The novel "The God of Small Thing" which won the Man Booker Prize for fiction in 1997, was written by

• Mahasweta Devi
• Arundhati Roy
• Jhumpa Lahiri
• Vikram Sth
Correct Option: B  [ Arundhati Roy ]

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National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on:

• 20th, April
• 24th, April
• 26th, April
• 30th, April
Correct Option: B  [ 24th, April ]

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Who wrote the book, Everybody Loves a Good Drought?

• Mark Tully
• Dileep Padgaonkar
• N. Ram
• P. Sainath
Correct Option: D  [ P. Sainath ]

Remark: Everybody Loves a Good Drought is a book, by Palagummi Sainath, about his research findings of poverty in the rural districts of India. The book won him the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2007.

Where is the headquarter of FAO located?

• New York
• Rome
• The Hague
• none of these
Correct Option: B  [ Rome ]

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Smallest state in the world in terms of area is

• Vatican
• Monaco
• Nauru
• Nauru
Correct Option: A  [ Vatican ]

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Which is the only country in the world to have a square flag?

• Denmark
• Norway
• Switzerland
• Findland
Correct Option: C  [ Switzerland ]

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May 8 is observed as:

• World Standards Day
• World Red Cross Day
• World Communication Day
• Commonwealth Day
Correct Option: B  [ World Red Cross Day ]

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Which of the following pair is not properly matched?
A) Norway - Oslo
B) Finland - Helsinki
C) Austria - Vienna
D) Sweden - Copenhagen

• Norway - Oslo
• Finland - Helsinki
• Austria - Vienna
• Sweden - Copenhagen
Correct Option: D  [ Sweden - Copenhagen ]

Remark: The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.

Which of the following was written in Pali Language ?

• Kumarapalacharita
• Buddhacharita
• Navashashankacharita
• Ramacharita
Correct Option: A  [ Kumarapalacharita ]

Remark:

'The Idea of Justice' is written by

• Leo Tolstoy
• Stephen hawking
• Amartya Sen
• George Orwell
Correct Option: C  [ Amartya Sen ]

Remark: Book is principally a critique and revision of John Rawls' basic ideas in A Theory of Justice