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Current Affairs UPPSC 2004 GS-I
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The Union Cabinet has approved further extension of the tenure of the Justice Nanavati Commission of Inquiry up to November 2, 2004. This Commission was set up by the NDA government to look into:

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Option D: 1984 anti-sikh Riots

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The correct answer is “1984 anti-sikh Riots ”.
The Union Cabinet approved the further extension of the tenure of the Justice Nanavati Commission of Inquiry to look into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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