971: Recently with Which country's government did ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint, venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?

(a) Colombia
(b) Venezuela
(c) Nigeria
(d) Saudi Arabia
972: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I List II

(Books) (Author)

I. The Struggle in My Life (A) Lech Walesa
II. The Struggle and the Triumph (B) Nelson Mandela
III. Friends and Foes (C) Leonid Brezhnev
IV. Rebirth (D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(E) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman


Codes:

(a) I-A, II-B, III-E, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
973: What number comes next?

4, 196, 16, 144, 36, 100, 64,...

(a) 36

(b) 100

(c) 80

(d) 64
974: Consider the following functionaries:

I. Cabinet Secretary

II. Chief Election Commissioner

III. Union Cabinet Ministers

IV. Chief Justice of India

Their correct sequence, in the Order of Precedence is

(a) III, IV, II, I
(b) IV, III, I, II
(c) IV, III, II, I
(d) III, IV, I, II
975: Consider the map given below :


The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C and D are respectively

(a) Brajbhasha, Bhojpuri, Maithili and Awadhi
(b) Awadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri and Brajbhasha
(c) Brajbhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Maithili
(d) Maithili, Bhojpuri, Brajbhasha and Awadhi