IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS BASED ON BUDGET 2019-20

1. What is the name of new water conservation scheme announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during budget 2019 speech?

a)      Jal Jeevan Mission

b)      Jal Jyoti Mission

c)       Jal Sanrakshan Mission

d)      Samaan Jal Adhikar Mission

Answer: Jal Jeevan Mission

2. Name of education body announced by Nirmala Sitharaman to promote research in India.

a)      National Research Foundation

b)      National Scholars Foundation

c)       Research Institute of India

d)      All India Research Institute

Answer: National Research Foundation

3. The Union Government has proposed to make which two identity cards interchangeable?

a)      PAN and Aadhaar

b)      Aadhaar and Voter ID

c)       Metro card and Aadhaar

d)      Voter ID and PAN card

Answer: PAN and Aadhaar

4. How much amount is allocated in the Union Budget 2019 to boost credit in Public Sector Banks?

a)      Rs 20,000 crore

b)      Rs 50,000 crore

c)       Rs 70,000 crore

d)      Rs 90,000 crore

Answer: Rs 70,000 crore

5. The Union Budget 2019 targets what amount through the disinvestment of CPSEs including Air India?

a)      Rs 90,000 crore

b)      Rs 1,05,000 crore

c)       Rs 1,50,000 crore

d)      Rs 1,95,000 crore

Answer: Rs 1,05,000 crore

6. The Union Government has proposed modernization of which among the following in Budget 2019 to enable ease of living?

a)      Airport

b)      Bus Stands

c)       Metro Stations

d)      Railway stations

Answer:Railway stations

7. An encyclopedia is being developed on which among the following freedom fighters?

a)      Vallabhbhai Patel

b)      Subhas Chandra Bose

c)       Chandra Shekhar Azad

d)      Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

8. Name the yojana that has been proposed by the Union Government for the fisheries sector?

a)      Pradhan Mantri Karamyogi Maandhan Yojana

b)      Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

c)       Pradhan Mantri Matsya Shram Yojana

d)      Pradhan Mantri Bandargah Maandhan Yojana

Answer:Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

9. The Budget 2019 reduces tax rate for companies having annual turnover up to Rs 400 crore. How much tax these companies need to pay now?

a)      10 percent

b)      15 percent

c)       20 percent

d)      25 percent

Answer: 25 percent

10. For which sector a new TV channel would be launched as announced in Budget 2019?

a)      Banking

b)      Start-ups

c)       Education

d)      Parenting

Answer: Start-ups

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JULY 2, 2019

1. Which batsman became the first Indian to cross 1000-run mark in 2019?

a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) KL Rahul
d) Rishabh Pant

Answer: Rishabh Pant

2. India recently signed a deal to buy ‘Strum Ataka’ anti-tank missile from which country?

a) Russia
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Israel

Answer:  Russia

3. Who became the highest run scorer of ICC World Cup 2019 after the India vs Bangladesh World Cup cricket match?

a) Rohit Sharma
b) David Warner
c) Virat Kohli
d) Shakib Al Hasan

Answer:Rohit Sharma

4. Which Country has left membership of International Whaling Commission and resumed hunting whales?

a) China
b) USA
c) Japan
d) South Korea

Answer:Japan

5. Union Jal Shakti Ministry recently launched which initiative for water conservation and water security in 1592 stressed blocks in 256 districts?

a) Jal Shakti Abhiyan
b) Jal Shakti Morcha
c) Jal Shakti Yojana
d) Jal Shakti Samman

Answer:Jal Shakti Abhiyan

6. Which Indian government department is taking trails of Tri-NETRA technology?

a) Ministry of HRD
b) Indian Railways
c) Commerce Industry
d) FICCI

Answer: Indian Railways 

7. Which state government has decided to prepare the National Citizen Register on the basis of Assam Government?

a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Nagaland
d) Manipur

Answer: Nagaland

8. Which state government approved amendment in the Factory Act of 1948 to allow women for working in the night shift?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Goa
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Goa

9.What is the name of the satellite that India is planning to send to study the sun's corona?

a) Aditya-L1
b) Viraj 1
c) Aditya-L2
d) Viraj 2

Answer: Aditya-L1

10.Which ministry has observed Swachhta Pakhwada (cleanliness fortnight) from 1st June to 15th June 2019?

a)Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
b)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
c)Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

MOST IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY QUESTION FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.Which empire lasted the longest among the following?

a) The Palas

b) The Pratiharas

c) The Rashtrakutas

d) The Senas

Answer:The Rashtrakutas

2. Who founded the Pala empire?

a) Devapala

b) Dharmapala

c) Dhruva

d) Gopala

Answer:Gopala

3.Who founded the Vikramashila University?

a) Devapala

b) Dharmapala

c) Dhruva

d) Gopala

Answer:Dharmapala

4.Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?

a) Ballal Sena

b) Hemanta Sen

c) Lakshman Sen

d) Vijay Sen

Answer:Hemanta Sen

5.Who was the last Rashtrakuta king?

a) Govinda III

b) Indira III

c) Krishna II

d) Krishna III

Answer:Krishna III

6.When did Muhammad-bin-Qasim invade India?

a) 622 AD

b) 630 AD

c) 632 AD

d) 711 AD

Answer:711 AD

7.When was the First Battle of Tarain fought?

a) 1175 AD

b) 1191 AD

c) 1192 AD

d) 1206 AD

Answer:1191 AD

8. When did Muhammad Ghori die?

a) 1175 AD

b) 1191 AD

c) 1192 AD

d) 1206 AD

Answer:1206 AD

9. Who founded the slave dynasty?

a) Ghias-ud-din Balban

b) Qutub-ud-din Aibak

c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

d) Shams-ud-din Altamash

Answer:Qutub-ud-din Aibak

10.Who among the following is called the Darvesh king?

a) Ghias-ud-din Balban

b) Qutub-ud-din Aibak

c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

d) Shams-ud-din Altamash

Answer: Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

11. Who founded the Khilji dynasty?

a) Ala-ud-din Khilji

b) Jalal-ud-din Khilji

c) Shihab-ud-din Khilji

d) Qutb-ud-din Khilji

Answer:Jalal-ud-din Khilji

12.Who founded the Tughlaq dynasty?

a) Feroz Shah Tughlaq

b) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq

c) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq

d) Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughlaq

Answer:Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq

13.Who became the king of Delhi in 1414 AD?

a) Bahlul Khan Lodi

b) Khizar Khan

c) Sikandar Lodhi

d) Ibrahim Lodhi

Answer:Khizar Khan

14. When was the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagara founded?

a) 1336

b) 1351

c) 1388

d) 1398

Answer:1336

15.Who invaded Ahmednagar?

a) Achyuta Raya

b) Bukka Raya

c) Krishnadeva Raya

d) Rama Raya

Answer: Rama Raya

16.Who was the leader of Bhakti Movement?

a) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

b) Ramananda

c) Ramanuja

d) Shankaracharya

Answer:Shankaracharya

17.Whose followers are called Vaishnavas?

a) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

b) Ramananda

c) Ramanuja

d) Shankaracharya

Answer:Ramanuja

18.hose disciple was Kabir?

a) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

b) Ramananda

c) Ramanuja

d) Shankaracharya

Answer:Ramananda

19. Who is the author of "Raqqat-e-Alamgiri" ?

(A) Ishwar Das

(B) Aurangzeb

(C) Dara Shikhon

(D) Mulla Daud

Answer:Aurangzeb

20.Who is the author of Khulasat-ul-Tawarikh ?

(A) Sujan Raj Khatri

(B) Abdul Hamid Lahori

(C) Inyat Khan

(D) Abul Fazl

Answer:Sujan Raj Khatri

MOST IMPORTANT INDIAN PARLIAMENT QUESTION WITH ANSWER

1.The constitution of India was adopted by the

A.  Governor General
B.  British Parliament
C.  Constituent Assembly
D.  Parliament o India

Answer:Constituent Assembly

2.Who among the following was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution?

 A. Rajendra Prasad
B. BR Ambedkar
C. Tej BAhadur Sapru
D. C Rajgopalachari

Answer:BR Ambedkar

3.Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly?

A.  Pt Jawaharlal Prasad
B.  Dr Rajendra Prasad
C.  Dr BR Ambedkar
D.  C Rajgopalachari

Answer:Dr Rajendra Prasad

4.The Constituent Assemble for undivide India first met on

 A.  6th December,1946
 B.  9th December,1946
 C.  20th February 1947
 D.  3rd June 1947

Answer:9th December,1946

5:The Council of States in India is generally known as
 
A.  Lok Sabha
B.  Parliament
C.  Raj Sabha
D.  AD hoc Committee

Answer:Raj Sabha

6.Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?

 A.  Jawaharlal Nehru
 B.  Gulzari Lal Nanda
 C.  Lal Bahadur Shastri
 D.  John Mathai

Answer:Jawaharlal Nehru

7.The idea of the constitution of india was first of all given by

A.  Mahatama Gandhi
B.  Dr BR Ambedkar
C.  Jawaharlal Nehru
D.  MN Roy

Answer:MN Roy

8.The Government of India Act 1935 vested the residuary power in the

 A.  British Parliament
 B.  Federal Legislature
 C.  State Legislature
 D.  Government General

Answer:Government General


9.India become a Sovereign democratic republic on

A.  Aug 15, 1947
B.  Jan 30, 1948
C.  Jan 26, 1950
D.  Nov 26, 1929

Answer:Jan 26, 1950


10.The design of the national flag was adopted by the constituent assembly of india in

A.  july, 1948
B.  july, 1950
C.  july, 1947
D.  august, 1947

Answer:july, 1947

11.The Constitution names our country as

A.  Bharat
B.  India, that is Bharat
C.  Hindustan
D.  Aryavarta

Answer:India, that is Bharat


12.Which of the following is not apart of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

 
A. Secularism
B. Socialism
C. Democratic Republic
D. Federalism

Answer:Federalism


 13.The source of India's Sovereignty lies in the

A.  President
B.  Prime Minister
C.  People of India
D.  Preamble to the constitution

Answer:Preamble to the constitution


14.India opted for a federal form of government because of

A.  vast territory
B.  cultural integration
C.  linguistic and regional diversity
D.  administrative conveniece

Answer:linguistic and regional diversity


15.In the Rajya Sabha, the President can appoint how many representatives

A.  6
B.  8
C.  10
D.  12

Answer:12

16.The Presiding Chairman of the Lok Sabha is the following

A.  Prime Minister
B.  President
C.  Vice President
D.  Elected from the Lok Sabha Members

Answer:Elected from the Lok Sabha Members


17.In a parliament form of government real powers of the state are vested in the

A.  President
B.  Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister
C.  Government
D.  175 km

Answer:Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister


18.Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the state of which country?

A.  Britain
B.  USA
C.  Iraland
D.  Russia

Answer:Britain


19.The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as the

A.  President of USA
B.  President of Egypt
C.  British Monarch
D.  President of Russia

Answer:British Monarch


20.The inspiration of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was derived from

A.  French revolution
B.  American revolution
C.  Russian revolution
D.  None of these

Answer:French revolution

LATEST GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress

A. Azad
 B. M.A.Jinnah
 C. Badruddin Taiyabji
 D. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Answer:Badruddin Taiyabji

2. “One People, One State, One leader” was the policy of

A. Stalin
 B. Hitler
 C. Lenin
 D. Mussolin

Answer:Hitler 

3.The river that flows through Delhi is

A. Ganges
 B. Indus
 C. Yamuna
 D. Narmtha

Answer:Yamuna 

4.Name the plant important in sericulture

A. Pea
 B. Legumes
 C. Mulberry
 D. Cassia

Answer: Mulberry 

5.The Hindustan Shipyard is located at

A. Chennai
 B. Mumbai
 C. Vishakapatnam
 D. Mangalore

Answer:Vishakapatnam 

6.Punjab is famous for

A. Nylon textile
 B. Silk textile
 C. Woolen textile
 D. Cotton textile

Answer:Woolen textile 

7.The oldest literary work available in Tamil was

A. Silappadikaram
 B. Tholkappiyam
 C. Thirukkural
 D. Manimegalai

Answer:Tholkappiyam 

8.Which city is famous for Cotton Industry in TamilNadu

A. Coimbatore
 B. Trichy
 C. Madurai
 D. Chennai

Answer:Coimbatore 

9.The state that has the largest number of Cotton textile mills

A. Maharashtra
 B. Andhra Pradesh
 C. Madhya Pradesh
 D. Gujarat
'
Answer:Maharashtra 

10.The largest fresh water lake in India is

A. Pulicat Lake
 B. Veeranam Lake
 C. Chilka Lake
 D. Wular Lake

Answer:Wular Lake

11. Name the Governor General who abolished sati in 1829

A. Lord Clive
 B. Lord Curzon
 C. Lord William Bentinck
 D. Lord Dalhousie

Answer:Lord William Bentinck 

12.Country that was called as Land of Rising Sun

A. Russia
 B. Japan
 C. Korea
 D. Holland

Answer: Japan 

13.The world smallest country is

A. Canada
 B. Russia
 C. Maldives
 D. Vatican City

Answer:Vatican City

14.Satellite launching station is

A. Pune
 B. Trombay
 C. Sriharikota
 D. Thumba

Answer:Sriharikota 

15.Country that has the highest in Barley Production

A. China
 B. India
 C. Russia
 D. France

Answer:Russia 

16.The first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission was

A. Dr.C.V.Raman
 B. Dr.H.J.Bhabha
 C. Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
 D. Dr.Vickram Sarabhai

Answer:Dr.H.J.Bhabha 

17.Pink city in India is

A. Mysore
 B. Karnataka
 C. Hyderabad
 D. Jaipur

Answer:Jaipur

18.The famous Integral Coach Factory(ICF) for the manufacture of railway coaches are situated at

A. Kolkata
 B. Borivilli
 C. Perambur
 D. Chittaranjan

Answer:Perambur 

19.Deficiency of Iron leads to

A. Rickets
 B. Malaria
 C. Dental Cavity
 D. Anaemia

Answer:Anaemia

20.Which is considered as the biggest port of India?

A. Kolkata
 B. Cochin
 C. Chennai
 D. Mumbai

Answer:Mumbai

VERY IMPORTANT MODERN INDIAN HISTORY QUESTION WITH ANSWER

 1. Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

[A]Lord Clive
[B]Lord Wellesley
[C]Lord Cunningham
[D]Lord Canning

Answer:Lord Wellesley 

2.Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company ?

[A]Baji Rao II
[B]Baji Rao I
[C]Sultan Bahadur
[D]None of the above

Answer:Baji Rao I

3. Which among the following was the first municipal corporation set up in India in the year 1687 ?

[A]Madras Municipal Corporation
[B]Bombay Municipal Corporation
[C]Delhi Municipal Corporation
[D]None of the above

Answer:Madras Municipal Corporation

4. Which among the following events was a major set back to Khilafat Movement?

[A]Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government
[B]Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League
[C]Revolution in Turkey
[D]Violence in Chauri Chaura

Answer:Revolution in Turkey

5. Which among the following events took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh?

[A]Partition of Bengal
[B]llbert Bill
[C]Passage of the Rowlatt Act
[D]Minto-Morley Reforms

Answer:Passage of the Rowlatt Act

6. In 1953, under whose chairmanship was the first OBC Commission formed ?

[A]Joachim Alva
[B]Kaka Kalelkar
[C]Hardekar Manjappa
[D]K. K. Shetty

Answer:Kaka Kalelkar

7. Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi?

[A]Hindu View of Life
[B]Hind Swaraj
[C]Discovery of India
[D]My Truth

Answer:Hind Swaraj

8. In which year, first census was conducted in India ?

[A]1884
[B]1872
[C]1881
[D]1856

Answer:1872

9. Martyrdom of Chandrashekhar Azad took place on which among the following dates?

[A]February 17, 1931
[B]February 11, 1931
[C]April 13, 1931
[D]August 14, 1931

Answer:February 11, 1931 

10. In which of the following languages was the Ghadar Journal was first published ?

[A]Urdu
[B]English
[C]Pushtu
[D]Punjabi

Answer:Urdu

11. “Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on __?

[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Chandrashekhar Azad
[C] Subhas Chandra Bose
[D] Shyamji Krishna Verma

Answer:Subhas Chandra Bose

12. The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__?

[A] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
[B] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
[C] Aruna Asaf Ali
[D] Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

14. The Congress and Muslim League had most cordial relationships in between which among the following years?

[A] 1906 to 1916
[B] 1916 to 1922
[C] 1922 to 1928
[D] 1928 to 1934

Answer:1916 to 1922

15. The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted in which among the sessions of the Indian National Congress?

[A] Benaras session, 1905
[B] Calcutta session, 1906
[C] Surat session, 1907
[D] None of the above

Answer:None of the above

16.Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance in which among the following current states?

[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] None of the above

Answer:Kerala

17.The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by __?

[A] Lord Curzon
[B] Lord Minto
[C] Lord Hardinge
[D] Lord Chelmsford

Answer:Lord Hardinge

18. Which among the following regions was most affected by the Revolution of 1857 ?

[A] Punjab
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Avadh
[D] Madras

Answer:Avadh

19. Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced in which of the following?

[A] Bengal
[B] Bombay
[C] Madras
[D] North Western Provinces

Answer:North Western Provinces

20. On which among the following dates, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place ?

[A]April 16,1919

[B]April 13,1919

[C]April 3,1919

[D]April 14,1919

Answer:April 13,1919

MOST IMPORTANT INDIAN HISTORY QUESTION WITH ANSWER

1. Which of the following is a correct definition of “Isohyets”?

 [A] Lines on a map showing equal rainfall
 [B] Lines on a map having same mean temper
[C] Lines on a map having same barometric pressure
[D] Lines on a map showing equal height from mean sea level

Answer:Lines on a map showing equal rainfall

2.The concept of differential heating was primarily given to explain which of the following geographical phenomena in India?

[A] Monsoon
[B] Jet stream
[C] Cyclones
[D] Desert storms

Answer:Monsoon

3. Which of the following regions was called “Gedrosia” during times of Alexander, the great?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Punjab
[D] Baluchistan

Answer:Baluchistan

4. Rummindei Pillar Inscription which talks about taxation in Maurya era has been found at which of the following places?

[A] Junagarh in Gujarat
[B] Ranchi in Jharkhand
[C] Bhabru in Rajasthan
[D] Lumbini in Nepal

Answer:Lumbini in Nepal

5. Which of the following rulers were contemporary of Buddha?
[A] Bimbisar of Magadha
[B] Prasenjit (Pansedi) of Kosala
[C] Udayan of Avanti
[D] All of Above

Answer:All of Above

6. The Greek Ambassador Deimachus of Plataea had visited the court of which of the following rulers of Magadha?

[A] Dhanananda
[B] Chandragupta Maury
[C] Bindusara
[D] Asoka

Answer:Bindusara 

7. Who among the following is writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’?
[A] Simuka
[B] Panini
[C] Bhadrabahu
[D] Patanjali

Answer:Bhadrabahu 

8. Buddhism from India was introduced to which current region by Kasyapa Matanga?

[A] China
[B] South East Asia
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Africa

Answer:China 

9. Which of the following was denoted by the term “Kahapana” or “Karshapan” during ancient
India?

[A] A cloth
[B] A trader
[C] A monk
[D] A coin

Answer: A coin

10. What was Arikamedu during ancient India?
[
A] A coastal settlement and trade centre
[B] A mountain
[C] A city in Aravalli Mountains in Gujarat
[D] A Lake

Answer:A coastal settlement and trade centre 

MOST IMPORTANT HONOURS AND AWARDS QUESTION ANSWER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAM

1.B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

A. Music
B. Journalism
C. Medicine
D. Environment

Answer:Medicine

2.In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?

A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1922
D. 1928

Answer:1917

3.Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with

A. Sathish Dawan
B. C. Subramanian
C. Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
D. World Healt Organisation

Answer:Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

4.The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?

A. Literature
B. Community Welfare
C. Government Service
D. Journalism

Answer:Government Service

5.Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?

A. Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation
B. Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
C. G. B. Pant Memorial Society
D. R. D. Birla samara Kosh

Answer:G. B. Pant Memorial Society

6.Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

A. Param Vishishtat Seva Medal
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Kirti Chakra
D. Vir Chakra

Answer:Param Vir Chakra

7.Which state gives Mewar Award?

A. Haryana
B. Delhi
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan

Answer:Rajasthan

8.Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize?

A. C. V. Raman
B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mother Teresa

Answer:Rabindranath Tagore

9.The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's 'Khel Ratna' award is

A. Vishwanathan Anand
B. Leander Peas
C. Kapil Dev
D. Limba Ram

Answer:Vishwanathan Anand

10. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of

A. Science and Technology
B. Environmental Studies
C. Literature and Journalism
D. International Understanding

Answer:Literature and Journalism

11.The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year

A. 1965
B. 1961
C. 1963
D. 1957

Answer:1961

12. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to

A. Larry Pressler
B. Amnesty International
C. Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
D. Yasser Arafat

Answer: Yasser Arafat

13. 'Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for

A. acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
B. gallantry by children
C. outstanding contribution to literature
D. the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy

Answer:the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy

14.The Nobel Prize was first awarded in

A. 1976
B. 1958
C. 1901
D. 1972

Answer:1901

15.Who among the following own the Nobel prize for literature?

A. Linus Pauling
B. Samuel Beckett
C. Philip Noel - Baker
D. Ralph Bunche

Answer:Samuel Beckett

16.The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?

A. Films
B. Journalism
C. Literature
D. Economics

Answer:Films

17.The journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was?

A. Shekaran Nair
B. Khushwant Singh
C. Ratan Thiyam
D. Arun Shourie

Answer:Khushwant Singh

18.The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?

A. Oslo
B. Stockholm
C. Brussels
D. Geneva

Answer:Oslo

19. Arjuna Award is given for

A. Exceptional service in emergency
B. Bravery on battlefield
C. Outstanding performance in sports
D. Exceptional service in slum dwellers

Answer:Outstanding performance in sports

20.The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?

A. The World This Week
B. Surabhi
C. Eye Witness
D. Turning Point

Answer:Turning Point