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531. Which of the following combinations of awards and their winners in the Asian Panorama Section at the 16th International Childrens Film Festival organised in Hyderabad recently are correct?
A. Golden Elephant + Rs.2 lakh for the Best feature film – Two Mens Classroom – China
B. Golden Elephant + Rs. 1 lakh for the Best Director – Pandiraj for The Kids – India
C. Silver Elephant + Rs. 1 lakh for the Best Short film – I Feel Pity for the Ozone Layer – Iran
D. All the above
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532. The Rhodes Trust which is known for its Rhodes Scholarships was in news recently for asking for funds from its alumni. The Rhodes scholarship is given for study at which of the following leading universities?
A. Oxford
B. Wharton
C. Cambridge
D. Harvard
Explanation:
533. The Russian Soyuz capsule, the Soyuz TMA-14, carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on October 11, ending the ten day visit to the International Space Station. Who were the other two astronauts to return with Laliberte?
A. Sergei Revin & Richard R. Arnold
B. Aleksandr Misurkin & Walter Cunningham
C. Gennady Padalka & Michael Barratt
D. Mikhail Korniyenko & Jeffrey Ashby
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534. Why was Kogelo in Kenya recently?
A. It was the only place in the world where the solar eclipse was observed with naked eyes safely
B. It hosted the first ever International Film Festival organised on the African continent
C. Worlds largest diamond was discovered there by Cullinan Mines
D. It is the birthplace of Barack Obamas father that was given the status of a protected area by the Kenyan government
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535. India and the US provide scholarships to each others students under educational exchanges jointly named after which two leaders?
A. James William Trimble & Indira Gandhi
B. Cecil Rhodes & Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
C. James William Trimble & Jawaharlal Nehru
D. J. William Fulbright & Jawaharlal Nehru
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