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1. Attackers set off suicide bombs and exchanged gunfire outside a Starbucks cafe in which country’s capital in a brazen assault that police said “imitated” the recent Paris attacks and was probably linked to the Islamic State group?



2. Name the British actor, who was a classically trained stage star and screen villain in the Harry Potter saga and other films, died?

3. Name the marine who is going to face criminal trial for murder of two Indian fishermen in 2012 who was in news as the Supreme Court has allowed his stay in Italy for another three months?

4. Which state has become India’s first fully organic state by implementing organic practices on around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land?

5. Name the former president of the Tamil Nadu unit of Janata Dal (secular) who died of illness at a private hospital in Salem recently?

6. After Bangalore and Delhi, taxi aggregator Uber would launch carpool service in which city of India this year, offering at least 30 per cent lower fares to those who share cab rides as part of efforts to check rising pollution?

7. Which bank became the first public sector lender to launch wealth management service, a space dominated by private and foreign players, to cater to fast-growing affluent segment of the country?

8. Name the organization which plans to hire 150 people for the centre of excellence for forensics (CoE) which it has established in Hyderabad with an investment of $1.5 million?

9. In January 2016, the Government approved five foreign investment proposals, involving an inflow of how much amount, including a Rs. 5,000-crore plan of Cadila Healthcare for fresh equity infusion?

10. Name the largest U.S. life insurer which plans to separate a substantial portion of its U.S. retail business from the core company?

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