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"Pongol" is the main festival of

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

Explanation: "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.

Lata Mangeskar was awarded Bharat Ratna in the year:

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

Explanation: 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 phrases "Liberty", "Equality" and "Fraternity" are associated with the:

  • American War of Independence
  • Glorious Revolution
  • Independence of India
  • French Revolution
Correct Option: D  [ French Revolution ]

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The first Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is:

  • V.P. Singh
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Atal Behari Vajpayee
  • Sushma Swaraj
Correct Option: C  [ Atal Behari Vajpayee ]

Explanation: On 25th September, 2003, former prime minister Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations HQ, USA.

India's only Naval Aviation Museum is located in:

  • Kerala
  • Goa
  • Kamataka
  • West Bengal
Correct Option: B  [ Goa ]

Explanation: The Naval Aviation Museum is a military museum located in Bogmalo, 6 km from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India. This museum contains exhibits that showcase the evolution of the Indian Naval Air Arm over decades.

The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?

  • Lucknow
  • Jaipur
  • Shimla
  • Chandigarh
Correct Option: D  [ Chandigarh ]

Explanation: The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India. It is also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957.

Who is the author of the book entitled "Freedom Behind Bars"?

  • Sheikh Abdullah
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Kiran Bedi
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Option: C  [ Kiran Bedi ]

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Pichwai painting depicts tales from Lord Krishna's life. This painting belongs to which one of the following States?

  • Rajasthan
  • Gujarat
  • Manipur
  • Maharashtra
Correct Option: A  [ Rajasthan ]

Explanation: Pichwai paintings also known as β€œPichvai” is a traditional Indian folk art having its origins in Rajasthan. It consists of a series of painting on cloth using natural colors and vegetable dyes.

The book, "Delhi is Not Far" is written by which of the following authors?

  • Khushwant Singh
  • Anita Desai
  • Arundhati Roy
  • Ruskin Bond
Correct Option: D  [ Ruskin Bond ]

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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 ]

Explanation: 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.
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