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Class 8 General Knowledge
Famous Personalities Of India And World
Quiz 1
Who is the current Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) in the Indian Army?
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Balbir Singh Sandhu
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Amit Sarin
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Bipin Rawat
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Dalbir Singh Suhag
Explanation
General Bipin Rawat, an infantry officer from the Gorkha Rifles took charge as the new 27th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of India. He succeeded General Dalbir Singh Suhag who retired from the service.
His appointment goes against the long-held convention of appointing the senior-most eligible officer to the topmost post. He also
has tremendous hands-on experience of serving in combat areas and at various functional levels in the Indian Army over the last three decades.
Who become British's youngest 'cyborg' (part-human, part machine) boy?
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Kevin Warwick
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Byron Wake
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Martock
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None of the above
Explanation
Byron Wake, a 15-year-old boy in the UK who used a hypodermic syringe to insert a microchip under the skin on his hand may have become Britain's youngest 'cyborg' - part-human, part machine.
Neerav modi is associated with
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Share market
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Oil
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Diamond
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Gold
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Diamond
China declared whom to head the $$\$ 100$$ billion Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)?
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Xi Jinping
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Chanda Kochhar
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Jim Kim
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Jin Liqun
Explanation
Jin Liqun is a Chinese politician, banker, and professor. He is currently the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank'
Who discovered the spinning jenny?
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John Ke
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T.E. Nicholson
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Raphael Samuel
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James Hargreaves
What was the Napoleonic code known as?
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The Napoleonic code of 1808
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The civil code of 1809
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The civil code of 1804
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The Napoleonic code of 1802
Explanation
The Napoleonic code of 1804 was a major step in establishing the rule of law. All privileges based on birth were taken away.
The birthplace of Sarojini Naidu is__________
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Bihar
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Uttar Pradesh
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Orissa
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Andhra Pradesh
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The birthplace of Sarojini Naidu is
Andhra Pradesh.
Who is internationally recognised as a father of the modern digital computer?
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George Stibitz
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Clifford Berry
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Nikolay Brusentsov
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Claude Ramsay
Explanation
George Stibitz
is internationally recognised as a father of the modern digital computer.
Former Australian Captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
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Tubby
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Stodge
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Helium Bat
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Stumpy
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Stumpy wasn't the nickname of
f
ormer Australian captain Mark Taylor over his playing career.
Who is the author of the book 'New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy'?
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AB Vajpayee
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Jaswant Singh
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PC Alexander
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Yashwant Sinha
Explanation
AB Vajpayee
is the author of the book 'New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy.'
Match the following
List I
(Scientists)
List II
(Country)
A.
Archimedes
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Britain
B.
Alexander Graham Bell
2.
Germany
C.
Nicolaus Copernicus
3.
Greece
D.
Albert Einstein
4.
USA
5.
Poland
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A-3, B-2, C-4, D-5
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A-3, B-1, C-5, D-4
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A-4, B-5, C-2, D-1
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A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2
Which among the following famous dancers is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style?
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Sonal Man Singh
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Sanjukta Panigrahi
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Yamini Krishnamurthy
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Madhavi Mudgal
Explanation
Yamini Krishnamurthy
is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are well-known as
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Creators of Bluetooth device
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Founders of Google
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Stem cell researchers
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Scientists of human genome
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin are well-known as f
ounders of Google.
Mario Miranda is well known as
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Editor
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Story writer
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Cartoonist
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Politician
Explanation
Mario Miranda is well known as
Cartoonist.
Which famous author wrote the following books: The Darkroom, Malgudi Days, Guide, My Days, Swami and Friends?
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Khuswant Singh
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RK Narayan
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Rudyard Kipling
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Kuldip Nayyar
Explanation
RK Narayan
wrote the following books: The Darkroom, Malgudi Days, Guide, My Days, Swami and Friends.
Who is the father of Super Computer?
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Seymour Cray
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Lord Kelvin
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Bill Gates
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Martin Cooper
Explanation
Seymour Cray
is the father of Super Computer.
Who is the father of computer science?
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Alan Turing
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Adam Osborne
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John Moore
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Neal Stephenson
Explanation
Alan Turing
is the father of computer science.
Match the following
List I
(Nickname/Surname)
List II
(Names)
A.
Kalam Ka Jadugar
1.
E. Sneedharan
B.
Napolean of India
2.
Rajendra Singh
C.
Metro Man
3.
Premchand
D.
Water Man
4.
Samudra Gupta
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A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
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A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
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A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
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A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Vishwaroopam is a 2013 Tamil spythriller film written, directed and co-produced by who also enacts the lead role ____________.
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Prakash Raj
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Rajni Kant
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Kamal Hassan
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Chiranjeevi
Explanation
VIshwaroopam is a 2013 Indian spythriller film written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan, who also enacts the lead role.
Who said that there was no Slavery in India?
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Strabo
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Megasthenese
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Fahien
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Heiun Tsang
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Megasthenese
said that there was no Slavery in India.
Who was known as 'Parrot of India'?
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Barauni
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Ammir Khusru
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Chand Bardai
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None of these
Explanation
Ammir Khusru
was known as the 'Parrot of India.'
Sankaracharya was from___________
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Tamilnadu
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Kerala
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Andhra Pradesh
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None of these
Explanation
Sankaracharya was from
Kerala.
Sankaracharya was a.
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Saivaite
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Vaishnavite
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Vedantist
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None of these
Explanation
Sankaracharya was a
Vedantist.
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Who among the following leaders topped 2011 Forbes List of Worlds Most Powerful Person?
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Mr Barak Obama
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Ms Pratibha Patil
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Mr Manmohan Singh
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Mr Hu Jintao
Explanation
Forbes released its list of 70 most powerful people in the world for 2011.Topping the list was U.S. President Barack Obama, followed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao. Obama topped the list in 2009 only to be de throned by Hu in 2010.
Ramanuja was a____________.
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Saivite
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Vaishnavite
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Digambara
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None of these
Explanation
Ramanuja was a
Vaishnavite.
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Who is the Director of the film Elizabeth The Golden Age?
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Rama Nand Sagas
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Ram Gopal Verma
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Karan Johar
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Shekhar Kapur
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Elizabeth: The Golden age is a 2007 sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Universal pictures and Working Title Films.
Basava was a ____________.
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Saivite
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Vaishnavite
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Digambara
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None of these
Explanation
Basava was a
Saivite.
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
In the world of Hindi Cinema, who was affectionately called as Dada Moni?
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Balraj Sahni
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Prithviraj Kapoor
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Ashok Kumar
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Utpal Dutt
Aligarh Muslim University was founded by__________.
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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Liaquat Ali Khan
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
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Prof. Sher Khan
Explanation
Aligarh Muslim University was founded by
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
Who organized Indian National Army?
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Gandhiji
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Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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Bala Gangadhara Tilak
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Motilal Nehru
Explanation
Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose
organized Indian National Army.
Whom did Mahatma Gandhi referred to as "Patriot of Patriots"?
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Sardar Patel
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Subhas Chandra Bose
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Jawahar Lal Nehru
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Bhagat Singh
Explanation
Subhas Chandra Bose was
referred to as the "Patriot of Patriots" by
Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi was first called the "Father of the Nation" by
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Subhas Chandra Bose
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Vallabhai Patel
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C. Rajagopalchari
Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi was first called the "Father of the Nation" by
Subhas Chandra Bose.
Who among the following taught the doctrine of 'Shunyata'?
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Nagarjuna
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Shankaracharya
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Harisena
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Vallabhacharya
Explanation
Nagarjuna
taught the doctrine of 'Shunyata.'
The greatest of the Sanskrit grammarians was ________.
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Saktayana
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Sakalya
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Panini
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Apisali
Explanation
The greatest of the Sanskrit grammarians was
Panini.
'Poet Laureate' of 'Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq' was__________.
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Al Barauni
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Amir Khusrau
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Ibn-Battuta
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None of these
Explanation
'Poet Laureate' of 'Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq' was
Amir Khusrau.
Abraham Lincoln is known for_________.
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Land Reforms
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External policies
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Abolition of Slavery
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Independence Movement
Explanation
Abraham Lincoln is known for the a
bolition of Slavery.
The Servants of India Society was founded by
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Bala Gangadhar Tilak
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Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation
The Servants of India Society was founded by
Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Among the following foreign travelers who was the first to visit in India?
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Bernier
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Ibn Batura
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Abdur Rajjak
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Vaso-da-gama
Explanation
Ibn Batura
was the first
foreign traveler in the above visit to
India.
India's Dr.Homi Jhangir Bhaba has been the President of the
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UNDEP
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UNESCO
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ILO
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IUPAP
Explanation
Dr. Homi Jhangir Bhaba has been the President of the
IUPAP
(
The
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
)
from 1960 to 1963.
Who founded Inter Parliamentary Union?
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Willian Randal Cremer
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Fredrick Passy
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Both A and B
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None of the above
Explanation
Willian Randal Cremer and
Fredrick Passy
founded Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Who is the author of the book "The Casual Vacancy"?
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Bonnie Wright
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Daniel Radcliffe
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J.K. Rowling
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Rupert Grint
Explanation
J.K. Rowling
is the author of the book "The Casual Vacancy."
Which of the following established as the Bretton Woods conference in $$1944$$?
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IMF
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ILO
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WHO
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UNDP
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1944
IMF was established as the Bretton Woods conference in 1944.
The play ' Malavikagmimitram' was written by
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Kalidasa
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Chanakya
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Kalhana
Explanation
The play ' Malavikagmimitram' was written by
Kalidasa.
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was.
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Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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A.B. Vajpayee
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V.P. Singh
Explanation
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was
A.B. Vajpayee.
Who founded Amnesty Inter-national?
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Peter Shon
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Peter Max
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Peter Benson
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All of the above
Explanation
Peter Benson
founded Amnesty International.
The city of modern Patna ( Pataliputra ) was founded by
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Ajatha Satru
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Sisunaga
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Bimbisara
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Asoka
Explanation
The city of modern Patna ( Pataliputra ) was founded by
Ajatha Satru.
The Dravidians worshipped
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The Mother Goddess
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Sun
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Moon
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The Tree
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The Dravidians worshipped t
he mother goddess.
Who is the author of the book titled "Citizen and Society" that was released by the President Pranab Mukherjee recently?
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Vinod Kumar Rai
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A.K. Singh
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Narendra Modi
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Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Explanation
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
is the author of the book titled "Citizen and Society" which was released by President Pranab Mukherjee recently.
Who is the Author of the Book "Glimpses of World History"?
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Rajiv Gandhi
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Indira Gandhi
Explanation
Jawaharlal Nehru
is the author of the Book "Glimpses of World History."
Who is the Author of the Book "Two Lives"?
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Rabindranath Tagore
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R.K. Narayanan
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Sarojini Naidu
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Vikram Seth
Explanation
Vikram Seth
is the author of the Book "Two Lives."
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