1. Which film was awarded as best popular film providing wholesome entertainment in 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015?
a) Piku
b) Bajrangi Bhaijaan
c) Baji Rao Mastani
d) Bahubali the Beginning
Explanation: Bajrangi Bhaijaan was awarded as best popular film providing wholesome entertainment in 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015.
2. Given below are pairs of the winners and the specific categories pertaining to the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards. Which one of the pairs is wrongly matched?
a) Best Female Actor - Vidya Balan
b) Best Film - Agneepath
c) Best Actor in a negative role - Rishi Kapoor
d) Best Actor in a negative role - Rishi Kapoor
Explanation: In the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards Barfi was awarded best film.
3. The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2017 was given to
a) Narendra Modi
b) Suneet Panicker
c) Bhartruhari Mahtab
d) Mehtab Hussain
Explanation: The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2017 was given to Bhartruhari Mahtab.
4. Dr. Bhagwati Lal Vyas was selected for
a) Sahitya Akademi Award, 2015
b) Bihari Puraskar, 2015
c) Bihari Asmita Samman, 2015
d) National Education Award, 2015
Explanation: Eminent poet Dr. Bhagwati Lal Vyas was chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani poems 'Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad'.
5. The 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was won by
a) Alice Munro
b) Svetlana Alexievich
c) Bob Dylan
d) Angus Deaton
Explanation: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to Bob Dylan for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.
6. Which award was given to the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004
a) Knight of the Dome
b) Knight of the Legion of the honor
c) Knighthood
d) French Key Holder
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
7. Mahabaleshwar Sail won Saraswati Samman for work in which language?
a) English
b) Hindi
c) Konkani
d) Malayalam
Explanation: Mahabaleshwar Sail is an Indian author. He has been honoured with the Saraswati Samman, 2016 for his novel 'Hawthan' in Konkani language.
8. The first woman to get the Bharat Ratna Award is
a) Mother Teresa
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Lata Mangeshkar
d) Sarojini Naidu
Explanation: Indira Gandhi, who was the first and has been the only female Prime Minister of India so far, was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1972
9. Which one among the following films was conferred the 'Golden Peacock' award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014)?
a) Ek Hazarachi Note
b) A Short Story
c) Leviathan
d) Ajeyo
Explanation: The Golden Peacock Award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014) was conferred on Leviathan. It is a 2014 Russian tragedy film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
10. Who is the winner of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2013?
a) Ela Bhatt
b) Angela Merkel
c) Lydia Davis
d) Christina Legarde
Explanation: Angela Merkel is the winner of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2013.