In India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages it is entitled to ? 1. It can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions. 2. The president of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha. 3. It can derive benefits from the prime minister's 15-point programme. Which of the statements give above is/are correct ?

Match the following cities with relevant rivers 1. Vijayawada 2. Tiruchirapalli 3. Surat 4. Nasik   a. Tapti b. Krishna c. Cauvery d. Godavari

• [A] 1.c, 2.d, 3.a, 4.b
• [B] 1.c, 2.a, 3.b, 4.d
• [C] 1.b, 2.c, 3.a, 4.d
• [D] 1.d, 2.a, 3.b, 4.c

Name this Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who recently hit the headlines after being shot dead by a policeman in Afghanistan while covering the 2014 presidential election in the country?

• [A] Sandra Eisert
• [B] Anja Niedringhaus
• [C] Alva Johnston
• [D] Barbara Walsh

Which of the following best defines the clubbing of Graphite, Carbon and Diamonds?

• [A] Isomers
• [B] Isotopes
• [C] Allotropes
• [D] None of the above

Which of the following region has recently (June 2014) been named Global Biodiversity Hotspot by WWF after the discovery of 367 new species there in the last two years?

• [A] East Melanesian Islands
• [B] Western Ghats, India
• [C] Madrean pine-oak woodlands
• [D] Greater Mekong region

Which of the following has recently (Apr 2014) clinched the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament?

• [A] Bubba Watson
• [B] Adam Scott
• [C] Henrik Stenson
• [D] Phil Mickelson