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1.

Girish Nikam recently died after a heart attack at the age of 59. He was related to which of the following fields?

A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Real Estate
D. Journalism
Answer» E.
2.

Carme Chacon, who passed away recently, was the Defence Minister of which European country?

A. France
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Spain
Answer» E.
3.

Famous HIV/AIDS researcher Mark Wainberg passed away recently. He belonged to which country?

A. USA
B. Canada
C. United Kingdom
D. Australia
Answer» C. United Kingdom
4.

Emma Morano, the world's oldest person who passed away, hailed from which country?

A. Norway
B. Italy
C. Jamaica
D. France
Answer» C. Jamaica
5.

Robert W Taylor, the renowned computer pioneer who passed away, hailed from which country?

A. United States
B. Australia
C. Russia
D. Japan
Answer» B. Australia
6.

Nabi Tajima, the world's oldest person has passed away. She belongs to which country?

A. China
B. Japan
C. South Korea
D. Taiwan
Answer» C. South Korea
7.

Multiple National Award winner Bhimsain Khurana had passed away. He belongs to the field of?

A. Animation
B. Photography
C. Television Artist
D. News Reader
Answer» B. Photography
8.

Former Indian athlete Tony Daniel a chairman of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), he belongs to the state of?

A. Pondicherry
B. Kerala
C. Telangana
D. Karnataka
Answer» C. Telangana
9.

Rajinder Pal a sports person passed away recently, he is associated with which of the following sports?

A. Hockey
B. Cricket
C. Football
D. Basket Ball
Answer» C. Football
10.

Australia's oldest scientist David Goodall ended his own life at the age of ____________.

A. 95
B. 82
C. 110
D. 104
Answer» E.
11.

Nerella Venumadhav had passed away recently. He was a famous __________.

A. Journalist
B. Mimicry artist
C. Photographer
D. Musician
Answer» C. Photographer
12.

Cherkallam Abdullah, who passed away recently, was the noted politician from which state?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Telangana
D. Kerala
Answer» E.
13.

Name the Bengali author who has passed away, recently.

A. Vijayendra Ghatge
B. Subhash Mukhopadhyay
C. Sushant Sanyal
D. Ramapada Chowdhury
Answer» E.
14.

Former FTII director John Sankaramangalam passes away. He belongs to the state of;

A. Bihar
B. Kerala
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh
15.

Somnath Chatterjee who passed away recently was served as a __________.

A. Rajya Sabha Vice Speaker
B. Rajya Sabha Speaker
C. Lok Sabha Vice Speaker
D. Lok Sabha Speaker
Answer» E.
16.

Balramji Das Tandon a Governor of this state passed away at the age of 90.

A. Chhattisgarh
B. Haryana
C. Bihar
D. Maharashtra
Answer» B. Haryana
17.

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kofi Annan passed away recently, he was the former secretery of this organisation.

A. UN
B. UNESCO
C. UNICEF
D. UNHCR
Answer» B. UNESCO
18.

Name the Gujarati Author and Journalist who passed away recently at the age of 84 years.

A. Chinu Modi
B. Suresh Dalal
C. Bhagwati Kumar Sharma
D. Saroj Pathak
Answer» D. Saroj Pathak
19.

Renowned agricultural economist and former PM's Economic Advisory Committee member Professor Vijay Shankar Vyas passes away recently. He was the director of;

A. NIT, Patna
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIM, Ahmedabad
D. FMS, Delhi
Answer» D. FMS, Delhi
20.

Freedom fighter Goura Chandra Mohapatra passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

A. West Bengal
B. Haryana
C. Gujarat
D. Odisha
Answer» E.
21.

Noted novelist Kavita Mahajan passed away recently, she belongs to the language of;

A. Marathi
B. Gujarati
C. Sanskrit
D. Bengali
Answer» B. Gujarati
22.

A leader who passed away recently was called the Nagaland's Gandhi?

A. Arun Manilal Gandhi
B. Natwar Thakkar
C. T.R.Zeliang
D. Rajmohan Gandhi
Answer» C. T.R.Zeliang
23.

Paul Allen passed away was the co-founder of which of the following company?

A. IBM
B. Microsoft
C. Dell
D. Sony
Answer» C. Dell
24.

Nobel Prize winner Osamu Shimomura passed away recently was hailed from the country of;

A. Russia
B. Singapore
C. Brazil
D. Japan
Answer» E.
25.

The former Chief Minister of Delhi who passed on October 27, 2018 is _________ .

A. N.D. Tiwari
B. Sheila Dikshit
C. Sahib Singh Verma
D. Madan Lal Khurana
Answer» E.
26.

Name the Vice-Admiral who passed away recently.

A. M P Awati
B. Robin K. Dhowan
C. Devendra Kumar Joshi
D. Nirmal Kumar Verma
Answer» B. Robin K. Dhowan
27.

Union Minister Ananth Kumar passed away recently, He was the former minister of which of the following department?

A. Road Transport and Highways
B. Housing and Urban Affairs
C. Civil Aviation
D. Chemicals and Fertilizers
Answer» E.
28.

Famous singer Chitta Jena was passed away recently. He belong to which of the following state?

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. West Bengal
D. Odisha
Answer» E.
29.

Popular ad filmmaker who died in Mumbai is;

A. Alyque Padamsee
B. Nabil Elderkin
C. Ava DuVernay
D. Jillian Martin
Answer» B. Nabil Elderkin
30.

Asia's first woman neurosurgeon who passed away at the age of 86 recently?

A. TS Kanaka
B. Dheera Ananthakrishnan
C. Jayashree Srinivasan
D. Aruna Ganju
Answer» B. Dheera Ananthakrishnan
31.

Italian Bernardo Bertolucci died due to Cancer on 26th November 2018 is a famous __________.

A. Film Director
B. Politician
C. Photographer
D. Doctor
Answer» B. Politician
32.

Name the creator of American animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, who passed away recently.

A. Stephen Maxwell
B. Raphael Reed
C. Stephen Hillenburg
D. Lee Castellano
Answer» D. Lee Castellano
33.

George HW Bush passed away at the age of 94. He was the former president of __________.

A. Brazil
B. Iraq
C. France
D. US
Answer» E.
34.

Noted agriculturalist Nel Jayaraman passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

A. Karnataka
B. Andra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer» E.
35.

Arjuna Award holder Arun Kumar shaw passed away in Kolkata. He belongs to which sports?

A. Tennis
B. Basket Ball
C. Running
D. Swimming
Answer» E.
36.

Jagdish Thakkar who passed away in New Delhi was a famous __________.

A. Journalist
B. Photographer
C. Lawyer
D. Politician
Answer» B. Photographer
37.

Senior politician Tulsi Giri has passed away on 18 December. He was the Former Prime minister of;

A. Thailand
B. Bhutan
C. Pakistan
D. Nepal
Answer» E.
38.

Sahitya Akademi award winner Prabhanjan passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andra Pradesh
D. Karnataka
Answer» C. Andra Pradesh
39.

Sulagitti Narasamma, who passed away recently, was the renowned social worker of which state?

A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Andra Pradesh
D. TamilNadu
Answer» C. Andra Pradesh
40.

Assamese singer Dipali Borthakur Passes Away on Dec 24. She was popularly known as;

A. Flying Sikh
B. Nightingale of Assam
C. Light of Asia
D. Maiden Queen
Answer» C. Light of Asia
41.

Veteran Rabindra Sangeet singer Dwijen Mukhopadhyay died at the age of 91. He belongs to the state of;

A. Maharashtra
B. Haryana
C. Manipur
D. West Bengal
Answer» E.
42.

Name the first female speaker of Fiji's Parliament, who died on 22nd December 2018.

A. Dr. Jiko Luveni
B. Dr. Maria Jude
C. Anne Benard
D. Edie Van De Camp
Answer» B. Dr. Maria Jude
43.

Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir Dr. Hamidi Kashmiri passed away recently. He is famous in which of the following language?

A. Urdu
B. Sanskrit
C. Bengali
D. Gujarati
Answer» B. Sanskrit
44.

Oscar-and Grammy award winner Norman Gimbel was passed away. He was a famous __________.

A. Lyricist
B. Photographer
C. Journalist
D. Actor
Answer» B. Photographer
45.

Name the Veteran actor who passed away in Canada at the age of 81.

A. Shakti Kapoor
B. Kader Khan
C. Amrish Puri
D. Johnny Lever
Answer» C. Amrish Puri
46.

Veteran actor CH Lokanath who addressed as 'Uncle Lokanath' was passed away at the age of 91. He belongs to which film industry?

A. Tollywood
B. Ollywood
C. Jollywood
D. Sandalwood
Answer» E.
47.

Veteran cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar passed away at the age of 87. For whom he trained?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Rahul Dravid
C. MS Dhoni
D. Virender Sehwag
Answer» B. Rahul Dravid
48.

Arjuna Award winner Raghbir Singh Bhola passed away recently. He belongs to which of the following sport?

A. Cricket
B. Hockey
C. Tennis
D. Basket Ball
Answer» C. Tennis
49.

Krishna Sobti passed away, in New Delhi, She was a __________.

A. Journalist
B. Actor
C. Writer
D. Educationalist
Answer» D. Educationalist
50.

Indian politician George Mathew Fernandes was passed away on January 29, 2019. He was a former minister for which of the following department?

A. Finance
B. Defence
C. Health
D. Home Affairs
Answer» C. Health