2441: Consider the following statements:

1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

2. A leading London-based software company underwrites the Man Booker Prize presently.

3. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in year 2004 is a South Asian.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2442: During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

(a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan

(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers

(c) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform

(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism
2443: Consider the following statements:

1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established regular police force in India on British pattern.

2. A Supreme Court was established by Regulating Act, 1773.

3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2444: Who among the following directed the film chosen as India's offical entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?

(a) Adodor Gopalakrishnan
(b) Amol Palekar
(c) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
(d) Kunal Kohli
2445: The earliest evidence of a Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a:

(a) Chola king

(b) Pandya king

(c) Chera king

(d) Viiayanagara king