1716: Which one among the following as awarded the CSIR. Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September, 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?
(a) Infosys Technologies Ltd.
(b) Midas Communication Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Biocon India Ltd.
1717: Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?

(a) North Coastal Andhra Pradesh
(b) South-West Bengal
(c) Southern Saurashtra
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1718: A box contains 20 balls of which 8 are green, 7 are white and 5 are red. What is the minimum number of balls to be picked up without replacement to make sure that at least one ball of each colour is drawn?

(a) 11

(b) 13

(c) 14

(d) 16
1719: A common currency for the members of the Common Market in Europe is known as

(a) Dollar

(b) Eurodollar

(c) Franc

(d) Pound
1720: Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?

(a) Orissa
(b) Andhara Pardesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Assam