Practice Quiz set 2 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Consider the following statements: - Golf is related to US Masters tournament.
- Rovers Cup is related to Polo.
Choose the statement/s which is/are correct:
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The US Masters, is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year. West Chester Cup is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876.
Q-2) Arundhati Roy is the author of :
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The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how much’. It won the Booker Prize in 1997.
Q-3) The author of the book entitled ‘Planning and the Poor’ is
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Q-4) Consider the following statements: - Patron of Jinasena was Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta King)
- Patron of Jaideva was Lakshmanasena (Bengal)
Select the correct answer
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Q-5) Who wrote the play “Uttararamacharita”?
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Bhavabhuti was an 8th-century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered equivalent to the works of Kalidasa.
Bhavbhuti was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family of Padmapura, Vidarbha, central India, in Gondia district, on Maharashtra and MP border. His real name was SrikanthaNilakantha, and he was the son of Nilakantha and Jatukarni. He received his education at ‘Padmapawaya’, a place some 42 km South-West of Gwalior.
Q-6) The book Kadambari is written by
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The Kadambari is one of the best romantic fictions of 7th century by Banabhatta. An imaginative romantic story, technically, in the form of a katha.
Q-7) Who is the author of “A River Sutra”?
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“A River Sutra” is written by Gita Mehta. This novel beautifully embodies the art and craft of storytelling as Mehta portrays diverse lives touched by the river Narmada, a holy pilgrimage site ‘‘worshipped as the daughter of the god Shiva.’’
Q-8) Who wrote the book ‘A Nation In The Making’?
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Q-9) The book ‘A Bend in the River’ is written by
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A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul.
Q-10) Which of the following are works of Jnanpith award winning Telugu novelist R?v?ri Bharadvaja? - Kadambari
- Pakudurallu
- Jeevana Samaram
- Inupu Tera Venuka
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Paakudu Raallu, a graphic account of life behind the screen in film industry, is considered his magnum opus. Jeevana Samaram is another of his popular works.