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1. Who is the father of Geometry?

A. ristotle B. Euclid

C. ythagoras D. KeplerAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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2. What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?

A. ilm DirectionB. rawing Cartoons

C. nstrumental MusicD.Classical DanceAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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3. Who was known as Iron man of India?A.Govind Ballabh Pant

B. awaharlal Nehru

C.Subhash Chandra Bose

D.Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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4. The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry isA. amanujam

B. ina Panigrahi

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C. aja Ramanna

D.Shakunthala Devi

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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5. Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?

A. olleyball B. Tennis

C. ootball D. HockeyAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D 6. Who among the following was an eminent painter?

A.Sarada Ukil

B. day ShankerC. . Shantaram

D. eherally


Answer: Option A

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7. Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?

A. iochemistry B. ElectronicsC. conomics D. Geology


Answer: Option C

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8. Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with?

A.Classical music

B. Commercial artC. ilm Direction

D.Classical dance


Answer: Option C

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9. Dr. Joon Lew of korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in

the?A. radication of leprosyB. Campaigning against AIDS

C. gainst Drugs

D. gainst child labourAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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10. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?

A.Sarod B. VeenaC.Violin D. Sitar


Answer: Option A

11. Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?

A.Kuchipudi B.

KathakC.Manipuri D. Bahratanatyam


Answer: Option B

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12. Ms. Bachendri Pal had undertaken a unique expedition for focusing attention on which of

these?A.One Nation one Family

B. The Girl Child

C. National IntegrationD.Sprit of Adventure


Answer: Option D

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13. Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?A.Sports

B. Literature

C.Motion PicturesD.Politics


Answer: Option C

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14. Jamini Roy was a famous?

A.Producer B. Painter

C.Dancer D. Actor


Answer: Option B

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15. In which field 'Aachan Maharaj' has distinguished himself?A.Painting B. Drama

C.Dance D. Vocal Music


Answer: Option C

16. The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?A.Painting

B. Films

C.Pop Music

D.Fashion DesigningAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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17. Who is well known collector of artefacts and curios?A.Wadeyar

B. Salar Jung

C.Rabindra Nath Togore

D.Motilal NehruAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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18. Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the field?A.Theatre

B. Film Direction

C.Classical DanceD.Journalism
























Answer: Option A

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19. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?

A.Agriculture B. MedicineC.Astrophysics D. Physics


Answer: Option A

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20. Satyen Bose has shown his excellence in which of the following fields?

A.Stage Acting

B. Drawing and Painting

C.Classical DanceD.Motion Picture


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Satyen Bose (22 January 1916 - 9 June 1993) was a film director from India. He has directed both Bengali and Hindi films. Among his most notable films are: Raat Aur Din, Chalti Ka

Naam Gaadi, Dosti and Jagriti. Jagriti won the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1956 and

Dosti won same award in 1964.

21. Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?

A.Painting B.

BalletC.Architecture D. Western Music


Answer: Option C

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22. Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?

A.Rajendra PrasadB. Sardar Patel

C.Jawaharlal Nehru

D.Mahatma GandhiAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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23. Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which field?

A.Wrestling B. KabaddiC.Shooting D. Swimming


Answer: Option C

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24. Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?

A.Baba Amte

B. Shabana AmziC.Mira Nair

D.Swami Agnivesh


Answer: Option D

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25. Pandit K. G. Ginde, was well known for his contribution in the field of?

A.Music B. SanskritC.Dance D. Ayurveda


Answer: Option A

26. Who fits with this description 'Indian Cotton merchant, Banker, Congressman, a close

associate of Mahatma Gandhi'?A.M. R. Jayakar

B. V. S. Sastri

C.G. D. Birla

D.Jamanlal BajajAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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27. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?A.Music B. Literature

C.Sanskrit D. Dance


Answer: Option A

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28. Ustad Nisar hussain Khan earned distinction in which of the following fields?

A.Vocal Music

B.

Instrumental musicC.Acting

D.Classical dance


Answer: Option A



















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29. R. K. Laxman is a renowned

A.Dance master

B. WriterC.Cartoonist

D.Journalist


Answer: Option C

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30. Dr. Amiya Chakravarthy is known for his

A.work in the Chipko movementB. composing music for Ray's films

C. being literary Secretary to R. N. Tagore

D. patenting a living organism


Answer: Option C 31. The first woman in space was

A.Valentina Tereshkova

B. Sally Ride

C. Naidia ComenciD.Tamara Press


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to

have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and fivefinalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
























32. Mr. Sham Lal has done commendable work in the field of?

A.Journalism

B. PoliticsC.Socail Service

D.Trade Unionism


Answer: Option A

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33. Ali Akbar plays which of the following musical instruments?

A.Flute B.

TablaC.Sitar D. SarodAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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34. Professor Malcolm Adiseshaih had earned worldwide distinction in which of the fields?A.Literature B. Defence

C.Economics D. Medicine


Answer: Option C

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35. Samantha Fox is associated with

A.Politics

B. Pop musicC.Journalism

D.Sports




























Answer: Option B 36. Greta Garbo is associated with

A.Classical dance

B.

LiteratureC.Journalism

D.Acting


Answer: Option D

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37. Who is the Flying Sikh of India?

A.Mohinder Singh

B. Joginder SinghC.Ajit Pal Singh

D.Milkha singh


Answer: Option D

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38. Ben kingsley is associated with which of the following fields?

A.PoliticsB. Social Service

C.Sports

D.Motion Pictures


Answer: Option D

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39. In which of the following dance forms 'Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra' is associated with?A.Odissi B. Bharathanatiyam

C.Kathak D. Kathakali


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (January 26, 1924 - April 7, 2004) was an Indian classical

dancer, guru and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical

dance form in the 20th century.


40. Bismillah Khan was associated with?A.Sarod B. Shehnai

C.Flute

41. Who among the following is not a dramatist?A.Girish R. KarnadB. Badal Sircar

C.Jayanta Mahapatra

D.Vijay TendulkarAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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42. Who headed the committee on 'computerisation' in Indian Banks(1988)?A.C. Rangarajan

B. R.N. Malhotra

C.S. VenkitramananD.M.NarasimhanAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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43. Who is the famous Sarod player?

A.Hari PrasadB. Zakir Hussain

C.Ram Narain

D.Amjad Ali KhanAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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44. Sanjay Dutt, a noted film actor was held under

A.TADAB. Narcotics Act

C.Act 302

D.Anti - Defection ActAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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45. Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields?A.Classical dance

B. Literature

C.Journalism

D.Classical musicAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option A 46. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of

A.Sitar B. Flute

C.Sarod D. TablaAnswer & Explanation



























Answer: Option B

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47. Graham Green was associated with which of the fields?

A.Science B. MusicC.Painting D. Literature


Answer: Option D

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48. Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of ?

A.Atomic Power

B. poultry farms

C.Dairy developmentD.Economic Reforms


Answer: Option C

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49. Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?

A.Pt. Ravi Shankar - SitarB. M. S. Subbulakshmi - DanceC.Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute

D.Ustad Zakir Hussain Khan - Tabla


Answer: Option B



























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50. Miss Universe 1994, Ms. Sushmita Sen hails from which of the following cities?

A.Mumbai

B. ChandigarhC. New Delhi

D.Bangalore


Answer: Option C

51. Who is Tania Sachdev?A.Chess player

B.

CricketerC.Actress

D.DancerAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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52. Limba Ram is associated in which fields?A.Sports

B. Politics

C.Social ServiceD.Motion Picture


Answer: Option A

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53. Ms. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady

A.Prime minister of Bangladesh



























B. Judge of Supreme Court

C.Judge of the High court

D.Governor of a stateAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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54. Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?

A.Pupal JayakarB. Le Corbousier

C.GlenD. Nek ChandAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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55. Hitendra Desai was famous in the which field?A.Social Service

B. Journalism

C.Politics

D.LiteratureAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

56. Naina Devi, was associated with field of?

A.Social Service

B.

Stage actingC.Classical dance

D.Vocal music


Answer: Option D



















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57. Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?

A.Muthuswami Dikshitar

B. PurandardasaC.Swami Thirunal

D. None of these


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Three great saint composers - Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastri areknown as the 'Trimurti' of Carnatic music. They were not only contemporaries during the

later half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, but were also, incredibly,

born in the same town of Thiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.


58. Gangubai hangal is the name associated with

A.Literature B. Music

C.Journalism D. Environment


Answer: Option B

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59. Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?

A.Florence NightingaleB. Sarojini Naidu

C.Indira Gandhi

D.Joan of ArcAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option A























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60. Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?

A.Social Service

B. JournalismC.Literature

D.Politics


Answer: Option B

61. Who is Larry Pressler?A.Politician B. Painter

C.Actor D.

Tennis playerAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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62. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponentin which of the following musical instruments?

A.Guitar B. ViolinC.sarod D. Tabla


Answer: Option A

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63. Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?

A.Painting B. Politics

C.Dance D. MusicAnswer & Explanation



























Answer: Option A

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64. Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?

A.BismarckB. Eisenhower

C.Gen. Rommel

D.Walter Scott


Answer: Option C

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65. The title of 'sparrow' given to

A. NapoleonB. Major General Rajinder Singh

C.T. T. KrishnamachariD.Sardar PatelAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option B 66. Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?

A.Dr. D.R. Sengupta

B. Dr. S.Z. KasimC.Dr. V. K. Raina

D.Dr. H. K. Gupta


Answer: Option B

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67. Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style?

A.Sanjukta PanigrahiB. Madhavi Mudgal

C.Sonal Man Singh

D.Yamini KrishnamurthyAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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68. Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?A.Pop MusicB. Jounalism

C.Sports

D.ActingAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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69. Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of

A.Portugal B. CanadaC.Switzerland D. Congo


Answer: Option B

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70. The first Indian to swim across English channel was

A.V. Merchant



























B. P. K. Banerji

C.Mihir Sen

D.Arati SahaAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?

A.Kamaraj B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

C. Nehru D. RajajiAnswer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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