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81
The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in -
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board
82
'The Lord of Rings : The Return of the King' won Oscar award in how many categories?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King' won eleven awards, including Best Picture, tying the Academy Awards record for most awards won.
83
Consider the following pairs:
Famous Books Famous Scientists
1. A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking
2. The Grand Design Paul Davies
3. The First Three Minutes Steven Weinberg
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Grand Design is a popular science book written by physicists Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow and published by Bantam Books in 2010.
84
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Names of Books Authors
1. The Burning Forest Nandini Sundar
2.One Indian Girl Chetan Bhagat
3. Jinnah often came to our house Kiran Doshi
4. Island of lost girls Kunal Basu
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
'Island Of Lost Girls' is a book by Jennifer McMahon.
85
Which is not a correct combination?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie.
86
Match List-I and List-II.
List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)
a. The child and the State in India 1. Atul Kohli
b. The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics 2. Pranab Bardhan
c. The Political Economy of Development in India 3. Christopher Jaferlot
d. Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India 4. Myron Weiner
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The child and the State in India - Myron Weiner
The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics - Christophe Jaffrelot
The Political Economy of Development in India - Pranab Bardhan
Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India - Atul Kohli
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Match Lis-I with List-II and select the correct answer.
List-I (Authors) List-II (Books)
a. Atul Kohli 1. Divide and Quit
b. Granville Austin 2. The Success of India's Democracy
c. Penderal Moon 3. The Republic of India : Development of its laws and Constitution
d. Alan Gledhill 4. Working a Democratic Constitution : A History of the Indian Experience
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Atul Kohli - The Success of India's Democracy Granville Austin - Working a Democratic Constitution : A History of the Indian Experience Penderel Moon - Divide and Quit Alan Gledhill - The Republic of India : Development of its laws and Constitution