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Hitendra Desai was known outstanding in which field ?

A) Literature B) Politics
C) Journalism D) Social Service
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Politics

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Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy who passed away in June 2017, he was a famous poet of _________ and ____________ language.

A) Kannada and Hindi B) Telugu and Malayalam
C) Hindi and Urdu D) Telugu and Urdu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Telugu and Urdu

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Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy, popularly known as CiNaRe, passed away.  CiNaRe was known for his use of Telugu in its pure form, and would not be swayed by filmmakers on the use of the language. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992. His compilation of poems, titled ‘Viswambhara’, got him the Jnanpith award in 1988. In 1997, he was nominated as a Member of the Rajya Sabha.

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R.K.Laxman excelled as

A) Journalist B) Writer
C) Cartoonist D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cartoonist

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The former Chief Justice of India who has been appointed as Governor of Kerala is

A) K.G.Balakrishnan B) P.Sathasivam
C) R.M.Lodha D) Suchitra Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) K.G.Balakrishnan

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Emma Morano, world’s oldest person who died at age 117 was a citizen of which country ?

A) France B) Greece
C) Italy D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Italy

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She was born on November 29, 1899. She was from Italy. She held the Guinness World Record titles for oldest living person and oldest living woman.

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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee pen name?

A) Jisu Dasgupta B) Kamala Kanta
C) Sripantha D) Vanu Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kamala Kanta

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A pen name is nothing but a nick name used by the writer when publishing books instead of using their real names. 

 

Kamala Kanta was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee who lived from 1838 - 1894. He was a Bengali author, poet who wrote Indian national anthem Vandemataram.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

Diversity typically provides fresh perspectives on issues, but it makes it more difficult (to unit) the team and reach agreements.

A) unify B) unity
C) to unify D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to unify

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Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was

A) Chief minister of a State B) Minister of a State
C) Member of Lok Sabha D) Member of the Rajya Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Minister of a State

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