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301.

Who among the following is set to become the youngest-ever "Messenger of Peace," for 'United Nations' ?

A. Rashi Anand
B. Shikha Patra
C. Bedadyuti Jha
D. Malala Yousafzai
Answer» E.
302.

Who among the following is NOT a dancer of Odissi?_x005F_x000D_

A. Sanjukta Panigrahi_x005F_x000D_
B. Sonal Mansingh_x005F_x000D_
C. Madhavi Mudgal_x005F_x000D_
D. Yamini Krishnamurthy_x005F_x000D_
Answer» E.
303.

Who among the following is NOT a famous dancer of Bharatanatyam?

A. Rukmini Devi Arundale
B. T. Balasaraswati
C. Yamini Krishnamurthy
D. Jhaveri sisters
Answer» E.
304.

Who among the following is known as the Father of Civil Services in India?

A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord William Bentinck
Answer» B. Warren Hastings
305.

Who among the following is considered as a political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer» C. Lala Lajpat Rai
306.

Who among the following is known as 'Kipper'

A. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Field Marshal K.M Cariappa
C. Gen. Erwin Rommel
D. Younger Pitt
Answer» C. Gen. Erwin Rommel
307.

Who among the following is a famous American thriller and mystery fiction writer?

A. Dan Brown
B. Rupert Brooke
C. John Brown
D. Charlotte Bronte
Answer» B. Rupert Brooke
308.

Who among the following is a Cuban revolutionary and political leader?

A. Edward Cave
B. William Caxton
C. Fidel Castro
D. Barbara Cartland
Answer» D. Barbara Cartland
309.

Who among the following initiated 'Din-i-Ilahi'?_x005F_x000D_

A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer» E.
310.

Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers received " NISHAN-E-PAKISTAN" the highest civilian award in Pakistan

A. Morarji Desai
B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Atal Behari Vajpayee
D. Indira Gandhi
Answer» B. Rajiv Gandhi
311.

Who among the following had been roped in June 2017 by the Union Government of India to promote GST?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Salman Khan
C. Amitabh Bachchan
D. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Answer» D. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
312.

Who among the following has been crowned Miss Universe in Las Vegas on November 26, 2017?_x005F_x000D_

A. Shraddha Shashidhar
B. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
C. Iris Mittenaere
D. Laura Gonzalez
Answer» C. Iris Mittenaere
313.

Who among the following hosted the Hindi version of "Big Boss-11"?

A. Aamir Khan
B. Salman Khan
C. Shilpa Shetty
D. Farhan Akhtar
Answer» C. Shilpa Shetty
314.

Who among the following had been roped in June 2017 by the Union Govenunent of India to promote GST?_x005F_x000D_

A. Salman Khan
B. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Amitabh Bachchan
Answer» E.
315.

Who among the following first translated the Bhagvad Gita in to English?_x005F_x000D_

A. James Prinsep
B. Charles Wilkins
C. Sir Alexander Cunningham
D. William Jones
Answer» C. Sir Alexander Cunningham
316.

Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter?

A. Uday Shankar
B. Sonal Mansingh
C. Amrita Shergill
D. Yamini Kirshnamurthy
Answer» D. Yamini Kirshnamurthy
317.

Who among the following claimed the top spot on Forbes 2017 list of the world's highest paid actresses, released on August 16, 2017?_x005F_x000D_

A. Frances McDormand
B. Saoirse Ronan
C. Emma Stone
D. Elisabeth Moss
Answer» D. Elisabeth Moss
318.

Who among the following became the first tourist to space by spending $20 million for 8 days in orbit?

A. Greg Olsen
B. Charles Simonyi
C. Dennis Tito
D. Mark Shuttleworth
Answer» D. Mark Shuttleworth
319.

Who advocated the theory of laissez Faire

A. Marshall
B. Malthus
C. Adam smith
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
320.

Which top Bollywood actor has been a long-standing brand ambassador for the car maker Hyundai Motors?

A. Salman Khan
B. Abhishek Bachchan
C. Shah Rukh Khan
D. Akshay Kumar
Answer» D. Akshay Kumar
321.

Which of these Indian Music Legends is the exponent of the instrument, Sitar?

A. Bhimsen Joshi
B. Ravi Shankar
C. Amjad Ali Khan
D. Alla Rakha
Answer» C. Amjad Ali Khan
322.

Which of the following scientists is also known as the Father of Biology?

A. Herbert Spencer
B. Aristotle
C. Lamarck
D. Darwin
Answer» C. Lamarck
323.

Which of the following newspapers is NOT related to Madan Mohan Malaviya?_x005F_x000D_

A. Leader
B. Comrade
C. Hindustan
D. Abhyudaya
Answer» C. Hindustan
324.

Which of the following is NOT considered as Amir Khusro's creation?

A. Laila Majnu
B. Nuh Sipihr
C. Ahsika
D. Tutinama
Answer» E.
325.

Which number of Sikh guru was Guru Arjun Dev?_x005F_x000D_

A. Second
B. Fifth
C. Sixth
D. Seventh
Answer» C. Sixth
326.

Which male cricketer has been appointed as the UNICEF and Cricket for Good ambassador for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2017?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Shane Warne
C. Clive Lloyd
D. Brian Lara
Answer» E.
327.

Which international tyre company has recently appointed ace badminton queen PV Sindhu as their brand ambassador?

A. Pirelli
B. Michelin
C. Continental
D. Bridgestone
Answer» E.
328.

Which leader helped to found the NAACP?

A. Mary White Ovington
B. Du Bois
C. Moorfield Storey
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
329.

Which leader adopted Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of Russia?

A. Vladmir the Great
B. Micheal Romanav
C. Ivan IV
D. Boris Godunov
Answer» B. Micheal Romanav
330.

Which Indian model won the Miss World 2017 contest held in China?

A. Zoya Afroz
B. Noyonika Chatterjee
C. Manushi Chhillar
D. Alia Bhatt
Answer» D. Alia Bhatt
331.

Which Indian has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 at Managua, the capital of Nicaragua?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. Neeru Chadha
B. Nisha Dutt
C. Simran Khosla
D. Srishti Kaur
Answer» E.
332.

Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?

A. C P Thakur
B. Gullapalli N. Rao
C. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
D. Aroup Chatterjee
Answer» C. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
333.

Which Indian Chief Minister's father was a 'Maharaja' ?

A. Devandra Fadnavis
B. Amarinder Singh
C. K. Chandrasekhara Rao
D. N. Chandrababu Naidu
Answer» C. K. Chandrasekhara Rao
334.

Which discovery is attributed to Phoebus Levene?

A. identification of ribose and deoxyribose
B. recognition of RNA as DNA’s messenger
C. extraction and observation of DNA
D. construction of an accurate DNA model
Answer» B. recognition of RNA as DNA’s messenger
335.

Which famous actor/actress who has worked with Merchant Ivory Productions in various English movies died in December 2017?

A. Vinod Khanna
B. Shashi Kapoor
C. Reema Lagoo
D. Om Puri
Answer» C. Reema Lagoo
336.

Which ex-cricketer has acted in the movies 'Team 5' and 'Aksar 2'?

A. S. Sreesanth
B. Salil Ankola
C. Zaheer Khan
D. Mohammad Azharuddin
Answer» B. Salil Ankola
337.

Which eminent Hindi writer was chosen for the Vyas Samman 2017 for her work Dukham Sukham ?

A. Mamta Kalia
B. Namita Gokhale
C. Meena Kandasamy
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer» B. Namita Gokhale
338.

Which Chinese scholar stayed in Vijayawada to study the Buddhist scriptures?_x005F_x000D_

A. Dong Zhongshu
B. Xuan Zang
C. Cui Weiping
D. Dongfang Shuo
Answer» C. Cui Weiping
339.

Which describes the work of Nicolaus Copernicus?

A. Inventing analytic geometry
B. Experimenting on Human Bodies
C. Studying prisms and the nature of light
D. Developing a Heliocentric Theory
Answer» E.
340.

Which contemporary painter made a series of paintings on Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Amrita Shergill
B. Ram Kinkar
C. M.F. Hussain
D. Atul Doliya
Answer» E.
341.

Which cartoon characters were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbara in 1940?

A. Oswald & Noddy
B. Tom & Jerry
C. Mickey mouse & Sylvester
D. Donald duck & Tweety
Answer» C. Mickey mouse & Sylvester
342.

Which actor plays the role of social activist Arunachalam Muruganatham in the biopic movie 'Pad Man'?

A. Irrfan Khan
B. Nana Patekar
C. Mohanlal
D. Akshay Kumar
Answer» E.
343.

Which American of Indian descent has recently been appointed as the president of the US-Indian Business Council?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. Nina Davuluri
B. Nisha Dessai Biswal
C. prith Banerjee
D. Asim Ghosh
Answer» C. prith Banerjee
344.

Where was Pablo Picasso from?

A. Spain
B. Italy
C. France
D. Great Briton
Answer» B. Italy
345.

What was Rajiv Gandhi before he entered politics?

A. Professor
B. Lawyer
C. Pilot
D. Doctor
Answer» D. Doctor
346.

What is the Name of first cricketer of India to have a cricket stadium in the name of him ?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Saurav Ganguly
D. Virender Sehwag
Answer» C. Saurav Ganguly
347.

What is the name of the NASA woman astronaut who on 24 April 2017 broke the record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut ?

A. Jeff Williams
B. Sunitha Williams
C. Sally Ride
D. Peggy Whitson
Answer» E.
348.

What is name of Three Indians who has made it to the MIT Technology Review magazine's Innovators under 35 list in 2017 ?

A. Suchi Saria
B. Radha Boya
C. Neha Narkhede
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
349.

Vasco de Gama was a

A. Australian Navigator
B. Portuguess explorer
C. British explorer
D. French explorer
Answer» C. British explorer
350.

Waksman got the noble prize for the discovery of

A. Streptomycin
B. Chloromycetin
C. Pencillin
D. Neomycin
Answer» B. Chloromycetin