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Which of the following statements regarding recent developments in international affairs is/are correct?

1. NATO's defence ministers agree to boost support for Ukraine with a comprehensive package of assistance which will help it strengthen defence and to modernize its armed forces.
2. Israel announces plans for construction of dwelling units for Jewish settlers in a Palestinian neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Which one of the following is not correct in the current Indian scenario?

• Life expectancy is on the increase and is about 67 years as of now

• Infant mortality rate is on the decline and has reached 47 per thousand

• Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is on the rise due to lack of medical facilities

• Percentage of women giving birth in health institutions is one the rise

Which one of the following was the theme of the "International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers" for the year 2015?

• Peacekeeping is a Global Partnership

• UN 70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Future

• Women in Peacekeeping

• A Force for the Future

The 19^th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championships (2015) was held in:

• Karnataka

• Haryana

• Uttar Pradesh

• Kerala

The Nobel Prize in Medicine for the year 2012 has been awarded to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for the discovery that

• mature specialized cells can be reprogrammed to become immature cells

• stem cells can be programmed to develop individual body organs

• dendritic cells have a critical role in the development of adaptive immunity

• thymus cells have a critical role in the development of innate immunity

Who among the following was recently (May 2012) elected as Chair of the Asian Development Bank's Board of Governors?

• Pranab Mukherjee

• Montek Singh Ahluwalia

• Duvvuri Subbarao

• Aditya Puri

Consider the following statements:

1. Justice Dalveer Bhandari was recently elected as the President of International Court of Justice
2. Justice Bhandari was a senior Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following names in field of Indian cinema:

• Vidya Balan
• Soumitra Chatterjee
• Tapan Sinha
• V.K. Murthy

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. All of them are winners of the Dadasaheb Phalke award.
2. While Tapan Sinha is a film director V.K. Murthy is known for cinematography.
3. Soumitra Chatterjee was the last to get the Dadasaheb Phalke awards.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1, 2 and 3

• 2 and 3 only

• 3 only

• 1 and 2 only

Who among the following was awarded the first Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2012?

• Jasraj

• Ravi Shankar

• Nikhil Banerjee

• Bhimsen Joshi

The UN has recently passed a resolution against human right violation in a South Asian country. Which of the following was the country?

• Nepal

• India

• Pakistan

• Sri Lanka.