Gk Questions interview questions – page 112

‘Asian Drama’, by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects?

1. Economics
2. International Politics
3. Theatre Movement in Asia
4. Look East Policy of India

The ‘Arthashastra’ is a treatise on which one of the following?

1. Religion in Administration
2. Political Philosophy
3. Environmental
4. Economics

Who of the following is the author of the book “Imaging India Ideas for the New Century”?

1. Nandan Nilekani
2. M J Akbar
3. Arvind Adiga
4. Shashi Tharoor

First non citizen to receive Bharat Ratna was

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Mother Teresa

Nobel Prize Winning Indian Amartya Sen is known for his work in

1. Economics
2. Medicine
3. Chemistry
4. Physics

Who is the author of the book ‘The Last Mughal – The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1987’?

1. William Dalrymple
2. Thomas Wilson
3. Simon Digby
4. John Kirkland

‘Kurien Award’ is given by which Board.

1. National Science Development Board
2. National Dairy Development Board
3. National Agriculture Development
4. None of these

The book ‘Restoring Values’ is written by E Sreedharan with

1. Bharat Wakhlu
2. Pawan Choudhary
3. Manju Singh
4. Anjali Joseph

Jude Felix has established reputation as an Indian player in which of the following games?

1. Golf
2. Football
3. Volleyball
4. Hockey

Who among the following is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?

1. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
2. Nek Chand
3. Pupul Jayakar
4. Le Corbousier

With which one of the following fields was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?

1. Novels
2. Short-story writing
3. Music’s
4. Dance

Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady

1. Gold medal winner in sports
2. Judge of the Supreme Court
3. Governor of a state
4. Judge of the High Court

Which of the following Indian has been recently appointed as a ‘chief economist’ by World Bank?

1. Rakesh Mohan
2. Montek Singh
3. Kaushik Basu
4. None of these

Pandit K.G.Ginde, was well known for his contribution in which of following.

1. Music
2. Ayurveda
3. Sanskrit
4. Literature

Dr. V. Kurien has distinguished himself in which of the following areas?

1. Poultry farms
2. Atomic energy
3. Dairy development
4. Economic Reforms

Gum Kelucharan Mohapatra is a maestro of which of the following dance forms?

1. Kathakali
2. Odissi
3. Kuchipudi
4. Kathak

Nobel Laureate Muhammed Yunus belongs to which one of the following countries

1. Bangladesh
2. Maldives
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka

Yamini krishnamurti is an accomplished exponent of

1. Odissi
2. Kathak
3. Kuchipudi
4. Bharatnatyam

Biologist, who proposed that life is originated in water, is

1. Theophrastus
2. Thales
3. Aristotle
4. Hippocrates

M Sham Lal has done commendable work in which of the following fields?

1. Politics
2. Journalism
3. Trade Unionsim
4. Social Service

Who is Kapil sibal?

1. Economic Advisor to prime Minister of India
2. Coal Minister of India
3. Civil Aviation Minister of India
4. Telecom Minister of India

Who among the following was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

1. M.A. Ayyangar
2. G.V. Mavalankar
3. Sardar Hukam Singh
4. N. Sanjiva Reddy

Maria Montessor’s name is associated with

1. Mission hospitals
2. Women’s rights
3. Christian Mission
4. Child education

Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of

1. Shennai
2. Flute
3. Sarod
4. Tabla

Sushil Kumar is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following?

1. Shooting
2. Cricket
3. Wrestling
4. Swimming

Bachendri Pal became famous for her grand success in the field of

1. Journalism
2. Mountaineering
3. Swimming
4. Athletics skiing

Aryabhatta was Indian’s renowned

1. Mathematician
2. Medical practitioner
3. Physicist
4. Poet

Who among the following was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?

1. Bachendri Pal
2. Dicky Dolma
3. Santosh Yadav
4. None of these

With which of the following is Begum Akhtar associated?

1. Painting
2. Writing
3. Classical dance
4. Vocal Music

Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in which of the following fields?

1. Painting
2. History
3. Politics
4. Dance