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-The Kiran-Mk 2 is a/an:-- Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft

-Kobelco Cranes India Pvt Ltd(KCI), a part of Kobelco Cranes Company Limited (KCL) has commenced production at its hydraulic crane manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh .KCL originally belongs to which country?-- Japan

-The GD Birla award is giveneach year to scientists who have contributed towards scientific research. Who among the following has won the GD Birla Award - 2011 for his contributions to the field of biochemistry? Tapas Kumar Kundu

-Who among the following authors has written the book Feeding the Forgotten Poor?-- William D Dar

-Who among the following authors is the current President of Maldives?-- Waheed Hassan

-Which social activist refused to accept the Karnataka government's Basava Puruskar 2010on grounds of “disagreement with certain state policies and inability of the government to deal with the mining scam and other scandals”?-- Medha Patkar

-US President Barack Obama recently issued an executive order blocking the property of which of the following country's governments and its financial institutions in America?-- Iran

-The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education  Ministry of Agriculture, CAREER CHOICES _ MARCH 2012 41and was established on 16July 1929. Where are the ICAR’s headquarters located?-- New Delhi

-Which New Delhi-based NGO has been awarded the “Best Institution for Child Development and Welfare” honour by the Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Krishna Tirath, recently? --Tamana