16) Who is the author of ‘’A River Sutra’’?
a) VS Naipaul
b) Nirad C Choudhari
c) Gita Mehta
d) Vikram Seth
17) Who among the following has authored the book Hind Swaraj?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) MG Ranade
18) Sabin Award is given for the conservation of
a) amphibians
b) reptiles
c) birds
d) corals
19) The Basque separatist organization is active in
a) Russia
b) Cyprus
c) Portugal
d) Spain
20) Who of the following is the author of the famous book ‘Das Kapitak’?
a) Adam Smith
b) Karl Marx
c) Rousseau
d) Voltaire
21)Who is the author of ‘ Ade-Adhure’?
a) Mohan Rakesh
b) Prem Chand
c) Nirala
d) Pant
22) The Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare?
a) Kalidas
b) Thulsidas
c) Sudraka
d) Kautilya
23) What was the pen name of sarat Chandra Chattopadhaye?
a) Anila Devi
b) Kamla Kant
c) Jarasandha
d) Rupdarshi
24) Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the following banks.
a) Yes Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Citigroup
d) HSBC
25) With which one of the following fields was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?
a) Dance
b) Music’s
c) Short-story writing
d) Novels
26)Castro Sibling is the new President of—
a) Romania
b) Cuba
c) Israel
d)None of these
27) Ali Akbar plays which of the following musical instruments?
a) Tabla
b) Flute
c) Sarod
d) Sitar
28) Baba Amte is famous as a……….
a) Painter
b) Singer
c) Politician
d) Social Worker
29) Kuldip Nayar, a journalist, was appointed as High Commissioner in:
a) UK
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Australia
30) Jamini Roy is a famous
a) Dancer
b) Magician
c) Cartoonist
d) Painter
31) Who is known as Indian Bismarck?