Know Your World - 20


1. "India for the Indians" was the political message of ___

A.O. Hume

2. "Manisha Panchakam" was composed by ___

Swami Tejomayananda

3. "Mansabdars" in Mughal period were ___

Landlords and zamindars

4. ______ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State.

Jawaharlal Nehru

5. _____built by Shah Jahan is one of the unrivalled beauties of the world.

Jama Masjid

6. _____was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond

Shah Jahan

7. ___was the mother of Vardhamana Mahavira.

Yasodhara

8. ‘Confessions of Thug' was written by ___

Moreland

9. “The Indica" was written by ___

Panini

10. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is ___

Devendra Nath Tagore

11. A contemporary rival dynasty of the Cholas in South India was ___

Cheras

12. 'A day of deliverance and thanks giving' was celebrated in 1939 by ___

Communist Party

13. A dominant majority of the images at Ajanta are those of ___

Lord Shiva

14. A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of ___

1909

15. Who has instituted the “Moortidevi Sahitya Puraskar”?

Bharatiya Jnanapeeth Trust

16. Sri Arvind Kejriwal had been selected for the Ramon

"Right to Information" movement and empowering

17. Magsaysay Award for his important contribution in the ___

citizens to

18. Biologist of Indian origin who received the Nobel Prize was ___

Hargovind Khorana

19. Which of the following awards is not associated with the field of sports?

Norman Borlaug Award

20. The Government of which State has instituted the

Madhya Pradesh

21. Tansen Samman’?


22. In which of the following fields Nobel prize is not given?

Mathematics

23. Nobel Prize winning India, Amartya Sen, is known for his work in which area?

Economics

24. What is the prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?

Rs 7.5 lakhs

25. In which city is the presentation ceremony of Nobel

Oslo

26. Peace Prize held?


27. Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in

Madame Curie

28. Science in two disciplines?


29. After who is the Magsaysay Award named?

A former President of Philippines

30. Grammy Award is given in the field of ___

Music

31. Who among the following former Chiefs of Army staff has been awarded the mahavir chakra twice?

General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

32. Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the field of ___

Painting

33. Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan?

Morarji Desai

34. The term “Butterfly stroke" is referred to in which sport?

Swimming