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1726. Who amongst the following received the Oscar Award for best actress recently, for her role in Shakespeare in Love ?
A. Gwyneth Paltrow
B. Judi Dench
C. Kathy Bates
D. Whoopi Goldberg
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1727. Which of the following correctly defines what Pratichi is, which was very much in news recently ?
A. It is the name of the book written by Dr. Amartya Sen.
B. It is teh name of the award which West Bengal Government conferred upon Dr. Amartya Sen.
C. It is the nick name of Dr. Amartya Sen.
D. None of these
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1728. Which of the following States won the final match of the ""Ranji Trophy Cricket"" held in April 1999 ?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka
D. Gugarat
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1729. In the Union Budget for 1999-2000, the Union Government launched a Credit Card scheme specially for the
A. Income tax payers
B. Small investors
C. Child labourers engaged in chemical industy
D. Farmers
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1730. Why was Colonel Assonumani Azzali of Comoro Islands in the news recently ?
A. He handed over the power to the newly-elected government after a ten-year long military rule in the country.
B. He was killed in an unsuccessful coup against the present government.
C. He became the President of the Island after getting power in a bloodless coup.
D. He was deputed by the U.N.O. to visit India and Pakistan on a one-man peace mission.
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