Ques 1 : On a restaurant menu, which of these is a term for a place where people gather for shayari and ghazals?
A. Manchurian
B. Burger
C. Rice
D. Pasta
Ans : C. Rice
Ques 2 : Which of these is a term for a place where people gather for shayari and ghazals ?
A. Rukhsar
B. Mushaira
C. Shikara
D. Mahabara
Ans : B. Mushaira
Ques 3: Which of these is not a recommended mineral in the human diet ?
A. Strontium
B. Potassium
C. Iron
D. Calcium
Ans : A. Strontium
Ques 4: Who or what is the 'baby' in this recent newspaper headline: "At 66, Mother India gets ready for her 29th baby" ?
A. The Royal baby
B. Telangana
C. INS Vikrant
D. Nargis' last unreleased film
Ans : B. Telangana
Description: At 66, Mother India gets ready for her 29th babyTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Congress leadership bit the Telangana bullet on Tuesday. It decided to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to create a separate state of Telangana — a move that will be a loss to the politically muscular state but will be a gain for the Congress
Ques 5 :Who was the president of India at the turn of the century, as the 20th century became the 21st century ?
A. K R Narayan
B. A P J Abdul Kalam
C. R Venkataraman
D. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Ans :A. K R Narayan
Description: Kocheril Raman Narayanan was the tenth President of India.
Born in Perumthanam, Uzhavoor village, in the princely state of Travancore (present day Kottayam district, Kerala), and after a brief stint with journalism and then studying political science at the London School of Economics with the assistance of a scholarship, Narayanan began his career in India as a member of the Indian Foreign Service in the Nehru administration.
Ques 6 : The 2013 film 'Lootera' is partly based on which short story by O'Henry ?
A. The Ransom of Red Chief
B. The Gift of the Magi
C. The Last leaf
D. The Third Ingredient
Ans : C. The Last leaf
Description: "The Last Leaf" is a short story by O. Henry published in 1907 in his collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. Set in Greenwich Village, it depicts characters and themes typical of O. Henry's works.
"The Last Leaf"
Author: O. Henry
Country: United States
Language: English
Genre(s): short story
Stories details
"The Ransom of Red Chief" is a 1910 short story by O. Henry. It follows two men who kidnap and attempt to ransom a wealthy Alabaman's son; eventually, the men are driven to distraction by the boy and end up having to pay the boy's father to take him back.
"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
"The Last Leaf" is a short story by O. Henry published in 1907 in his collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. Set in Greenwich Village, it depicts characters and themes typical of O. Henry's works.
"The Third Ingredient" is a short story by O. Henry, notable for its ironic take on the Stone Soup theme. The story was originally published in Everybody’s Magazine with illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele
Ques 7 : In the Mughal era, which of these harbors was also known as 'Babul Mecca' and 'Meccaidwar'?
A. Bharuch
B. Surat
C. Porbandar
D. Khambat
Ans : B. Surat
Ques 8 : After whom is the annual award, given by the Govt of India to an outstanding handloom weaver, named ?
A. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
B. Sant Kabir
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Gul Ahmed
Ans : B. Sant Kabir
Description: Kabīr (also Kabīra) was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. The name Kabir comes from Arabic al-Kabīr which means 'The Great' – the 37th name of God in Islam.
Kabir's legacy is today carried forward by the Kabir Panth ("Path of Kabir"), a religious community that recognizes him as its founder and is one of the Sant Mat sects.
