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51.

World's most famous goalkeeper Gordon Banks passed away at the age of 81. He belongs to which country?

A. Germany
B. Canada
C. New Zealand
D. England
Answer» E.
52.

The co-inventor of the World's First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies at 86. Who is it?

A. Jack Kilby
B. Jerry Merryman
C. James Van Tassel
D. James Edward Maceo
Answer» C. James Van Tassel
53.

FIAs director of Formula One died at 66, in Australia. He was __________.

A. Erika Ebers
B. David Ertl
C. Guido Gielen
D. Charlie Whiting
Answer» E.
54.

Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar died at the age of 63 recently. He was the chief minister of which of the following state?

A. Punjab
B. Goa
C. Meghalaya
D. Mizoram
Answer» C. Meghalaya
55.

Darryl D'Monte passed away at age of 74 years in Mumbai. He belongs to which of the following field?

A. Journalist
B. Actor
C. Director
D. Photographer
Answer» B. Actor
56.

Famed Economist Alan Krueger Passed away recently. He belongs to which country?

A. UK
B. USA
C. Canada
D. Russia
Answer» C. Canada
57.

Superfan Naotoshi Yamada often called as 'Uncle Olympics' dies at the age of 92. He belongs to which country?

A. Thailand
B. Myanmar
C. China
D. Japan
Answer» E.
58.

Name the 1971 India-Pakistan war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee, who passed away recently.

A. Vikram Batra
B. Mohammad Usman
C. Mohan Narayan Rao Samant
D. Jaswant Singh Rawat
Answer» D. Jaswant Singh Rawat
59.

Prafulla Rajguru, the veteran journalist and academician passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

A. Assam
B. Odisha
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer» B. Odisha
60.

Name of the noted economist who passed away recently.

A. Jayati Ghosh
B. Viharidas Gopaldas Patel
C. Jagdish Bhagwati
D. Abhijit Banerjee
Answer» C. Jagdish Bhagwati
61.

South African Nobel prize awardee, Sydney Brenner passed away at the age of 92 in Singapore recently, he belongs to which field?

A. Economist
B. Physicist
C. Biologist
D. Psychologist
Answer» D. Psychologist
62.

Malaysian Arie Irawan passed away at the age of 28, he belonged to which sport?

A. Badminton
B. Cricket
C. Tennis
D. Golf
Answer» E.
63.

The Renowned Space scientist who passed away in Bengaluru, recently.

A. Mylswamy Annadurai
B. M. Y. S. Prasad
C. SK Shivakumar
D. K. Radhakrishnan
Answer» D. K. Radhakrishnan
64.

Renowned poet Pradeep Choubey passed away recently. He is famous in which language?

A. Hindi
B. Sanskrit
C. Bengali
D. Urdu
Answer» B. Sanskrit
65.

Famous folk singer Amar Paul passed away at the age of 97. He is famous in which language?

A. Hindi
B. Bengali
C. Sanskrit
D. Urdu
Answer» C. Sanskrit
66.

Famous cricketer Con de Lange was passed away recently with a brain tumour. He belongs to which country?

A. Australia
B. England
C. Scotland
D. New Zealand
Answer» D. New Zealand
67.

Negasso Gidada Solon passed away at the age of 75 in Germany. He was the former president of this country.

A. Sudan
B. Nigeria
C. Kenya
D. Ethiopia
Answer» E.
68.

Name the author who passed away recently, who won Tony Award and the Olivier Award for writing 'Children of a Lesser God'.

A. Arthur Miller
B. Mark Medoff
C. Ntozake Shange
D. Neil Simon
Answer» C. Ntozake Shange
69.

Name the director who was the first African American and the youngest-ever film-maker nominated in Oscar Awards, passed away recently.

A. Denise LaSalle
B. Frankie Muse Freeman
C. John Singleton
D. Edwin Hawkins
Answer» D. Edwin Hawkins
70.

Prominent writer and academician, Maramraju Satyanarayana Rao passed away has passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Telangana
D. Andra Pradesh
Answer» D. Andra Pradesh
71.

Name the Father of modern legal education in India who passed away recently.

A. Kirpal Singh
B. Ajit Bedi
C. NR Madhava Menon
D. Vikas Grover
Answer» D. Vikas Grover
72.

Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra passed away recently. He belongs to which Indian state?

A. Odisha
B. Haryana
C. Gujarat
D. West Bengal
Answer» B. Haryana
73.

The tamil novelist, who won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997 for the novel "Saaivu Naarkkali" (The Reclining Chair) passed away recently is;

A. Rajam Krishnan
B. Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
C. Balakumaran
D. Tamilvanan
Answer» C. Balakumaran
74.

Name the India's longest-serving corporate chief, who was also the founder of ITC pvt limited passed away recently.

A. Bhishma Narain Singh
B. Chandrasekhar Rath
C. Yogesh Chander Deveshwar
D. Kedarnath Singh
Answer» D. Kedarnath Singh
75.

Name of the Legendary stand-up comedian who passed away in Las Vegas, USA.

A. Mel Brooks
B. Jerry Lewis
C. Sam Kinison
D. Sammy Shore
Answer» E.
76.

Name a documentary filmmaker, film historian, writer, educationist, and researcher passed away at South Delhi.

A. Bimal Roy
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Vijaya Mulay
D. Ritwik Ghatak
Answer» D. Ritwik Ghatak
77.

The 55th death anniversary of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was observed on;

A. 28th May
B. 27th May
C. 24th May
D. 25th May
Answer» C. 24th May
78.

Ruma Guha Thakurta, who passed away recently, was the veteran actress of which regional cinema?

A. Odia
B. Bengali
C. Tamil
D. Telugu
Answer» C. Tamil
79.

Champions League football Architect Lennart Johansson Passes away recently. He belongs to which country

A. Sweden
B. Brazil
C. Norway
D. Switzerland
Answer» B. Brazil
80.

Name of the Grammy-Winning Musician who passed away recently.

A. PJ Morton
B. Brandi Carlile
C. Malcolm John Rebennack
D. Mac Miller
Answer» D. Mac Miller
81.

Name the veteran bollywood actor who passed away on June 10, 2019.

A. Dayanand Shetty
B. Girish Karnad
C. Joy Mukherjee
D. Karan Johar
Answer» C. Joy Mukherjee
82.

Noted comedian and actor, Crazy Mohan passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

A. Andra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Odisha
D. Kerala
Answer» C. Odisha
83.

R V Janakiraman, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state/UT?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Puducherry
D. Odisha
Answer» D. Odisha
84.

Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically-elected President of this nation passed away recently.

A. Ethiopia
B. Libya
C. Egypt
D. Sudan
Answer» D. Sudan
85.

Legendary 'Romeo and Juliet' Director Franco Zeffirelli passed away recently. He belongs to which country?

A. Italy
B. Russia
C. Germany
D. Canada
Answer» B. Russia
86.

Name the Former Bengal cricketer, who awarded with the Karthick Bose Lifetime Achievement Award was passed away recently.

A. Sudip Chatterjee
B. Koushik Ghosh
C. Shyam Sundar Mitra
D. Abhimanyu Easwaran
Answer» D. Abhimanyu Easwaran
87.

An Eminent Social Activist, Jharna Dhara Chowdhury passed away recently. She belongs to the country of;

A. Sri Lanka
B. India
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
Answer» D. Nepal
88.

Sahitya Akademi award winner Abburi Chaya Devi passes away on June 28, 2019. She belongs to the state of;

A. Kerala
B. Karanataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» E.
89.

The founder of Working Women's Forum (WWF) & Padma Shri awardee, who passed away recently is;

A. Dr. Jaya Arunachalam
B. Sonika Chauhan
C. Jiah Khan
D. Kuljeet Randhawa
Answer» B. Sonika Chauhan
90.

Name the former governor of Uttarakhand and Sikkim, who passed away recently.

A. Sudershan Agarwal
B. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C. Braj Kumar Nehru
D. Lallan Prasad Singh
Answer» B. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
91.

Name the American scientist, the inventor of computer password passed away at 93 in Massachusetts, U.S.

A. Bob Kahn
B. Fernando Corbato
C. Donald Knuth
D. Fred Brooks
Answer» C. Donald Knuth
92.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the creation of a museum in memory of all the former Prime Ministers in which city?

A. Kolkata
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Pune
Answer» C. Mumbai
93.

Name the founder of the largest coffee chain in India, Cafe Coffee Day(CCD), who passed away recently.

A. V. G. Siddhartha Hegde
B. Harshad Mehta
C. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
D. B.M. Khaitan
Answer» B. Harshad Mehta
94.

Padma Shri award winner and educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy passed away. She belongs to the state of;

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
Answer» B. Andra Pradesh
95.

Name of the former External Affairs Minister and first women chief minister of Delhi who passed away recently.

A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Rekha Mahajan
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Sheila Dikshit
Answer» D. Sheila Dikshit
96.

Which veteran leader of The BJP passed away recently, who was became senior advocate in supreme court at the age of 34?

A. Sushma Swaraj
B. Sheila Dixit
C. Ratan Singh
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer» B. Sheila Dixit
97.

Jagannath Mishra who passed away on 19th Aug 2019 was the former CM of which state?

A. Odisha
B. Bihar
C. Jharkhand
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer» C. Jharkhand
98.

Name of the Triple Oscar-winning and triple BAFTA-winning animator, who was best known from the film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".

A. Alexander Williams
B. Richard Williams
C. Milt Kahl
D. Stubby Kaye
Answer» C. Milt Kahl
99.

Indian politician Babulal Gaur was passed away on August 21, 2019. He was a Former Chief Minister of which state?

A. Myanmar
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» E.
100.

India's first woman DGP who passed away recently is;

A. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
B. Archana Ramasundaram
C. Meera Borwankar
D. Sonia Narang
Answer» B. Archana Ramasundaram