Q.1:- ‘A Voice of Freedom’ is a book written by ?
- Nayantara Sahgal
- Corazon Aquino
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- Benazir Bhutto
Q.2:- ‘The End of India’ is written by ?
- Vikram Seth
- Sunil Ganguli
- Khushwant Singh
- S. Naipul
Q.3:- Who among the following has written the famous book ‘ Malgudi Days’ ?
- S. Naipaul
- K. Narayan
- Deepak Chopra
- Rabindranath Tagore
Q.4:- ‘Sacred Games’ is a novel written by ?
- Anita Desai
- Arundhati Roy
- Vikram Chandra
- Kiran Desai
Q.5:- ‘If God was a Banker’ is written by ?
- Anita Nair
- Ravi Subramanian
- Ashwin Sanghi
- Amish Tripathi
Q.6:- Author of the book ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ is ?
- K. Rowling
- Jack London
- Jules Verne
- George Orwell
Q.7:- ‘Maximum City’ is a book written by ?
- Suketu Mehta
- S. Naipaul
- Vikram Seth
- Chetan Bhagat
Q.8:- The world famous Sun Temple is situated at ?
- Konark
- Mahabalipuram
- Patna
- Tirupati
Q.9:- Legendary Sanjukta Panigrahi was a versatile ?
- Kathak Dancer
- Odissi Dancer
- Kuchipudi Dancer
- Classical Singer
Q.10:- Mandarin is mostly spoken in ?
- China, Taiwan, Singapore
- Mexico, Argentina, Panama
- Russia, Turkey, Chechniya
- China, Japan, Malaysia
Q.11:- Who among the following is called the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’ ?
- Dayananda Saraswati
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q.12:- The first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest was ?
- Bachendri Pal
- Arati Saha
- Asha Agarwal
- Reita Fariya
Q.13:- Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? [IAS Exam 2004]
- Reinhold Messner : Computer Technology
- Harlow Shapley : Astronomy
- Gregor Mendel : Hereditary Theory
- Godfrey Hounsfield : CT Scan
Q.14:- Who is known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’ ?
- Mother Teresa
- R. Ambedkar
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Baba Amte
Q.15:- Who among the following is no a dancer ? [CDS Exam 2005]
- Geeta Chandran
- Mamta Shankar
- Kishori Amonkar
- Swapnasundari
Q.16:- Who among the following was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court ?
- Leila Seth
- Geeta Mukherjee
- Sujata Manohar
- Rani Jethmalani
Q.17:- The first talkie film of India was ?
- Harishehandra
- Alam Ara
- Kangan
- Kismat
Q.18:- The last Mahakumbh of the 20th Century was held at ?
- Nasik
- Haridwar
- Ujjain
- Allahabad
Q.19:- A new life and respectability was given to Bharat Natyam in the fifties by ?
- Mallika Sarabhai
- Vyjayantimala Bali
- Rukmini Devi Arundale
- Padma Subramanian
Q.20:- ‘Natyam-Shaatra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by ?
- Kalhana
- Narad Muni
- Bharat Muni
- Abhinav Gupt
Q.21:- Which dance was revived by Rabindranath Tagore ?
- Kathakali
- Barat Natyam
- Manipuri
- Odissi
Q.22:- The headquarters of the Sahitya Akademi is at ?
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Chennai
- Kolkata
Q.23:- Which language is spoken by a majority of people in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?
- Bengali
- Hindi
- Telugu
- Malayalam
Q.24:- Who gave the Carnatic Music its present form ?
- Tyagaraja
- Shyama Shastri
- Purandaradasa
- Amjad Ali Khan
Q.25:- Balasarswati left her mark in the field of ?
- Music
- Classical Dance
- Athletics
- Paintings
