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Rani Kumudini Devi, whose birth centenary is being celebrated in 2011, was the:

  • First woman barrister of India

  • First woman Mayor of Hyderabad

  • First woman photographer in India

  • First woman photographer in India


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First woman Mayor of Hyderabad

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In which case did the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on July 14, 2010 commute the death sentence of six accused to rigorous life imprisonment?

  • Khairlanji case

  • Bhopal Gas Leak case

  • Bhagalpur case

  • Bhagalpur case

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Irom Sharmila has been fasting for the last 10 years to protest against which of the following issues?

  • Rape cases against Indian Army in Manipur

  • Emergency in Manipur

  • Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005

  • Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005

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The Shunglu panel was constituted for which of the following issues?

  • Investigate the 2G Spectrum Scam

  • Suggest Civil Service Reforms

  • Probe the Commonwealth Games Scam

  • Probe the Commonwealth Games Scam

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Baglihar dam has been a matter of dispute between which nations?

  • Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • Myanmar and China

  • India and China

  • India and China

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Who was appointed as the Chairman of the National Innovation Council in August 2010?

  • Shashi Tharoor

  • Chetan Bhagat

  • Arindam Choudhary

  • Arindam Choudhary

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Name the Kenya-born political lobbyist who runs a firm called Vaishnavi Corporate Communications, and has recently been in news?

  • Barkha Dutt 

  • Vir Sanghavi

  • Vina Ramani

  • Vina Ramani

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Thein Sein is the newly-appointed President of which of the following nations?

  • Indonesia

  • Malaysia

  • Myanmar

  • Myanmar

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The Supreme Court in 2010 upheld an order of the Bombay High Court to line a four-year-old ban imposed by the Maharashtra government on publication and circulation of a controversial book, authored by American scholar James Laine. Identify the book from the following.

  • Chatrapati Shivaji

  • Shivaji-The Warrior King

  • Shivaji-The Hindu King in Muslim India

  • Shivaji-The Hindu King in Muslim India

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Who is the author of the book “TINDERBOX-The Past and Future of Pakistan”?

  • Husain Haqqani

  • Yasmeen Niaz Mohiuddin

  • Ishrat Husain

  • Ishrat Husain

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