1.

First published in 1998, the debut novel of ________, titled The Insider, created a
storm when excerpts from the original manuscript were published in the inaugural issue
of the Outlook magazine 3 years earlier. The book follows a mans rise through the
ranks of Indian politics and resembles events from __________s own life.
Identify the person who once used to write under the pseudonym Insider.
Ans: PV Narasimha Rao

2. Name the political party.

Ans: Ukraine Forward!


3. A former Law Minister of India, X was a strong Marathi supporter who ensured that
Marathi became the official language of Goa despite the ruling party, Congress,
favouring Konkani.
Ans: Ramakant Khalap

4. The lax party registration laws in the country X allowed quite a few joke political
parties to stand candidates in national elections during the mid 1980s. This included the
Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party, the Surprise Party, Party! Party! Party! And the
Deadly Serious Party. These are all defunct now as post-fiasco, the electoral legislation
in the state/territory of X was changed to provide that parties must have 100 members
and a constitution before they could register. Which country?
Ans: Australia














5. Name this 2014 film, opened at the Sundance Festival, that chronicles the life of a
former Massachussetts Governor and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for
the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Ans: MITT (Romney)