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Padma Shri - Dr Sundaram (S) Ramakrishnan passed away recently. What was his profession?

 

A) Scientist B) Politician
C) Engineer D) Doctor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Scientist

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Who advocated the adoption of ' PURA' model to eradicate rural poverrty

A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam B) Sri Abhijit Sen
C) Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad D) Prof. A.M. Patha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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Q:

Begum Akhtar is associated to which art form?

 

A) Dance B) Painting
C) Music D) Folk Art  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Music

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In which area did Nandalal Bose earn fame?

 

A) Painting B) Folk Art
C) Dance D) Politics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Painting

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Pen name of Rabindranath Tagore?

A) Bhanu Simha B) Gurudev
C) Kabiguru D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Pen names have had a certain place of their own in the world of writing. Pen names are something which every writer comes across at some time in their careers.

 

Indian author to use a pen name Bhanu Simha is Rabindranath Tagore. He also has Gurudev, Kabiguru as his pen names.

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Q:

Find the person who does not belongs to the group.

 

A) MS Dhoni B) Sunita Williams
C) Kalpana Chawla D) Rakesh Sharma  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sunita Williams

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Q:

Which of the following is correctly matched?

 

A) Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute B) Bismillah Khan - Sarod
C) Amjad AliKhan - Tabla D) Zakir Hussain - Shehnai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute

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Q:

"Senses are the gateways of knowledge" was emphasised by

A) Gurunanak B) Rousseau
C) Confucius D) Mahaveera
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rousseau

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The Five senses that we have are: Sight, smell, hear, touch and taste. Rousseau emphasised that "Senses are the gateways of knowledge".

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