Dispute over sharing of waters of the Mahadayi River between which of the following two states was referred to a tribunal for adjudication under the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 by the Union government?

A postage stamp on the textile art Kalamkari was issued recently. Kalamkari is a speciality of which state?

Fourteen largest cities in the country, including the four metros, are scheduled to shift to which of the following vehicular emission norms from April 1, 2010?

World Hindi Secretariat was set up to promote Hindi as an international language and to institutionalize the organization of World Hindi Conference. The Secretariat is a joint venture between the government of India and which country?

Which of the following has “Power-Packed Force for a Strong Nation” as its motto for the year 2009-10?

AOSIS, an environmental grouping, stands for which of the following?

Which of the following is not a member of the BASIC group of countries?

Which of the following was given to the best players in under-16, under-19 and under-22 categories by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI)?

Who is the Indian Ambassador to the United Nations?

How much is the 'portability fee' to change mobile operators without changing the mobile phone number announced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently?

ECOWAS is an Economic Community of countries on which continent?

Who was selected as the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year recently?

A rail link between capitals in which two countries in Europe was re-opened after a gap of 17 years recently?

Who broke the record for the highest run aggregate in Ranji Trophy recently?

The Union Government scheme 'USHA' is about which of the following issues?

Who was conferred with the title of “honorary referee” by FIFA recently?

Which of the following became the first state in the country to organise a Lok Adalat for grievance redressal under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in February 2009?

Which of the following was observed as Human Rights Day recently?

Which African country was in political turmoil after its military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara was grievously wounded in an assassination attempt recently?

India has established the research base “Himadri” at the International Arctic Research Base at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard in which country?

Which of the following countries are involved in a dispute over the ownership of the Maysan oil field on their border?

Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari was in news for his resignation recentfy. Under which article of the Constitution can the Union Government remove a Governor without assigning any reasons?

India's victory against Sri Lanka in the second Test at Green Park stadium, Kanpur by an innings and 144 runs is India's third biggest innings victory in Test cricket. Where has India's biggest innings victory margin been?

Which of the following neighbouring countries has received the first of four Saab- 2000 Erieye airborne early warning and control aircraft from Sweden recently?

Which of the following statements about the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) are correct?

I. INSA is based in New Delhi

II. INSA celebrated its Golden Jubilee recently

III. It was known as the National Institute of Sciences of India before February 1970

India's Defence Offset Policy stipulates that foreign contractors catering to the Armed Forces source systems and components from local vendors for at least ________ of the value of orders of more than Rs 300 crore.

Which of the following statements about the number of telephone subscribers in India are correct, according to the Telecom Subscription Data as on 30^th November 2009 released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently?

Which of the following has announced a soft loan of $ 1 billion to be provided over the next 4 to 5 years for the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) launched recently?

Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of Galleon Group, Anil Kumar and Rajiv Goel were arrested in the US for their involvement in which of the following scams?

Which of the following committees was in news recently for its recommendation that insurance agents be disallowed from drawing commission from premium paid by the policy holder from April 2011?

Which country is celebrating the year 2010 as 'Year of the Tiger'?

The Union government has fixed the minimum support price (MSP) for the current year's wheat crop (to be harvested from April 2010) at _______ a quintal.

In 2009, which of the following teams was expelled from the Ranji Trophy Cricket tournament by the BCCI for refusing to play in their first-round match against Jammu and Kashmir at Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar citing security reasons?

The SFURTI programme of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is for the promotion of which of the following?

Which of the following became India's first service provider to offer mobile TV on high speed broadband wireless by launching Photon TV, which allows users to access TV channels on desktops and laptops?

The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) was in news recently for developing specially prepared and packaged non-vegetarian food that has a shelf life of one year for defence personnel deployed in high-altitude places. Where is the DFRL based?

Which state government was in news recently for fixing a minimum age of fifteen years at the time of participating in the freedom struggle for freedom fighters to be eligible for pension?

Michel Jarraud is the Secretary-General of which United Nations organisation?

Which state government received the Kumud Bansal Committee report on drafting a policy for regulating school fees recently?

Which team won the Jindal Steel Nehru Hockey tournament held in Chandigarh recently?

Which of the following public sector banks, in news recently for celebrating 67^th anniversary, was founded by Ghanshyam Das Birla?

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to impose a strict regulatory regime to check the easy availability of which substance - a preferred ingredient in improvised explosive devices (lEDs) used in terror strikes?

Indian Railways has decided to introduce which of the following for the first time recently?

Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has appointed a search committee to select a new director for the prestigious National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) recently. Where is the NIMHANS based?