Which of the following is the Booker Prize Winner novel of Arundhati Roy? 1 Heat and Dust 2 Midnight?s Children 3 Last Orders 4 The God of Small Things

At the end the May 2005, why did INS Mumbai sail off to cost of the United Kingdom? 1 It is a battle ship on loan from the UK which was return to them after the loan period of over 2 India and the UK held a joint naval exercise 3 It participated in the celebrations of Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar 4 It was a part of the ships circumnavigation of the globe

In which one of the following countries was a peace accord signed recently to end a two-decade old civil war? 1 Colombia 2 Israel 3 Sudan 4 Haiti

When the warship Admiral Gorshkov joins the Indian Navy, what will be its new name? 1 INS Chandragupta 2 INS Ashoka 3 INS Harshvardhana 4 INS Vikramaditya

For what reason does Chernobyl, which is 100km north of Kiev, appear in the news frequently? 1 Ethnic violence and separatist movements 2 Frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes 3 Explosion of nuclear power station causing radioactive fallout 4 Suspected activity of cloning of human being

In which country did the Indian Navy launch relief operation-Operation Gambhir recently/ 1 Indonesia 2 Malaysia 3 Sri Lanka 4 Thailand

What is the main issue that is addressed to by the Kyoto Protocol which came into force recently? 1 Preserving the bio-diversity and conserving the plants and animals 2 Controlling the production of weapons of mass destruction 3 Promoting a free-trade block consisting of ASEAN members and other East Asian countries 4 Controlling the emission of greenhouse gases

Famous swimmr Ian Thorpe is from which one of the following countries? 1 USA 2 Australia 3 Germany 4 France

What is Sagar Samriddhi project which was in the Indian news in recent times? 1 A Central Government project in collaboration with States to promote marine fishery industry 2 A Central Government project to cultivate certain marine plankton which yield inexpensive but protein rich foods 3 An oil and natural gas exploration project 4 The Cultivation of pearls in shallow coastal waters undertaken by coastal States

What was the main reason for the Prime Minister of India to make a three-day visit to Russia in May 2005? 1 To persuade Russia to ensure a permanent seat UN Security Council with veto power 2 To attend the commemorations of the 60th anniversary of victory of Allied Forces over Germany in the World War II 3 To develop a strategic defence partnership between China, India and Russia 4 To promote the trade between Russia, other CIS members and India

Who among the following is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge commission? 1 Deepak Nayyar 2 Sam Pitroda 3 R.A.Mashelkar 4 Yas Pal

Who is the author of the novel ?The Hungry Tide?? 1 Amitav Ghosh 2 Arundhati Roy 3 Shashi Tharoor 4 Ved Mehta

Which one of the following has been adopted by World Wild Life Fund as its mascot? 1 Bear 2 Tiger 3 Deer 4 Panda

Who is the author of the book ?My Presidential Years?? 1 S.Radhakrishnan 2 V.V.Giri 3 R.Venkataraman 4 K.R.Narayanan

Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre locaed? 1 Chandipur-on-sea 2 Sriharikota 3 Thiruvananthapuram 4 Thumba