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Who amongst the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’? I. The President of India II. The Prime Minister of India III. The Chief Justice of India IV. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO ?

With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with

Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Theatre direction
2. Social service and community leadership
3. Dance
4. History writing

List I (Famous person) A. Mandakini Amte B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry C. Romila Thapar D. Vanashree Rao

List II (Well-known for)

Consider the following statements :

1. The National School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following houses:

1. Christie's
2. Osian's
3. Sotheby's

Which of the above is/are auctioneer/auctioneers ?

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?

Recently, the manuscripts

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

The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Music composer
2. Poet and litterateur
3. Theatre director
4. Wildlife film-maker

List-I (Eminent Person) A. Bhanu Bharti B. Mike Pandey C. Mohd. Zafar Khayyam D. Vinda Karandikar

List-II (Known as)

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. The Siege of Krishnapur
2. In a Free State
3. Midnight's Children
4. Staying On

List-I (Writer) A. V. S. Naipaul B. Salman Rushdie C. Paul Scott D. J. G. Farrell

List-II (Book)

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For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?

Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance?

Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?

The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of

Consider the following statements:

1. Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India.
2. Yash Chopra is the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification of India.
3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand have all been recipients of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Who among the following was selected for the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Libraries) I. Saraswati Mahal Library II. Library of Tibetan Work and Archives III. Raza Library IV. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library

List II (Locations) A. Patna B. Dharamsala C. Thanjavur D. Rampur

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