Awards, Honours & Persons

Q. The following lists I and II show the names of Economists/Authors and their books respectively. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: निम्नलिखित सूचियाँ I और II अर्थशास्त्रियों / लेखकों के नाम तथा उनकी पुस्तकों को क्रमशः दर्शाती हैं । सूची-I को सूची-II से सुमेलित […]

Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir”? (A) Anees Jung (B) Jagmohan (C) M. J. Akbar (D) Nissim Ezekiel Answer: B My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir is a memoir by Jagmohan first published in September 1991. It focuses on his months as a governor of Jammu and Kashmir in 1990 during the

The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is? A) Ramanujam B) Rina Panigrahi C) Raja Ramanna D) Shakuntala Devi Answer: D Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mathematician, writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the “Human Computer”. India became a Republic on which of the following?

The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is organised at? [A] Mumbai [B] Goa [C] Bengalore [D] Bhopal Answer: B The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is set to begin on 20th November 2024 in Goa. This nine-day event will run until 28th November 2024, which aims to showcase cinematic excellence alongside

Which of the following statements is/are true with regard to Jaya Varma Sinha? A. She was appointed to the post of Chairperson and CEO of Railway Board in 2023. B. She is the first woman Chairperson of Railway board. Choose the correct answer: (1) Neither A nor B (2) A only (3) B only (4)

Who is the director of a documentary feature film ‘To Kill a Tiger’ nominated for Oscar Award-2024? (1) Kartiki Gonsalves (2) Nisha Pahuja (3) R. Mahadevan (4) Nikhil Mahajan Answer: 2 “To Kill a Tiger”, directed by Nisha Pahuja and produced by Dev Patel, Mindy Kaling and Rupi Kaur, is a powerful documentary that follows

In 2024, the President of India conferred Bharat Ratna awards to four famous Indians. Which one of the following is not a recipient of the same? (1) Chaudhary Charan Singh (2) M.S. Swaminathan (3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (4) Karpoori Thakur Answer: 3 In 2015, he was honoured India’s highest civilian honour – Bharat Ratna, by