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516. Which of the following statements about the Jnanpith Award is incorrect?
A. The 2006 Jnanpith Award was awarded to Sanskrit scholar Satya Vrat Shastri recently
B. The 2006 Jnanpith Award carried a cash prize of Rs 7 lakh while the 2005 Award carried a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh
C. Indu Jain of the Times of India Group is the Chairperson of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust that gives the Award
D. The 2005 Jnanpith Award was awarded to Hindi poet Kunwar Narain recently
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517. The Ram Pradhan Committee was in news recently for submitting its report on which of the following?
A. Grant of mining licenses in forest area on Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border
B. Minimum Support Price for foodgrains
C. Police response to November 26, 2008 terror strikes in Mumbai
D. Appointments to higher judiciary by National Judicial Commission
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518. Which of the following banks operates the Vishwa Yatra Foreign Travel pre-paid card in association with VISA?
A. State Bank of India
B. ICICI Bank
C. Bank of India
D. HDFC Bank
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519. Which country won the World Open Power lifting Championship organised in Gurgaon recently?
A. Russia
B. USA
C. Iran
D. Germany
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520. Which of the following statements about winners of the Right Livelihood Awards and their achievements is incorrect?
A. Alyn Ware – Drafting peace study guidelines that became part of the school curriculum in New Zealand and co-founding the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) in 2002
B. Rene Ngongo – For braving threats to expose destructive mining and logging operations that threaten rain forests in Congo
C. Catherine Hamlin – For assisting UN Human Rights Commission in providing relief to victims of landmine blasts in war affected regions of Iraq & Afghanistan
D. David Suzuki – For promoting the socially responsible use of science and raising awareness about climate change, not the least as anchorman of a television programme about science
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