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1.

Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?

A. Bernard Shaw
B. Niccolo Machiaveli
C. V.S. Sharma
D. Emile Zola
Answer» C. V.S. Sharma
2.

The serial 'India's Rajiv' was produced and directed by

A. Simmi Garewal
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Shyam Benegal
D. Mira Nair
Answer» B. Satyajit Ray
3.

Who has written the famous book 'Mankind and Mother Earth'?

A. Arnold Toynbee
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. John Ruskin
D. Bertrand Russel
Answer» B. Leo Tolstoy
4.

'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?

A. Anita Desai
B. Vikram Seth
C. Shoba De
D. V.S. Naipaul
Answer» B. Vikram Seth
5.

Who is the author of the book 'Naked Triangle'?

A. R.K.Narayan
B. Amrita Pritam
C. Balwant Gargi
D. Khushwant Singh
Answer» D. Khushwant Singh
6.

The original name of 'Mahabharata' is

A. Katha Saritsagar
B. Jai Samhita
C. Vrahat Katha
D. Rajatarangini
Answer» C. Vrahat Katha
7.

'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?

A. Plato
B. Gandhi
C. Aristotle
D. Henry Maine
Answer» D. Henry Maine
8.

'Maya Memsaab' is a film directed by

A. Shyam Benegal
B. Ketan Mahta
C. Bhupen Hazarika
D. Tapan Sinha
Answer» C. Bhupen Hazarika
9.

David Copperfield is the name of

A. novel
B. famous actor
C. poem
D. writer
Answer» B. famous actor
10.

The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of

A. Srinivasa Ramanujan
B. Sir C. V. Raman
C. Homi Bhabha
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Answer» B. Sir C. V. Raman
11.

Who is the author of 'Betrayal of the Defence Forces'?

A. Vishnu Bhagat
B. Tarun Tejpal
C. George Fernandes
D. Jaswant Singh
Answer» B. Tarun Tejpal
12.

Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?

A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Maulana Azad
C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
D. Jawaharlal Nahru
Answer» C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
13.

The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by

A. Ms. Taslima Nasreen
B. Ms. Benazir Bhutto
C. Ms. Aunsan Suu Kyi
D. Ms. Bandaranaike Sirimavo
Answer» C. Ms. Aunsan Suu Kyi
14.

Which is not a correct combination?

A. Prithivi Raj Raso - Chand Bardai
B. Idols - Sunil Gavaskar
C. Midnight Children - A. Sanderson
D. Meghdoot - Kalidaas
Answer» D. Meghdoot - Kalidaas
15.

The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is

A. R.K. Narayan
B. N.A. Palkhiwala
C. Amrita Pritam
D. Manohar Malgonkar
Answer» B. N.A. Palkhiwala
16.

Who directed the film 'Little Buddha'?

A. Richard Attenborough
B. Bernardo Bertolucci
C. Ben Johnson
D. Mani Kaul
Answer» C. Ben Johnson
17.

Who is the author of 'Ashtadhyayi'?

A. Sumitranandan
B. Raj Anand
C. Panini
D. Gitta Piramal
Answer» D. Gitta Piramal
18.

The controversial documentary 'Hell's Angel' broadcasted by Channel 4 on Independent British Television Station is based on who among the following?

A. Joseph Stalin
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Mother Teresa
D. Saddam Hussein
Answer» D. Saddam Hussein
19.

Who has written the book 'The Famished Road'?

A. Ian Austin
B. V.S. Naipaul
C. Ben Okri
D. Zola Emile
Answer» D. Zola Emile
20.

Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?

A. Ben Kingsley
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Mrinal Sen
D. Richard Attenborough
Answer» E.
21.

Who is the author of the book 'No Full Stops in India'?

A. Raj Mohan Gandhi
B. Shyam lal
C. E.M. Forster
D. Mark Tully
Answer» E.
22.

Who has written the book 'Kashmir - Behind the Vale'?

A. L. Ramdas
B. Lt. Gen. Dipendra Singh
C. M. J. Akbar
D. Lt. Gen. S. C. Sardeshpande
Answer» D. Lt. Gen. S. C. Sardeshpande
23.

The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by

A. Alexandra Dumas
B. Charles Lamb
C. Charles Dickens
D. Jonathan Swift
Answer» E.
24.

The famous character 'Pickwick' was created by

A. Steven Spielberg
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. Walt Disney
D. Charles dickens
Answer» E.
25.

'The General Happiness is the end of the state' who said this?

A. Hegel
B. Benthem
C. Plato
D. Green
Answer» C. Plato
26.

'India of our Dreams' is a book written by

A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
B. Dr. C. Subramanian
C. M.V. Kamath
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer» D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
27.

'Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by

A. Kapil Dev
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Ajit Wadekar
D. Nawab Pataudi
Answer» B. Sunil Gavaskar
28.

The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was

A. Arthur Conan Doyle
B. Ian Fleming
C. Dr.Watson
D. Shakespeare
Answer» B. Ian Fleming
29.

Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?

A. Farukh Dhondy
B. Jon AMiel
C. Zohra Sehgal
D. Saeed Jaffrey
Answer» C. Zohra Sehgal
30.

The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of

A. Pakistan
B. Indonesia
C. Bangladesh
D. India
Answer» D. India
31.

Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?

A. Nirad C. Choudry
B. Subramaniya Swamy
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Muluk Raj Anand
Answer» D. Muluk Raj Anand
32.

The first history book was written by

A. Euclid
B. Herodotus
C. Aristotle
D. Julius Caesar
Answer» C. Aristotle
33.

'The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by

A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Larry Collins
C. Sidney Sheldon
D. Juan Benet
Answer» D. Juan Benet
34.

The book named 'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of the speeches of

A. A. B. Vajpayee
B. Somnath Chatterjee
C. L. K. Advani
D. N. G. Ranga
Answer» B. Somnath Chatterjee
35.

'A Secular Agenda' is a book written by

A. Arun Shourie
B. Mani Shankar Aiyar
C. Prem Shankar Jha
D. M.J. Akbar
Answer» B. Mani Shankar Aiyar
36.

In which language did 'Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar' write?

A. Malayalam
B. Tamil
C. Telugu
D. Kannada
Answer» E.
37.

The book 'Satanic Verses' was written by

A. Gunnar Myrdal
B. William Golding
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Agatha Christie
Answer» D. Agatha Christie
38.

'Ek Doctor Ki Maut' is a film directed by

A. Gautam Gosh
B. Tapan Sinha
C. Meera nair
D. Shyam Benegal
Answer» C. Meera nair
39.

Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?

A. Kiran Bedi
B. Jawaharlal Nahru
C. Sheikh Abdullah
D. Nelson Mandela
Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nahru
40.

The book 'A Farewell to Arms' was written by

A. Charles Dickens
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Huxley
Answer» C. Thomas Hardy
41.

Who has won the Gyan Peeth Award for her book 'Yama'?

A. Maheswari Devi
B. Asha Poorna Devi
C. Amrita Preetam
D. Mahadevi Verma
Answer» E.
42.

'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by

A. Father Discoste
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Charles Dickens
D. Lewis Caroll
Answer» E.
43.

'The Gathering Storm' is written by

A. Winston Churchill
B. George Washington
C. Voltaire
D. Romain Rolland
Answer» B. George Washington
44.

Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Michael Anderson
C. Winston Churchill
D. Jarnes Morris
Answer» B. Michael Anderson
45.

The owner of Star TV is

A. Rupert Murdoch
B. Tata Group
C. Richard Attenborough
D. George Lucas
Answer» B. Tata Group
46.

The television serial 'Charitraheen' is based on the famous novel of which of the following authors?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaya
C. Tara Sankar Bandhopadhya
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Answer» C. Tara Sankar Bandhopadhya
47.

The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by

A. Zee TV
B. AIR
C. Sony TV
D. Doordarshan
Answer» C. Sony TV
48.

Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?

A. Larry Collins
B. V.S. Naipul
C. V.R. Krishna Iyer
D. Paul Kennedy
Answer» E.
49.

Which of the film is directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Gupta?

A. Mohra
B. Krantiveer
C. 1942 - A Love Story
D. Charachar
Answer» E.
50.

'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by

A. Shiv Prasad Singh
B. Subash Mukhopadhyay
C. Ram Vilas Sharma
D. Ramakant Rath
Answer» B. Subash Mukhopadhyay