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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is awarded for significant public achievement in which field?

A) Journalism B) Literature
C) Films D) Sports
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Films

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Who among the following is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema?

A) Kunal Nayyar B) Vishal Bhardwaj
C) Om Puri D) Zeishan Quadri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kunal Nayyar

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Highest Civilian Honour received by Shabana Azmi is _______.

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Padma Bhushan

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Krishna Sobti is the recipient of the 53rd Jnanpith Award. Which of the following books has not been written by her?

A) Daar Se Bichhudi B) Mitro Marjani
C) Zindaginama D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar

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Highest Civilian Honour received by Kamal Haasan is _______.

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Padma Bhushan

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

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Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Who among the following won the best actor award in the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), organized in November 2017 at Panji, Goa?

A) Atom Egoyan B) Robin Campillo
C) Vivian Qu D) Nahuel Perez Biscayart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nahuel Perez Biscayart

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If a3-b3 = 56 and a-b = 2, then what is the value of a2+b2 ?

A) 12 B) 20
C) 28 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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