finance minister’s chief economic adviser. The present CEA to the Finance Minister is

1) Kaushik Basu 

2) Bibek Debroy

3) Jagdish Bhagwati 

4) Arvind Subramanian

5) Arvind Panagariya 

Q. : 5 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 has mention about ‘Operation 5 minutes.’ Through this initiative, passengers travelling in ____________category can purchase a ticket in 5 minutes.

1) unreserved 

2) reserved

3) ladies compartment 

4) senior citizen

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 introduces two all India 24/7 helpline numbers. While ‘138’ is for railway-related queries, toll free No.182 will be for

1) amenities-related issues 

2) security-related issues

3) food-related issues 

4) delay-related issues

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 India ranks lower than most BRICS nations in capacity for innovation, according to the Economic Survey 2014-15. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, India’s ranking in capacity for innovation is

1) 66 

2) 35

3) 40 

4) 44

5) 48 

Q. : 8 As per the Economic Survey for 2014-15, the stock of stalled projects across the country stands at about _________of GDP.

1) 3 per cent 

2) 4 per cent

3) 7 per cent 

4) 9 per cent

5) 11 per cent 

Q. : 9 The Economic Survey for 2014-15 has mention about the JAM Number Trinity to help offer support to poor households. This JAM trinity does not include

1) Jan Dhan Yojana 

2) Mobile numbers

3) Aadhaar 

4) MGNREGA

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 According to the Economic Survey for 2014-15, using the new estimate for 2014-15 as the base, GDP growth at constant market prices is expected to accelerate to between __________in 2015-16.

1) 6.1 and 6.5 per cent 

2) 7.1 and 7.5 per cent

3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent 

4) 8.5 and 9.1 per cent

5) None of these 

Answer:- 

1. (1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan
2. (3) 31
3. (2) RK Shanmukham Chetty
4. (4) Arvind Subramanian
5. (1) unreserved
6. (2) security-related issues
7. (5) 48
8. (3) 7 per cent
9. (4) MGNREGA
10. (3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent

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Current Affair Quiz For SBI Mains Exam 2014

Q. : 1 The RBI has overhauled the priority sector lending targets and now banks have to lend what per cent of their credit to the micro enterprises, entities whose investment in plant and machinery does not exceed Rs 25 lakh?

1) 8 per cent 

2) 7.5 per cent

3) 10 per cent 

4) 12 per cent

5) 9 per cent 

Q. : 2 The RBI has broadened the priority sector adding three more categories into the fold. Which of the following is NOT one of the three new categories added?

1) Medium enterprises 

2) Social infrastructure

3) Renewable energy 

4) Sugar industry

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 The UNESCO recognised historic Dharahara Tower (also called Bhimsen Tower), built in 1832, collapsed in the severe earthquake on 25 Apr in which of the following cities of Nepal?

1) Kathmandu 

2) Bhojpur

3) Chitwan 

4) Gorkha

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 Ashraf Ghani, who visited India starting 27 Apr, is the present president of

1) Bangladesh 

2) Pakistan

3) Afghanistan 

4) Malaysia

5) Maldives 

Q. : 5 Who among the following has been conferred the 2015 edition of the Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award?

1) Rishi Kapoor 

2) Anil Kapoor

3) Madhuri Dixit 

4) Jackie Shroff

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Name the present President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who visited India recently.

1) Sepp Blatter 

2) Juan Antonio Samaranch

3) Sergey Bubka 

4) Thomas Bach

5) Jacques Rogge 

Q. : 7 What is India’s ranking in the recently released World Happiness Report 2015 among the 158 studied nations?

1) 81st 

2) 109th

3) 84th 

4) 117th

5) 112nd 

Q. : 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 Apr presented the 50th Jnanpith Award to Bhalchandra Nemade who is a

1) Marathi author 

2) Guajarati author

3) Tamil author 

4) Kannada author

5) Malayalam author 

Q. : 9 Which of the following states was awarded as the Best e-Panchayat state recently on the occasion of the National Panchayati Raj Diwas (25 Apr)?

1) Gujarat 

2) Bihar

3) Tamil Nadu 

4) Kerala

5) Assam 

Q. : 10 India and which of the following countries on 23 Apr began their 10-day naval exercise named 'Varuna'?

1) France 

2) Germany

3) South Korea 

4) Japan

5) Sri Lanka 

Answer:- 

1. (2) 7.5 per cent
2. (4) Sugar industry
3. (1) Kathmandu
4. (3) Afghanistan
5. (2) Anil Kapoor
6. (4) Thomas Bach
7. (4) 117th
8. (1) Marathi author
9. (5) Assam
10. (1) France

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Current Affair Quiz | 25th April 2015

Q. : 1 The RBI has overhauled the priority sector lending targets and now banks have to lend what per cent of their credit to small and marginal farmers, defined as farmers having less than two hectares of land?

1) 8 per cent 

2) 7.5 per cent

3) 10 per cent 

4) 12 per cent

5) 9 per cent 

Q. : 2 Which of the following countries has been ranked on top in the 2015 World Happiness Report? It is the third annual report that seeks to quantify and explain happiness in 158 countries.

1) Canada 

2) Norway

3) Denmark 

4) India

5) Switzerland 

Q. : 3 Armenia marked the centenary of the Ottoman massacre of up to 1.5 million people recently. The capital city of Armenia is

1) Yerevan 

2) Zagreb

3) Tbilisi 

4) Baku

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 25 Apr is commemorated every year as

1) World Malaria Day 

2) World AIDS Day

3) World Tuberculosis Day 

4) World Typhoid Day

5) World Diarrhea Day 

Q. : 5 In an overhaul of the priority sector lending targets, the RBI has said that foreign banks with less than 20 branches will have to lend __________of their net credit to the priority sector. They have to do so by the end of fiscal year 2020.

1) 20 per cent 

2) 31 per cent

3) 42 per cent 

4) 40 per cent

5) 45 per cent 

Q. : 6 Calbuco volcano erupts in which of the following countries recently for the first time in more than 42 years?

1) Australia 

2) Cameroon

3) Chile 

4) Argentina

5) Spain 

Q. : 7 India recently delivered three Cheetal helicopters to which of the following countries? These are unarmed choppers and have a utility role

1) Sri Lanka 

2) Nepal

3) Bangladesh 

4) Afghanistan

5) Myanmar 

Q. : 8 After a long gap (36 years), a private member’s Bill was recently passed by the Rajya Sabha. This private bill moved by Tiruchi Siva (DMK) seeks to protect the rights of

1) tribals on the land 

2) transgenders

3) juvenile offenders 

4) mentally retard people

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 The govt has allowed retirement fund body EPFO to invest what per cent of its corpus in exchange traded funds recently?

1) 2 per cent 

2) 3 per cent

3) 5 per cent 

4) 8 per cent

5) 10 per cent 

Q. : 10 Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on

1) 12 Apr 

2) 22 Apr

3) 23 Apr 

4) 25 Apr

5) 26 Apr 

Answer:- 

1. (1) 8 per cent
2. (5) Switzerland
3. (1) Yerevan
4. (1) World Malaria Day
5. (4) 40 per cent
6. (3) Chile
7. (4) Afghanistan
8. (2) transgenders
9. (3) 5 per cent
10. (2) 22 Apr

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Current Affair Quiz | 24th April 2015

Dear Readers,

                       We are posting some important question and answer for SBI PO Mains and Insurance Exam NICL Assistant 2015.

Q. : 1   Which of the following films has won the best foreign language film Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards?

1) Wild Tales

2) Timbuktu

3) Tangerines

4) Leviathan

5) Ida

Q. : 2   Honda Motor has named who among the following as its new President and CEO who will take over in late Jun?

1) Takahiro Hachigo

2) Takanobu Ito

3) Soichiro Honda

4) Takeo Fukui

5) None of these

Q. : 3   The govnt has launched a new portal to redress consular grievances of Indian citizens living abroad. Name the portal.

1) Helping Hand

2) Sahayata

3) Madad

4) Suvidha

5) None of these

Q. : 4   Name the Indian-American who has won 2015 J Calvin Giddings Award in the field of chemistry in the US.

1) Jamshed Bharucha

2) Rakesh Khurana

3) Geeta Menon

4) Purnendu Dasgupta

5) None of these

Q. : 5   Which of the following countries has adopted a witness protection law, recently, ahead of an investigation into suspected human rights abuses in a 26-year civil war in the country?

1) Bangladesh

2) Thailand

3) Myanmar

4) Sri Lanka

5) Egypt

Q. : 6   Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has won Oscar for best direction at the 87th Academy Awards for which of the following films?

1) The Imitation Game

2) Birdman

3) The Grand Budapest Hotel

4) Foxcatcher

5) Boyhood

Q. : 7   The parliament of which of the following countries on 19 Feb passed legislation banning commercial surrogacy?

1) Thailand

2) Philippines

3) Finland

4) Myanmar

5) China

Q. : 8   Kotak Mahindra Bank obtains CCI nod for Kotak-ING Vysya Bank merger was the news in financial newspapers recently. Here the term CCI stands for

1) Central Commission of India

2) Clearance Commission of India

3) Certification Commission of India

4) Competition Commission of India

5) None of these

Q. : 9   Who among the following was on 20 Feb appointed as the new Sri Lankan Army Chief by President Maithripala Sirisena?

1) Daya Ratnayake

2) Sarath Fonseka

3) Chrishantha de Silva

4) Jagath Jayasuriya

5) None of these

Q. : 10   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on 23 Feb signed a $50 million loan agreement to boost power generation capacity in

1) Arunachal Pradesh

2) Sikkim

3) Manipur

4) Tripura

5) Assam

Answer:- 

1. (5) Ida
2. (1) Takahiro Hachigo
   
3. (3) Madad
4. (4) Purnendu Dasgupta
5. (4) Sri Lanka
6. (2) Birdman
7. (1) Thailand
8. (4) Competition Commission of India
9. (3) Chrishantha de Silva
10. (5) Assam

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Current Affair Quiz For SBI Mains 2015

Dear Readers, 

                         We are posting some important Current Affair Quiz Current Affair Quiz For SBI Mains Exam 2015 and Insurance Exam NICL Assistant 2015.

Q. : 1 Which of the following teams has won the third edition of the Hockey India League (HIL)?

1) Dabang Mumbai 

2) Ranchi Rays

3) Kalinga Lancers 

4) Delhi Wave Riders

5) Punjab Warriors 

Q. : 2 Veteran communist leader Govind Pansare, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds in a recent attack, died on 20 Feb. He was an

1) anti-toll tax campaigner 

2) anti-superstition campaigner

3) anti-child marriage campaigner 

4) anti-child labour campaigner

5) None of these 

Q. :3 Who among the following is the new chief minister of Bihar?

1) Nitish Kumar 

2) Jitan Ram Manjhi

3) Sushil Kumar 

4) Mangal Pandey

5) Misa Bharti 

Q. : 4 The United States recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group?

1) Iran 

2) Iraq

3) Turkey 

4) Saudi Arabia

5) Jordan 

Q. : 5 The government is set to launch a new scheme 'Krishi Dak Service' which is aimed at distribution of __________to farmers at their doorstep through post-offices.

1) fertiliser subsidies 

2) farm equipments

3) Kisan Credit Cards 

4) improved seed varieties

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Name the Indian batsman who scored 137 runs , the highest individual score against South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup till now. India defeated SA in the match by 130 runs.

1) Virat Kohli 

2) Ajinkya Rahane

3) Rohit Sharma 

4) Shikhar Dhawan

5) Suresh Raina 

Q. : 7 Which of the following films has won the best animated feature film Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards?

1) The Book of Life 

2) The Nut Job

3) Big Hero 6 

4) Rio 2

5) The Lego Movie 

Q. : 8 The first round of coal block e-auction ended recently. Which of the following pairs of successful bidders and the coal blocks alloted to them is NOT matched correctly?

1) Jindal Power: Gare Palma IV/2&3 

2) Jaiprakash Power: Amelia North

3) Hindalco: Damodar 

4) CESC: Saisatolli

5) GMR Chhattisgarh Energy: Talabira-I 

Q. : 9 Trial against the former President Mohamed Nasheed started on terror charges recently in  which of the following countries?

1) Malaysia 

2) Maldives

3) Indonesia 

4) Bangladesh

5) Egypt 

Q. : 10 The combined military training exercise called ‘Surya Kiran VIII’ begun recently. This is a joint exercise between India and

1) Russia

2) US

3) Japan 

4) Vietnam

5) Nepal 

Answer:- 

1. (2) Ranchi Rays
2. (1) anti-toll tax campaigner
3. (1) Nitish Kumar
4. (3) Turkey
5. (4) improved seed varieties
6. (4) Shikhar Dhawan
7. (3) Big Hero 6
8. (3) Hindalco: Damodar
9. (2) Maldives
10. (5) Nepal

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Current Affair Quiz - SBI PO Mains 2015

Q. : 1 To bridge the gaps of social divide and promote tribal culture, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs held a National Tribal Festival in New Delhi named

1) Vanaj 

2) Vanbandhu

3) Tribal Trendz 

4) Van Mahotsav

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 President Francois Hollande’s govt won a confidence vote on economic reform law recently. He is the present president of

1) Spain 

2) Greece

3) Turkey 

4) France

5) Italy 

Q. : 3 The CCEA on 19 Feb approved the continuation of the incentive scheme for raw sugar production. It has fixed uniform rate of ________per MT for 2014-15 sugar season.

1) Rs 3,000 

2) Rs 3,500

3) Rs 4,000 

4) Rs 4,500

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 Which of the following chief minister of Indian states visited Bangladesh on a three-day visit recently? The Teesta water agreement and Land Border Treaty were the focus points of the visit.

1) Pawan Kumar Chamling 

2) Tarun Gogoi

3) Naveen Patnaik 

4) Mamata Banerjee

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 PM Narendra Modi visited which of the following northeastern states recently to inaugurate a festival to mark the 29th Statehood Day and also flagged off the Naharlagun - New Delhi Air-conditioned Train?

1) Manipur 

2) Nagaland

3) Tripura 

4) Meghalaya

5) Arunachal Pradesh 

Q. : 6 Which of the following former Indian captains is all set to become the 77th member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?

1) Mohammad Azharuddin 

2) Anil Kumble

3) Sourav Ganguly 

4) Kapil Dev

5) Rahul Dravid 

Q. : 7 Khajuraho Dance Festival 2015 begun in which of the following states on 20 Feb?

1) Maharashtra 

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Rajasthan 

4) Karnataka

5) Tamil Nadu 

Q. : 8 The famous temples of Khajuraho were built between 250 and 1050 AD during the reign of

1) Chandela Dynasty 

2) Vakataka dynasty

3) Gupta Dynasty 

4) Nanda Dynasty

5) Brihadratha Dynasty 

Q. : 9 Bamako is the capital and largest city of which of the following countries? The country has signed a UN ceasefire to end conflict with northern rebels recently.

1) Niger 

2) Mauritania

3) Mali 

4) Ghana

5) Algeria 

Q. : 10 Which of the following Indian airports has won the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award in the 25-40 million passengers per annum category from the Airport Council International (ACI)?

1) Indira Gandhi International Airport 

2) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

3) Kempegowda International Airport 

4) Chennai International Airport

5) None of these 

Answer:- 

1. (1) Vanaj
2. (4) France
3. (3) Rs 4,000
4. (4) Mamata Banerjee
5. (5) Arunachal Pradesh
6. (2) Anil Kumble
7. (2) Madhya Pradesh
8. (1) Chandela Dynasty
9. (3) Mali
10. (1) Indira Gandhi International Airport

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General Awareness Quiz For Upcoming Exam

Dear Reader, We are posting latest current affair quiz for SBI Main 2015 and Insurance Exam NICL Assistant.

Q. : 1 Amitabh Kant holds which of the following positions at present?

1) Secretary, DIPP 

2) Secretary, FIPB

3) Chairman, ISRO 

4) Chairman, HAL

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The new govt at the centre on 13 Feb officially told the Supreme Court that it would go ahead with the UIDAI project, Aadhaar. Who is the present DG of UIDAI?

1) Vijay S Madan 

2) Shailesh Nayak

3) K Radhakrishnan 

4) T Suvarna Raju

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 Who will head the External Advisory Committees (EACs) which will evaluate the applications received for setting up of payment banks?

1) Usha Thorat 

2) Nachiket Mor

3) Shikha Sharma 

4) Urjit Patel

5) Bimal Jalan 

Q. : 4 Name the Indian origin musician who won the best new age album award at the 57th Grammy Awards recently.

1) Devan Ekambaram 

2) MD Pallavi Arun

3) Ricky Kej 

4) Neecia Majolly

5) Chaitra HG 

Q. : 5 The 19th National Arogya Mela was organised in which of the following cities starting 6 Feb?

1) Raipur 

2) Chandigarh

3) Patna 

4) Bhopal

5) Jaipur 

Q. : 6 Which of the following is correct about Daggubati Ramanaidu, who died recently?

1) He entered the record books for producing maximum number of films in the world. 

2) He was the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award for life time achievement in 2009.

3) He was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 2012 in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema. 

4) All the above

5) Only 2) and 3) 

Q. : 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 Feb launched 'Soil Health Card' scheme from Sriganganagar district of

1) Rajasthan 

2) Maharashtra

3) Gujarat 

4) Haryana

5) Himachal Pradesh 

Q. : 8 Which of the following players emerged as the costliest cricketer in the IPL 8 players' auction, bought for a record Rs 16 cr by Delhi Daredevils in Bangalore?

1) Hashim Amla 

2) Mahela Jayawardene

3) Kevin Pietersen 

4) Dinesh Karthik

5) Yuvraj Singh 

Q. : 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 19th convocation of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) on 18 Feb. The NIMHANS is located in

1) Ranchi 

2) Chennai

3) Hyderabad 

4) Bengaluru

5) Shimla 

Q. : 10 Moshe Ya'alon is the first Defence Minister of which of the following countries to visit India recently since the two countries established full diplomatic relations in 1992?

1) Belarus 

2) Norway

3) Israel 

4) Sweden

5) Vietnam 

Answer:- 

• (1) Secretary, DIPP
• (1) Vijay S Madan
• (2) Nachiket Mor
• (3) Ricky Kej
• (1) Raipur
• (4) All the above
• (1) Rajasthan
• (5) Yuvraj Singh
• (4) Bengaluru
• (3) Israel

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