Famous Personalities of India and World Test 48

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Famous Personalities of India and World Test 48

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Question 1
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This 1931 film was India's first talkie. The song 'De de khuda ke naam pe pyare' wowed the audience and become a runway hit. Which film are we taking about?

A
Partner Panchali

B
Alam Ara

C
Keechak Vadh

D
Ramayan

Solution

Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie in 1931 got so popular that police assistance was required to control the crowd. The hit song 'De De khuda ke Naam per', wowed the audience.
Question 2
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This $$2004$$ Newbery Medal-winning fantasy book follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats. Who wrote the book?

A

B

C

D
None of these
Solution
- Kate DiCamillo is an award-winning American children's book author.
- The Tale of Despereaux the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling was written by her and it won the Newbery Medal in 2004.
Question 3
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Marvel Comics' superhero, Thor, who wields a hammer that only he can lift, and the great mischief-making villain, Loki, have their origin in mythology of which country?

A
Indian

B
Egyptian

C
Norse

D
Chinese

Solution

Norsemen are ancestors to Scandinavian people that lived in the medieval era.
Most characters depicted in the Marvel Comic series of Thor are taken from Norse mythology.
Question 4
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The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by author J.R.R. Tolkien. In this novel, who or what is Bilbo?

A
Wizard

B
Hobbit

C
Dwarf

D
None of these
Solution
- The Lord of the Rings is a book written by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was first published in 1954. The plot of The Lord of the Rings is about the war of the peoples of Middle-earth against a dark lord.
- Bilbo Baggins is the title character and protagonist of the novel.
Question 5
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He is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter best known for his work in movie series 'Mr. Bean'. Identify him.

A
Tobey Maguire

B
Rowan Atkinson

C
Daniel Radcliffe

D
Harrison Ford

Solution

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter best known for his work in movie series Mr. Bean. He is best known for physical comedy in his trademark character Mr. Bean.
Question 6
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With which one of the following dance forms is Pandit Birju Maharaj associated?

A
Kuchipudi

B
Kathak

C
Garba

D
Bharatnatyam

Solution

Birju Maharaj popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj is an exponent of Kathak dance in India. He is also a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan in 1986, the country's highest civilian honours.
Question 7
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Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?

A

B

C

D
None of these
Solution
- Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was an Oxford don, a logician, a writer, a poet and a photographer.
- He is most famous for his story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland which he told to a young friend, when he took the girl and two sisters on a boat trip.
Question 8
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Who is the author of the book "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"?

A
Mahatma Gandhi

B
Jawaharlal Nehru

C
Indira Gandhi

D
Bhagat Singh

Solution

The Book "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" is the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929. Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote his autobiography "Discovery of India" in his prison days.
Question 9
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Identify W, X, Y and Z from the clues given below:
W : The first Indian woman badminton player to win a medal in singles at the World Badminton Championship.
X : A banker and Country Head of HSBC India.
Y : A scientist who was involved in the launch of Agni missiles.
Z : A painter and Padma Shri awardee.

A
(W) Saina Nehwal (X)Neeta Gupta (Y) Dr.Sonal (Z) Anjali Sen

B
(W) P.V. Sindhu (X)Naina Lal Kidwai (Y) Dr. Tessy Thomas (Z) Anjolie Ela Menon

C
(W) P.V. Sindhu (X)Namita Gokhle(Y) Dr. Tessy Thomas (Z) Ananya Gupta

D
(W) Saina Nehwal (X)Neeta Gupta (Y) Dr.Pratyusha Arora (Z) Ananya Gupta
Question 10
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The given picture is the famous painting called, Portrait of a Young Man. Which Italian artist painted it?

A
Giorgio Vasari

B
Titian

C
Raphael

D
Masaccio
Solution
- Raphael was a Renaissance painter and architect.
- Portrait of a Young Man was an oil painting created by Raphael probably in 1513–1514 and is considered to be the most important painting missing during World War II. It was stolen by the Nazis from Poland.