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Who among the following was an aminent painter

A) Sarada Ukil B) Uday Shankar
C) V.Shanta Ram D) Yusuf Meherally
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sarada Ukil

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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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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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Nickname of Jayaprakash Narayan?

A) Lok Pal B) Lok Nayak
C) Lokansh D) Lok Satta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lok Nayak

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Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader who is popularly known as Lok Nayak.

 

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Who is known as Indian Bismarck

A) Nehru B) Rajaji
C) Patel D) Kamraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Patel

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Who has won 48th Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2016 ?

A) K. Vishwanath B) Gulzar
C) Manoj Kumar D) Ramesh Sippy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) K. Vishwanath

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87-year old renowned director Kasinadhuni Viswanath was on 24 April 2017 named for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to the film industry. He is a celebrated filmmaker in Telugu film industry but has also been active in Tamil and Hindi cinema.

– He is known for making films on content-driven stories that have revolved around social themes like disability, untouchability and the evils of dowry.

– He becomes the 48th recipient of the award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, which consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl.

– The recipient of five National Film Awards, Viswanath is known for his movies — “Sankarabharanam”, “Sagara Sangamam” (starring Kamal Haasan and Jayaprada), “Swati Mutyam”, “Saptapadi”, “Kaamchor”, “Sanjog” and “Jaag Utha Insaan” among others.

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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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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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