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Why was Arundhati Roy investigated for sedition?

  • For committing contempt of court

  • For saying that Kashmir is not an integral part of India

  • For sympathizing with the Maoists

  • For condemning nuclear tests conducted by India

Solution

B.

For saying that Kashmir is not an integral part of India

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Damon Galgut’s ‘In a Strange Room’ was recently in news for:

  • Man Booker Prize shortlist

  • Winning the Pulitzer Prize

  • Winning the Orange Prize for fiction

  • None of the above

Solution

A.

Man Booker Prize shortlist

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Who was recently in the news when the Supreme Court of India rejected her plea for Euthansia, but paved the way for legalization of passive euthanasia?

  • Aruna Shanbaug

  • Aruna Roy

  • Mary Roy

  • Medha Patkar

Solution

A.

Aruna Shanbaug

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Nagoya Protocol, signed by India on 30th October, 2010 is:

  • an international treaty of bilateral investment between India and Japan

  • an international treaty to ensure that local produce are exploited only under license and for the common good of the mankind

  • an international treaty to ensure that the benefits of natural resources and their commercial derivatives are shared with local communities

  • None of the above

Solution

C.

an international treaty to ensure that the benefits of natural resources and their commercial derivatives are shared with local communities

D.

None of the above

Question
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Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested in which of the following nations?

  • U.K

  • Sweden

  • Denmark

  • U.S.A

Solution

A.

U.K