406: Who among the following wrote 'The Communist Manifesto' along with Karl Marx ?
(a) Emile Durkheim
(b) Max Weber
(c) Friedrich Engels
(d) Robert Owen
407: 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
408: 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.
409: Consider the following statements:
1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of published fiction in English by a woman.
2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by the Commonwealth Foundation to a citizen of any Commonwealth country for any literary work in English.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes,[citation needed] awarded annually for the best original full-length novel by a female author of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK in the preceding year.
The winner of the prize receives £30,000, along with a bronze sculpture called the "Bessitf' created by artist Grizel Niven, the sister of actor/writer David Niven.
Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City
410: Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akadami Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance ?
(a) Tanjavur Balasaraswati
(b) Chandralekha
(c) Yamini Krishnamurthy
(d) Uma Sharma