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Awards and Honours-2

1- The 86th Annual Academy Oscar Award 2014 was announced on 2 march, the best picture award was won by which movie?     a) Gravity     b) Frozen     c) Steven Price      d)12 Years A slave of Steve McQueen 2- Who among the following is not the Academy Oscar winner ?     a) Bhanu Atahiya     b) Satyajit Ray     c) Gulzar     d) AR Rahman     e) Resul Pokutty      f) None of the above 3- Which among the following movie bagged a leading seven award in 86th Annual Academy Oscars-2014?      a) Gravity     b) Frozen     c) Steven Price     d)12 Years A slave of Steve McQueena) 4- Which of the following is right in Miss India World-2014 Contestant?     a) Koyal Rana (Winner), Jhataleka Malhotra (Second Runner-up), Gail Nicole Da'Sliva (First Runner-up)      b) Koyal Rana...

Awards and Honours-1

1- On 12 April 2014 Indian Cinema Legend Gulzar was  conferred  to Indian Cinema Highest honour. The name of award is?       a) Dadasaheb Phalke Award      b) Annual Academy Oscar Award      c) 61st National Film Award      d) IIFA Awars for lifetime achievement 2- On 28 February 2014 The Gandhi Peace Prize-2013 was awarded to a pioneers of Chipko Moment (He is a achiever of Padma bhushan in 2005 & Raman Magsaysay  award in 1982 ), the name of the achiever is?      a) Shigeru Ban      b) Manmohan Singh       c) Chandi Prashad Bhatt      d) Vyomkesh Dervesh 3- The Government of India Launched International  Gandhi Peace Prize on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in which Year?      a) 1948      b) 1969       c) 1995      ...

Indian History Part-4

1- The Indian king who opposed Alexander was ?     a) Ambhi      b) Porus     c) Dhananand     d) Chandragupt 2- Tha ancient name of north Bihar was?      a) Vajji     b) Wasta     c) Avanti     d) Surasena 3- In ancient India, The earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was ?      a) Rajgir     b) Patliputra     c) Vaishali     d) Varanasi 4- Who was the ruler of Magadha when Alexander invaded India ?     a) Haryankas     b) Shishunagas     c) Mauryas      d) Nandas 5- Where was the seat of the first republic of the world in 6th century BC ?      a) Vaishali     b) Sparta     c) Athens     d) Kanishka 6- By which ruler Pataliputra was choosen for the first time as a capital ?     a) Ajatasatru ...

Indian History Part-3

1- The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was     a) Barley and Rice     b) Milk and its product     c) Rice and Pulse     d) Vegetables and Fruits 2- The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for ?     a) 14 days     b) 16 days     c) 18 days     d) 20 days 3- Which river has no mention in Rigaveda ?     a) Sindhu     b) Saraswati     c) Yamuna     d) Periyar 4- Purushasukta is founded in the ?     a) Bhagavad Gita     b) Manusmriti     c) Atharvaveda     d) Rigaveda 5- The God who is the most prominent in 'Rigveda' is ?     a) Indra     b) Agni     c) Pasupati     d) Vishnu 6- Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the ?     a) 2nd Century BC   ...

Indian History Part - 2

1- The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year?     a) 1901      b) 1921     c) 1935     d) 1942 2- The people of Indus valley civilization usually built their houses of ?     a) Stone      b) Pucca Brick     c) Wood     d) All of these 3-The local name of Mohenjodaro is ?     a) Mound of the Living      b) Mound of the Dead     c) Mound of the Great     d) Mound of the Survivor 4- The famous figure of  dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of ?       a) Terracotta     b) Steatite      c) Bronz     d) Red Limestone 5- Which of the following animals was not known in the Indus valley civilization ?     a) Bull     b) Horse     c) Elephant      d) Giraffe 6- The E...

Indian History Part-1 (Important MCQs)

1- The Mehrauli Pillar inscription belongs to the period of ?      a) Guptas     b) Kushanas     c) Sungas     d) Mauryas 2- Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir ? ·              a) Gaudavaha     b) Harshacharita      c) Rajtarangini     d) Vikramankadevacharita 3- Which was first to start Sea trade with India ?     a) England     b) France     c) Netherland      d) Portugal 4- Who was the advocate of  'radical humanism' ?     a) Annie Besant     b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy      c) M. N. Roy     d) V. D. Savarkar 5- In Delhi, The Moti Masjid in  Red Fort was constructed by ?     a) Shershah     b) Kushanas      c) Aurangzeb     d) Bahad...