2996: In the well-known Lawn Tennis doubles team, Max Mirnyi's the partner of Mahesh Bhupati, comes from which of the following countries?

(a) Italy
(b) Sweden
(c) Belarus
(d) Croatia
2997: Recently, Indias first National Investment and Manufacturing Zone was proposed to be set up in

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
2998: The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth. This is true of

(a) Uranus

(b) Neptune

(c) Saturn

(d) Mars
2999: Which of the following best describes the term import cover, sometimes seen in the news?

(a) It is the ratio of value of imports to the Gross Domestic Product of a country
(b) It is the total value of imports of a country in a year
(c) It is the ratio between the value of exports and that of imports between two countries
(d) It is the number of months of imports that could be paid for by a countrys international reserves
3000: Match the international events listed below with their respective places labelled as 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list

International Events :

A. Venue of Commonwealth Conference held in 1999.

B. Venue of World Trade Organisation meeting held in 1999.

C. Place of Israel-Syria Peace talks held in January 2000.

D. Place of military action by Russian troops in January 2000.

Codes :

(a) A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3
(b) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
(d) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2