Which of the following are the five countries that have decided to bid for 2017 World Athletics Championships?

• Qatar, USA, China, Sri Lanka and Brazil

• Germany, Britain, Hungary, Qatar and Spain

• Germany, Qatar, India, Spain and China

• Germany, Qatar, India, Spain and China

The recent Tunisian revolution is known as:

• Orange Revolution

• Jasmine Revolution

• Purple Revolution

• Purple Revolution

“The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist’ is a 2010 publication of Harvard University Press of which of the following authors?

• Orhan Pamuk

• J.M Coetzie

• Partha Chatterjee

• Partha Chatterjee

Who replaced Lalit Modi as the IPL Chairman and Commissioner from this year’s edition of the IPL?

• Chirayu Amin

• Rajiv Shukla

• Ratnakar Shetty

• Ratnakar Shetty

Which one of the following films was officially selected to compete in the Uncertain Regard (A Certain Glance) category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival?

• Udaan

• My Name is Khan

• Wednesday

• Wednesday

Rani Kumudini Devi, whose birth centenary is being celebrated in 2011, was the:

• First woman barrister of India

• First woman Mayor of Hyderabad

• First woman photographer in India

• First woman photographer in India

The Supreme Court in 2010 upheld an order of the Bombay High Court to line a four-year-old ban imposed by the Maharashtra government on publication and circulation of a controversial book, authored by American scholar James Laine. Identify the book from the following.

• Chatrapati Shivaji

• Shivaji-The Warrior King

• Shivaji-The Hindu King in Muslim India

• Shivaji-The Hindu King in Muslim India

In which case did the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on July 14, 2010 commute the death sentence of six accused to rigorous life imprisonment?

• Khairlanji case

• Bhopal Gas Leak case

• Bhagalpur case

• Bhagalpur case

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The Shunglu panel was constituted for which of the following issues?

• Investigate the 2G Spectrum Scam

• Suggest Civil Service Reforms

• Probe the Commonwealth Games Scam

• Probe the Commonwealth Games Scam

Who was appointed as the Chairman of the National Innovation Council in August 2010?

• Shashi Tharoor

• Chetan Bhagat

• Arindam Choudhary

• Arindam Choudhary