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1. Who is the author of “My Father is a story of friendship that forever changed
Hero” ? mathematics.
A. Novoneel Chakraborty
B. Neelima Dalmia Adhar 5. The famous Tamil literature
C. Nishant Kaushik “Manimekalai” is written by_______.
D. APJ Abdul Kalam A. Sattanar
Ans. C B. Tirruvalluvar
Sol. Nishant Kaushik is the author of “My C. Tolkappiyan
Father is a Hero” D. Illago Avadigal
Ans. A
2. Name the author of the book "All About Sol.
Women". ● Sattanar was the Tamil Buddhist poet
A. Priya Kumar who composed the epic called
B. Taslima Nasreen Manimekalai.
C. Shobha De ● He lived in the period of Ilango Adigal.
D. Geeta Choubey He was also known as Seethalai
Ans. B Sattanar.
Sol. The author of book All about Women is
Taslima Nasreen. She is from Bangladesh 6. Who is the author of book “ Who Moved
and presently living in India and working on My Interest Rate” ?
many social issues related to women. A. Urjit Patel
B. Manmohan Singh
3. Who is the author of "Interpreter of C. Raghuram Rajan
Maladies"? D. Duvvuri Subbarao
A. Jhumpa Lahiri Ans. D
B. Amish Tripathi Sol. D. Subbarao, who served as the
C. Ravinder Singh governor of the Reserve Bank of India
D. Salman Rushdie from 2008 to 2013, has written 'Who
Ans. A Moved My Interest Rate'. This book is an
Sol. “Interpreter of Maladies” is a book insider account of the dilemmas
collection of nine short stories by Indian confronted while leading the Reserve Bank
American author Jhumpa Lahiri published through these extraordinary economic and
in 1999. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction political challenges.
and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
in the year 2000 and has sold over 15 7. Who is the author of "Jaya"?
million copies worldwide. A. Sudeep Nagarkar
B. Devdutt Pattanaik
4. Who directed the movie " C. R. K. Narayan
The man who knew infinity"? D. Aravind Adiga
A. Matthew Brown Ans. B
B. Christopher Nolan Sol. Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of
C. Martin Scorsese “Jaya”. He is an Indian physician turned
D. Alfred Hitchcock mythologist, author and communicator.
Ans. A ● He has written over 600 articles and 30
Sol. “The Man Who Knew Infinity” is a 2015 books on the relevance of sacred stories,
British biographical drama film about the symbols and rituals in modern times.
Indian mathematician Srinivasa ● Jaya is a handbook of Hindu Mythology,
Ramanujan. This film was Written and Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the
directed by Matthew Brown, is the true Mahabharata
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D. Banabhatta
8. Who is the author of the book – “ My Ans. A
Experiments with Truth”? Sol. “Ashtadhyayi”, Sanskrit treatise on
A. Aristotle grammar written in the 6th to 5th
B. Winston Churchill century BCE by the Indian grammarian
C. Jarnes Morris Panini. This work set the linguistic
D. Mahatma Gandhi standards for Classical Sanskrit. It sums up
Ans. D in 4,000 sutras the science of phonetics
Sol. My experience with truth was written and grammar that had evolved in the Vedic
by Mahatma Gandhi in 1921. This the religion.
autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi .He was 12. Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"?
bon on 2 october 1869 at porbander in A. Rabindranath Tagore
Gujarat. He is referred as the Nation father B. Jhumpa Lahiri
by Subhash Chandra Bose. C. Amish Tripathi
D. Chetan Bhagat
9. Who wrote the book -"The Algebra of Ans. A
Infinite Justice"? Sol. Rabindranath Tagore is the author of
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterji Chokher Bali which in English means the
B. Arundhati Roy ‘mote in the eye’. This novel was published
C. Ashwaghosha in 1902 and is set in the Calcutta of the late
D. Anita Desai 19th century. It is about the dynamics in a
Ans. B small and prosperous family.
Sol. The Algebra of Infinite Justice is
written by Arundhati Roy. This book is the 13. Who is the author of "The Secret of the
collection of essays. The book discusses Nagas"?
several perspectives of global and local A. Jhumpa Lahiri
concerns, among them one being the abuse B. Amish Tripathi
of Nuclear bomb showoffs. C. Ravinder Singh
D. Salman Rushdie
10. Who is the author of "Chanakya's Ans. B
Chant"? Sol. Amish Tripathi is the author of "The
A. Amish Tripathi Secret of the Nagas”. The story is about an
B. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni imaginary land of Meluha and how the
C. Ruskin Bond inhabitants of that land are saved from
D. Ashwin Sanghi their wars by a nomad named Shiva.
Ans. D Tripathi, is an Indian author, known for his
Sol. Ashwin Sanghi(25 January 1969 (age novels The Immortals of Meluha, The
48), Mumbai) is an Indian writer in the Secret of the Nagas, The Oath of the
fiction-Thriller genre. He is the author of Vayuputras known as the trilogy of shiva
three best-selling novels: The Rozabal Line, series.
Chanakya's Chant and The Krishna Key. All
his books have been based on historical, 14. Who is the author of the book “The
theological and mythological themes. White Tiger"?
A. Maneesh Tripathi
11. The famous Sanskrit grammar book B. Aravind Adiga
“Ashtadhyayi” was written by ? C. Arvind Joshi
A. Panini D. Vijay Lohkare
B. Patanjali Ans. B
C. Katyayana
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Sol. Arvind Adiga is the author of the book” Sol. Train to Pakistan is a 1998 Indian Hindi
The White Tiger”. For this novel Arvind film adapted from Khushwant Singh's 1956
Adiga win the Man Booker prize in 2008. classic novel by the same name set in the
Partition of India of 1947 and directed by
15. The Karma dance belongs to which Pamela Rooks.
state?
A. Karnataka 18. Jahangir was born in the year
B. Sikkim A. 1569
C. Madhya Pradesh B. 1669
D. Uttar Pradesh C. 1769
Ans. C D. 1869
Sol. Ans. A
● Sol. Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir (birth
Karma dance belongs to the state of name: Shahzada /Prince Salim or Selim)
Madhya Pradesh and is a tribal dance. (20 September 1569 – 8 November 1627),
● the eldest son of Emperor Akbar the Great
This is performed by the Gonds, Binjahal, was married to Queen Nur Jahan was the
Kharia, Oraon, and Kol and other tribal fourth Mughal Emperor from 1605 to 1627.
annually during the karma festival which is
autumnal festival, in the month of Bhadrab. 19. India Gate was designed by
____________.
● A. Frank Lloyd Wright
This festival involves the workshop of god B. Sir Edwin Lutyens
of fate named Karma Devta. It is performed C. Frank Gehry
in the tribal dominant areas of Western D. Zaha Hadid
Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Ans. B
Karma means 'fate'. Sol.
16. Salzburg Festival is held in which
● India Gate was designed by Sir Edward
country? Lutyens.
A. Italy ● India Gate is a war memorial near
B. Austria Rajpath in New Delhi with the names of
C. Australia soldiers engraved on it of those who lost
D. Spain their lives during the First World War.
Ans. B ● Sir Lutyens is credited for the entire
Sol. The Salzburg Festival is a prominent architecture of New Delhi and for the war
festival of music and drama. It was memorial in triumphal arch architecture.
established in 1920. It held in the Austrian
town of Salzburg (the birthplace of W.A. 20. January 15 is celebrated as
Mozart) each summer. One highlight of this A. Republic Day
festival is the annual performance of the B. Makar Sakranti
play - Jedermann (Everyman) by Hugo von C. Army Day
Hofmannsthal. D. Labour Day
Ans. C
17. Who is the author of 'Train to Pakistan'? Sol.
A. Jhumpa Lahiri ●
B. Amish Tripathi January 15 is celebrated as Army Day
C. Ravinder Singh in India, in recognition of Lieutenant
D. Khushwant Singh General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the
Ans. D first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian
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Choose the correct match: BJP MP & Supreme Court lawyer Meenakshi
A. 1- A, 2 –B, 3 – C, 4 – D Lekhi has written her debut novel titled
B. 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – C ‘The New Delhi Conspiracy’.
C. 1 – D, 2 – B, 3 – A, 4 – C he book has been co-authored by Krishna
D. 1- A, 2 – D, 3 – B, 4 – C Kumar who works with her and is published
Ans. A by Harper Collins India, is slated for release
Sol. 1. Yoga school of philosophy believed on 8th July.
that a person can attain salvation through
meditation. Its founder was Patanjali who 29. The book 'Function of Data Sovereignty
compiled the Yoga Sutra, a text on yoga - The Pursuit of Supremacy' has been
theories and practice. The practice of authored by______.
control over pleasure, senses and bodily A. Vineet Goenka
organs is central to this school. Physical B. Meera Kumar
exercises called Asana and breathing C. Mark Twain
exercise called Pranayama is D. Maya Kalyanpur
recommended. Ans. A
2. Nyaya school was developed as the Sol.
system of logic. Aksapada Gautama is the Author Vineet Goenka has released his
founder of Nyaya School. According to this book titled 'Function of Data Sovereignty -
school, salvation can be achieved through The Pursuit of Supremacy'.
the acquisition of knowledge. He is a founder member of Centre for
3. Vedanta means the end of Vedas. Knowledge Sovereignty (CKS), which is an
Brahmasutra of Badarayana is the basic endeavour to acquire knowledge through
text of this school. According to Vedanta experts of eminence in the respective field.
philosophy, Brahma is the reality and The Book focuses in-depth on steps and
everything else is unreal (Maya). The soul concrete actions required to build highly
(Atma) is identical with Brahma. Thus, a capable data centres that will ensure data
person who acquires the knowledge of the security.
self can acquire the knowledge of the
Brahma and hence can achieve salvation. 30. ‘Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly’
4. Mimamsa means the art of reasoning is the autobiography of _______.
and interpretation. Jaimini was the founder A. Lal Krishna Advani
of this school. This school used to justify B. Pranab Mukherjee
the various Vedic rituals. According to C. Amitabh Bachchan
Mimamsa school, Vedas contain the eternal D. Anupam Kher
truth. In order to attain salvation, it Ans. D
strongly recommends Vedic sacrifices and Sol.
services to priests. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has penned
his autobiography titled ‘Lessons Life
28. Who among the following has written Taught Me, Unknowingly’.
novel ‘The New Delhi Conspiracy’?
A. Chetan Bhagat 31. The book ‘War over Words: Censorship
B. Ganesh Devy in India, 1930-1960’ is written by _____.
C. Meenakshi Lekhi A. Anita Desai
D. Arundhati Roy B. Olive Schlieden
Ans. C C. A Surya Prakash
Sol. D. Devika Sethi
Ans. D
Sol.
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of the society towards the girl child so that • In December 2015, the United Nations
she can be valued and respected. adopted a resolution to celebrate February
11 as the International Day of Women and
44. On which date, the National Voters’ Day Girls in Science.
(NVD) is celebrated in India?
A. January 21 47. The National Deworming Day is
B. January 25 observed on which date every year by the
C. February 10 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
D. February 17 A. 7th February
Ans. B B. 8th February
Sol. The 6th National Voters’ Day (NVD) C. 9th February
has been celebrated across the country on D. 10th February
January 25, 2016 by Election Commission Ans. D
of India (ECI). The theme for this year is Sol.
‘Inclusive and Qualitative Participation’. • The National Deworming Day is observed
The day is also the foundation day of the on February 10 by the Ministry of Health
Commission, which came into existence in and Family Welfare and its main objective
1950. is to deworm children between the ages of
(1-19) at schools and anganwadi centres.
45. World Wetland Day observes on which • This year for the first time, the Ministry
date? has decided to give the deworming tablets
A. February 4 to the private schools children also.
B. February 2 • The government of India had launched
C. February 3 the initiative in 2015, making it one of the
D. February 1 largest single-day public health initiatives
Ans. B in India.
Sol. World Wetland Day celebrated every
year on 2, February to mark the date of 48. The World Pulses is observed globally
the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, on which date every year?
called the Ramsar Convention in the A. 7th February
Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of B. 8th February
the Caspian Sea. C. 9th February
D. 10th February
46. International Day of Women and Girls Ans. D
in Science is observed globally on which Sol.
date? • World Pulses Day is a designated United
A. 09th February Nations global event to recognize the
B. 10th February importance of pulses (chickpeas, dry
C. 11th February beans, lentils, dry peas and lupins among
D. 12th February others) as a global food.
Ans. C • It has been proclaimed on February 10 of
Sol. each year since 2019 by the General
• International Day of Women and Girls in Assembly of the United Nations on
Science is observed globally on 11 December 20, 2018.
February.
• International Day of Women and Girls in 49. What is the Capital and Currency of
Science to recognize the critical role of Portugal?
women and girls play in science and A. Madrid And Euro
technology. B. Athens And Euro
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