Monthly Archives: January 2010

Padma Awards 2010 Quiz

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) Who of the Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2010 had won Nobel Prize?
a) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
b) Zohra Segal
c) Ebrahim Alkazi
d) Yaga Venugopal Reddy

2) Who of the Padma Bhushan Awardees 2010 had CBI chargesheets against him for defrauding State Bank of India and under arrest for some time?
a) Bernard Madoff
b) Sant Singh Chatwal
c) Ramalinga Raju
d) David Leeson

3) Who won bronze medal in Beijing Olympics 2008 and was awarded Padma Shri in 2010?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Leander Paes
c) Karnam Malleshwari
d) Vijender Singh Continue reading →

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Robert Bolt Quiz

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. On whom Robert Bolt’s play A Man for All Seasons is based?
a) Oliver Cromwell
b) Thomas Lord
c) David Windsor
d) Thomas More

2. When was Robert Bolt born?
a) 1 January 1921
b) 24 April 1919
c) 15 August 1924
d) 2 December 1925

3. Where was Robert Bolt born?
a) Halton
b) Sale
c) Warrington
d) Swindon Continue reading →

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India Quiz

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) What is the number of states in India?
a) 14
b) 16
c) 25
d) 28

2) Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bombay
c) Madhya Bharat
d) Meghalaya

3) When was Burma was separated from India?
a) 1948
b) 1901
c) 1937
d) 1945

4) When did India become a republic?
a) 1935
b) 1947
c) 1950
d) 1961

5) Which state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960?
a) Bombay
b) Madras
c) Mysore
d) Hyderabad Continue reading →

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Bharat Ratna Awardees List

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (2008)

2. Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar (2001)

3. Ustad Bismillah Khan (2001)

4. Prof. Amartya Sen (1999)

5. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (1999) Continue reading →

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List of India’s Political Leaders – 1

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Prime Ministers of India

1) Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964)

2) Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966)

3) India Gandhi (1966-1977, 1980-1984)

4) Morarji Desai (1977-1979)

5) Charan Singh (1979-1980)

6) Rajiv Gandhi (1984-1989)

7) Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1989-1990)

8) Chandra Shekhar (1990-1991)

9) Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (1991-1996)

10) Atal Behari Vajpayee (1996, 1998-2004)

11) Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (1996-1997)

12) Inder Kumar Gujral (1997-1998)

13) Manmohan Singh (2004- ) Continue reading →

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