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Who among the following set a new World Record in the womens 1500 m freestyle at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona on July 30, 2013?

  • A
    Lauren Boyle of New Zealand
  • B
    Katie Ledecky of USA
  • C
    Lotte Friis of Denmark
  • D
    Missy Franklin of USA
  • E
    None of these
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Which of the following statements is/are true about Raghuram Govind Rajan who took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on September 5, 2013?

  • A
    He was born on February 3, 1963 in Bhopal
  • B
    He served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund from 2003 to 2006
  • C
    In August 2012 he was appointed chief economic advisor to the Ministry of Finance
  • D
    All of the above
  • E
    None of these
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The Parliament on August 8, 2013 ratified the Companies Bill 2012. Select the correct statements about the provisions of the new Bill... (A) An independent director cannot serve on the board of the same company for more than two consecutive terms. (B) Every company with a net worth of at least Rs.500 crore, or a minimum turnover of Rs. 1,000 crore, or net profit of at least Rs.5 crore in a year, will have to spend 2% of its average profits of three years on corporate social responsibility activities. (C) The law will allow shareholders associations to take legal action against promoters and management through class action suits (D) Companies will have to rotate auditors after every four years

  • A
    Only (A). (B) and (D)
  • B
    Only (A) and (C)
  • C
    Only (B), (C) and (D)
  • D
    All (A), (B), (C) and (D)
  • E
    Only (B) and (D)
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