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Consider the following statements:

  1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of published fiction in English by a woman.
  2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by the Commonwealth Foundation to a citizen of any Commonwealth country for any literary work in English.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (a) 1 only
UPSC 2008 · Q17 · Art & Culture › Cultural Institutions & Awards · Save

Recently, the manuscripts

of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO's Memory of World Register?

(a) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Ramayana
(d) Rig-Veda
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Answer: (d) Rig-Veda