Why was Arundhati Roy investigated for sedition?
For committing contempt of court
For saying that Kashmir is not an integral part of India
For sympathizing with the Maoists
For sympathizing with the Maoists
Damon Galgut’s ‘In a Strange Room’ was recently in news for:
Man Booker Prize shortlist
Winning the Pulitzer Prize
Winning the Orange Prize for fiction
Winning the Orange Prize for fiction
Who was recently in the news when the Supreme Court of India rejected her plea for Euthansia, but paved the way for legalization of passive euthanasia?
Aruna Shanbaug
Aruna Roy
Mary Roy
Mary Roy
Nagoya Protocol, signed by India on 30th October, 2010 is:
an international treaty of bilateral investment between India and Japan
an international treaty to ensure that local produce are exploited only under license and for the common good of the mankind
an international treaty to ensure that the benefits of natural resources and their commercial derivatives are shared with local communities
an international treaty to ensure that the benefits of natural resources and their commercial derivatives are shared with local communities
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested in which of the following nations?
U.K
Sweden
Denmark
Denmark
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
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