1. Which was the first talkie feature film of India?
a) Raja Harishchandra
b) Alam Ara
c) Duniya na mane
d) Aadami
Explanation: Alam Ara was the first talkie feature film of India.
2. In which of the following fields is the B. C. Roy Award given?
a) Music
b) Journalism
c) Environment
d) Medical
Explanation: B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of Medical Science.
3. Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to -
a) Monetary Economics
b) Welfare Economics
c) Environmental Economics
d) Development Economics
Explanation: Amartya Sen, Indian economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory and for his interest in the problems of society's poorest members.
4. . . . . . . . . won the award in the Non - Feature Film Category at the 64th National Film Awards 2016.
a) Fireflies in the Sky
b) Fireflies in the Abyss
c) Firefly
d) School
Explanation: Fireflies in the Abyss won the award in the Non - Feature Film Category at the 64th National Film Awards 2016.
5. Which European Country conferred on Amartya Sen its highest civilian honour in 2013?
a) Germany
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) Belgium
Explanation: France
6. Pawel Pawlikowski films 'Ida' won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. This film is from which country?
a) Poland
b) South Africa
c) Canada
d) Argentina
Explanation: Black and white Polish drama Ida won the Oscar for best foreign language film at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015.
7. Kartik Chandran has been awarded
a) Soil and Water Conservation
b) Earth and Environmental Sciences
c) Dams and River Flow
d) Building and Road Science
Explanation: Earth and Environmental Sciences
8. In which field 'Moorti Devi Award' is given every year for excellence?
a) Literature
b) Drama
c) Dance
d) Music
Explanation: The Moorti Devi Award is an Indian literary award annually presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research organisation, to an author.
9. Who has won the Best Actor award in the 90th Oscar awards 2018?
a) Garry Oldman
b) Denzel Washington
c) Daniel Day Lewis
d) Daniel Kaluuya
Explanation: Garry Oldman won the Best Actor award in the 90th Oscar awards 2018.
10. Who among the following have been the Dada Saheb Phalke Awardees?
a) Vinod Khanna, Kavi Pradeep and Raj Kumar
b) Pran, Shashi Kapoor and Rajesh Khanna
c) Dev Anand, Manoj Kumar and Meena Kumari
d) Gulzar, Vinod Khanna and K. Balachander
Explanation: Gulzar, Vinod Khanna and K. Balachander have been the Dada Saheb Phalke Awardees.
11. Name the Indian origin boy in United Kingdom who became the youngest applicant in a decade to achieve the highest score in the Mensa IQ test, beating geniuses such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
a) Mehul Garg
b) Tanishq Abraham
c) M. Tenith Adithyaa
d) Akrit Jaiswal
Explanation: Mehul Garg, 10 year old Indian origin boy scored more than Einstein and Hawking in Mensa IQ test.
12. The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win
a) Sahitya Akademi Award
b) Jnanpith Award
c) Ramon Magsaysay
d) Padam Vibhusan
Explanation: Padam Vibhusan
13. Who has been conferred with first World Sanskrit Award?
a) Ariana Grande
b) Gulzar
c) Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
d) Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Explanation: Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand has been conferred the first 'World Sanskrit Award' for her contribution towards promotion of the language.
14. Which state has bagged the top spot at the country's most popular tourist destination among foreign and domestic tourists in 2016?
a) Goa
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Explanation: Tamil Nadu has bagged the top spot as the country's most popular tourist destination among foreign and domestic tourists in 2016.
15. Who is the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2013?
a) Haruki Murakami
b) Eleanor Catton
c) Malala Yousafzai
d) Vikram Seth
Explanation: Eleanor Catton has won 2013 Man Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious literary award, for her second novel, “The Luminaries.”
16. Which 2016 Hindi film is based on the real life of the famous Phogat wrestling family?
a) Dangal
b) Mangal Pandey : The Rising
c) Bodyguard
d) Sultan
Explanation: Dangal' is based on the real life of the famous Phogat wrestling family.
17. Which of the following award is given for the field of medicine?
a) B. C. Roy Award
b) Kalinga Award
c) Borlaug Award
d) None of the option is correct
Explanation: The Bidhan Chandra Roy Award was instituted in 1962 in memory of Dr. B. C. Roy by the Medical Council of India.
18. Which of the following statements is/are correct
1. Professor Kamal Bawa was conferred with the Midori Prize (2014) for biodiversity for his research on climate change in the Himalayas.
2. Midori Prize is an annual international prize given to an individual for outstanding contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at global, regional or local levels.
Select correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) both 1 and 2
d) neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both of the statements are correct.
19. Consider the following statements about Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development:
1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was selected for the Prize for the year 2013.
2. The award is accorded annually to individuals only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) both 1 and 2
d) neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both of the statements are correct.
20. Who among the following won the Magsaysay Award, 2018?
a) Bharat Vatwani
b) Sonam Wangchuk
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above
Explanation: Two Indians have been declared the winners of 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award. Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among six individuals who were declared winners of the award. Magsaysay Awards are regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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'.
25. 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.
26. 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: Knight of the Legion of the honor
27. 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.
28. 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
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. Which district achieved the first position as per 'Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018'?
a) Gaya - Bihar
b) Tuticorn - Tamil Nadu
c) Satara - Maharashtra
d) Meerut - UP
Explanation: Haryana was ranked as the best State while Satara District of Maharashtra was ranked as the best district as per the ranking undertaken by 'Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018'.
32. Who among the following was not one of the recipients of Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2016?
a) Rajendra Pralhad Shelke
b) Sylvanus Dung Dung
c) Sathi Geetha
d) Amit Kumar
Explanation: Amit Kumar was not one of the recipients of Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2016.
33. Bharatiya Jnanpith" is an organization related to which of the following?
a) General Knowledge
b) Architecture
c) Science
d) Literature
Explanation: Bharatiya Jnanpith a literary and research organization, based in New Delhi, India, was founded on 18 February 1944 by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain.
34. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013 has been given to
a) Zubin Mehta
b) Narendra Kohli
c) Shalini Singh
d) Arvind Aadiga
Explanation: Music conductor Zubin Mehta received the Tagore Award For Cultural Harmony for the year 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony
35. Who won the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for women at the BCCI Annual Awards held in Bengaluru in March 2017?
a) Diana Edulji
b) Purnima Raju
c) Shanta Rangaswamy
d) Shubhangi Kulkarni
Explanation: Shanta Rangaswamy won the BCCI Lifetime achievement award for Women at the BCCI Annual Awards held in Bengaluru in March 2017.
36. Which one among the following films was awarded the best motion picture (Drama) in the 72nd Golden Globe Awards?
a) The Theory of Everything
b) Boyhood
c) Still Alice
d) Birdman
Explanation: The Theory of Everything
37. Which country awards Nobel Prizes?
a) France
b) Sweden
c) Switzerland
d) U. S. A.
Explanation: Except for the Peace Prize, the Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden, at the annual Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
38. Which one of the following books won the Man Booker Prize 2014?
a) History of the Rain
b) The Lives of Others
c) The Narrow Road to the Deep North
d) How to be Both
Explanation: On 14 October, chair judge A. C. Grayling announced that Australian author Richard Flanagan had won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his book 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'.
39. Which of the following won The Man Booker Prize 2016?
a) The Sellout
b) A Brief History of Seven Killings
c) The Narrow Road to the Deep North
d) The Luminaries
Explanation: The Sellout' by Paul Beatty is named winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
40. Which one of the following books is in the Shortlist for the Man booker Prize 2015?
a) A Brief History of Seven Killings
b) The Green Road
c) The Year of the Runaways
d) The Moor's Account
Explanation: A Brief History of Seven Killings' was in the Shortlist for the Man booker Prize 2015.
41. Who among the following was awarded with Padma Shri 2017 in the field of 'Hockey'?
a) Sardar Singh
b) P. R. Shreejesh
c) Ramandeep Singh
d) Yuvraj Walmiki
Explanation: P. R. Shreejesh was awarded with Padma Shri 2017 in the field of Hockey.
42. Who among the following was awarded with Padma Shri 2017 in the field of 'Culinary'?
a) Sanjeev Kapoor
b) Vikas Khanna
c) Ranveer Brar
d) Kunal Kapur
Explanation: Sanjeev Kapoor was awarded with Padma Shri 2017 in the field of 'Culinary'.
43. Who has won the 'Miss Universe 2016' title?
a) Pia Wurtzbach
b) Iris Mittenaere
c) Raquel Pellissier
d) Andrea Tova
Explanation: Iris Mittenaere is a French model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2016.
44. The first prize of the National Human Rights Commission has been awarded recently to which movie?
a) Pink
b) Black and White
c) Red and White
d) Black
Explanation: Black and White
45. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017?
a) Joachim Frank
b) Jacques Dubochet
c) Richard Henderson
d) All of the above
Explanation: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 is awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo - electron microscopy, which both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules. This method has moved biochemistry into a new era.
46. Who was awarded with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2017?
a) Yash Chopra
b) Kamini Kaushal
c) Shatrughan Sinha
d) Moushumi Chatterjee
Explanation: Shatrughan Sinha was awarded with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2017.
47. Who was honoured with Padma Shri Award 2018 in the field of Social Work from West Bengal?
a) Yeshi Dhoden
b) Subadaani Devi
c) Shri Sudhanshu Biswas
d) Jose Ma Joey
Explanation: Shri Sudhanshu Biswas was honoured with Padma Shri Award 2018 in the field of Social Work from West Bengal. He set up as many as 18 charitable primary schools, an old - age home, a children's home and a free dispensary in the remote areas of the Sundarbans in West Bengal.
48. Which film has won the Best Short Film for India in the Los Angeles Film festival, 2018?
a) Anukul
b) Kriti
c) Shunyata
d) Thaandav
Explanation: Jackie Shroff's short film Shunyata has won an award at Best of India Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, US
49. Grammy Award is given in the field of
a) Acting
b) Music
c) Singing
d) Boxing
Explanation: A Grammy Award is any of a series of awards presented each year in the United States by either the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences or the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. The Grammys, as they are commonly known, are meant to recognize spectacular work in the music industry
50. Who among the following is the winner of the World Food Prize (year 2015)??
a) Sanjaya Rajaram
b) Baldev Singh Dhillon
c) Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
d) Rajendra Singh Paroda
Explanation: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is the winner of the World Food Prize (year 2015).
51. Who among the following Nobel laureates has recently announced to put his Nobel Medal under Auction?
a) Kailash Satyarthi
b) J. D. Watson
c) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) Jody Williams
Explanation: James Watson, one of the scientists credited with discovering the structure of DNA, recently became the first ever living Nobel laureate to put his medal for auction.
52. Writers have been selected for Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2018. Who among them is selected for the Rajasthani Language?
a) Dr. Chetan Swami
b) Dr. Jyoti Punj
c) Mohan Alok
d) C. L. Sankhlav
Explanation: C. L. Sankhlav
53. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?
a) J. R. D. Tata
b) Mother Teresa
c) Morarji Desai
d) None of these
Explanation: The first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna award was conferred on Mother Teresa in 1992. The award was instituted by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
54. Film Pather Panchali was directed by
a) Bimal Roy
b) Satyajit Ray
c) Mrinal Sen
d) Guru Dutt
Explanation: 'Pather Panchali' (A Song of the Little Road) marked Satyajit Ray's debut as a director. This masterpiece from Ray is a social drama inspired by a famous novel of the same name, by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.
55. The third Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) distinguished Indologist Award for the year 2017 was awarded to Japanese professor . . . . . . .
a) Hiroshi Marui
b) Hiroshima Marui
c) Nagasaki Marui
d) Jayota Marui
Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind on 27 November 2017 conferred the 3rd ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award to Professor Hiroshi Marui of Japan for his exemplary contribution to Indology.
56. Navanethem Pillay' has been honoured with which award?
a) Bookers Award
b) Pulitzer Award
c) Oscar Award
d) The Legion of Honour
Explanation: Navanethem Pillay' has been honoured with 'The Legion of Honour'.
57. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?
a) Brussels
b) Geneva
c) Oslo
d) The Hague
Explanation: As stipulated in the will of the Swedish born inventor and international industrialist Alfred Nobel, which was opened after his death in 1896, the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
58. Magsaysay Award is given after Ramon Magsaysay. He was President of which nation?
a) Myanmar
b) Malaysia
c) Philippines
d) Sweden
Explanation: Magsaysay Award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the third president of the Republic of the Philippines. Ramon Magsaysay died in air crash in 1957.
59. Who among the following is the winner of the Jnanpith Award for the year 2015?
a) Bhalachandra Nemade
b) Raghuveer Chaudhari
c) Pratibha Ray
d) Girish Karnad
Explanation: Raghuveer Chaudhari is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat, India. He won the Jnanpith Award for the year 2015.
60. Who has been conferred with the 2015 Jnanpith Award?
a) Pannalal Patel
b) Umashankar Joshi
c) Raghuveer Chaudhari
d) Rama Jain
Explanation: Raghuveer Chaudhari