1001: For which one of the following books did kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?
(a) Mother's Milk
(b) In the Country of Men
(c) The Secret River
(d) Journalism
1002: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Region : Feature
(a) Abyssinian Plateau : Arabia
(b) Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa
(c) Guiana Highlands : South-Western Africa
(d) Okavango Basin : Patagonia
1003: Consider the following events:
1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.
2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.
3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
4. Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
(b) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
(c) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
(d) 3 - 1 -2 -4
1004: Who of the following is the author of the book "The Audacity of Hope"?
(a) Bill Clinton
(b) Al Gore
(c) Barack Obama
(d) Hillary Clinton
1005: Match List-1 with List-II and select the correct, answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I
A. E.C.G. Sudarshan
B. V. Shanta
C. T.N. Krishnan
D. Mahesh Dattani
List-II
1. Theatre
2. Violin
3. Research in Physics
4. Cancer treatment
5. Water-harvesting
(A) 2 4 5 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 5 4