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The famous activist Irom Chanu Sharmila is better known as 'The Iron Lady of ......

A) Manipur B) Mizoram
C) Nagaland D) Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Manipur

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Who is the first woman ruler of India?

A) Indira Gandhi B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Razia Sultan D) Sucheta Kriplani
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Razia Sultan

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Raziya al-Din, popularly known as Razia Sultana, was the first woman ruler of India. She is a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She is notable for being the first female Muslim ruler of South Asia.

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Pandit Lachhu Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with

A) Flute B) Tabla
C) Kathak D) Bharatnatyam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tabla

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Who discovered sea route to India?

A) Babur B) Vasco-da-Gama
C) Galileo D) Ferondoz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vasco-da-Gama

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The official song ‘WakaWaka’ of FIFA World Cup held in the year 2010 at South Africa was sung by which popular singer?

A) Madonna B) Destiny Child
C) Shakira D) Rehanna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shakira

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"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa, is a song by Colombian singer Shakira was released on 7 May2010 by Epic Records as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Africa.

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Anti-apartheid activist _______ was imprisoned for 27 years by the South African government in 1962.

A) Thabo Mbeki B) Kgalema Motlanthe
C) Nelson Mandela D) Evelyn Mase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nelson Mandela

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Rukmini Devi Arundale was a reputed dancer and choreographer in which form of dancing?

A) Opera B) Lavani
C) Bharatnatyam D) Dandiya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bharatnatyam

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Who was the Guru of the music maestro Tansen?

A) Bisaldev B) Haridas
C) Saint Gyaneshwar D) Ramanuj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Haridas

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