Who is the author of Devdas?

• Kalidasa
• Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
• Tulsi Das
Correct Option: B  [ Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay ]

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Kiran Bedi has written the following book :

• It is always possible
• Midnights Children
• Sunny Days
• Broken Wings
Correct Option: A  [ It is always possible ]

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The battle of Plassey was fought in:

• 1857
• 1764
• 1757
• 1800
Correct Option: C  [ 1757 ]

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The Human Development Index was first introduced in the year:

• 1980
• 1990
• 1995
• 2000
Correct Option: B  [ 1990 ]

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14 October is observed as:

• World Vegetarian Day
• United Nation Day
• World Immunization Day
• World Standards Day
Correct Option: D  [ World Standards Day ]

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'The Idea of Justice' is written by

• Leo Tolstoy
• Stephen hawking
• Amartya Sen
• George Orwell
Correct Option: C  [ Amartya Sen ]

Remark: Book is principally a critique and revision of John Rawls' basic ideas in A Theory of Justice

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee expired in:

• August, 2020
• September, 2020
• July, 2020
• June, 2020
Correct Option: A  [ August, 2020 ]

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Who wrote the book, Everybody Loves a Good Drought?

• Mark Tully
• Dileep Padgaonkar
• N. Ram
• P. Sainath
Correct Option: D  [ P. Sainath ]

Remark: Everybody Loves a Good Drought is a book, by Palagummi Sainath, about his research findings of poverty in the rural districts of India. The book won him the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2007.

Smallest state in the world in terms of area is

• Vatican
• Monaco
• Nauru
• Nauru
Correct Option: A  [ Vatican ]

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"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.