"Pongol" is the main festival of

• Tamilnadu
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Andhra Pradesh
Correct Option: A  [ Tamilnadu ]

Remark: "Pongol" is a harvest festival in Tamil Nadu and newly harvested grains like rice, sugarcane, turmeric, are cooked for the first time on this day.

Which of the following water body is not attached to any sea?

• Aral Sea
• Black Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea
Correct Option: A  [ Aral Sea ]

Remark:

The first Indian to get Nobel Prize was

• Mother teresa
• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
• Har Gobind Khorana
• Rabindranath Tagore
Correct Option: D  [ Rabindranath Tagore In 1913 ]

Remark: Nobel Prize in Literature

Which planet is known as 'Watery Planet'?

• Earth
• Mars
• Pluto
• Venus
Correct Option: A  [ Earth ]

Remark:

Dadasaheb Phalke Award is associated with:

• Sports
• Cinema
• Literature
• None of these
Correct Option: B  [ Cinema ]

Remark:

Who is the author of the book, The Broken Wing?

• Khushwant Singh
• Sarojini Naidu
• Shashi Tharoor
• Robin Sharma
Correct Option: B  [ Sarojini Naidu ]

Remark: Sarojini Naidu was an Indian freedom fighter and Poet who served as the first Governor of United Provinces, after India's independence.

Book entitled "The origin of species" was written by:

• Charles Darwin
• Nikolai Vavilov
• Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
• Carl Linnaeus
Correct Option: A  [ Charles Darwin ]

Remark:

Lata Mangeskar was awarded Bharat Ratna in the year:

• 2000
• 2003
• 2001
• 2005
Correct Option: C  [ 2001 ]

Remark: In 2001, Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
In the same year Hindustani classical shehnai player, Bismillah Khan was also awarded Bharat Ratna.

The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia:

• The Andes
• The Himalayas
• The Urals
• Tollranve
Correct Option: C  [ The Urals ]

Remark:

Who is the first Chief Justice of India?

• Rajendra Prasad
• M. C. Setalvad
• Sukumar Sen
• H. J. Kania
Correct Option: D  [ H. J. Kania ]

Remark: First Chief Justice of India was H. J. Kania (26/01/1950 - 06/11/1951)