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[#611] Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in
Correct Answer

(B) 1979

Explanation

Solution: Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. In 1979, Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace".

[#612] Most commonly used bleaching agent is
Correct Answer

(C) chlorine

Explanation

Solution: Most commonly used bleaching agent is chlorine. The most widely used bleach in the United States is liquid chlorine bleach, an alkaline aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite.

[#613] Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?
Correct Answer

(B) International Finance Corporation

Explanation

Solution: Of the UN Agencies, International Finance Corporation is one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise. International Finance Corporation is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary focused on the private sector in developing countries.

[#614] Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as
Correct Answer

(B) Man of Peace

Explanation

Solution: Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as Man of Peace. The nation recalled the man of peace - Lal Bahadur Shastri on the occasion of his death anniversary on Friday.

[#615] Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, ____ who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency.
Correct Answer

(A) President of the Philippines

Explanation

Solution: Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency. Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953 until his death in an aircraft disaster.