GENERAL INFORMATION Our National Anthem is (A) Vande Mataram (B) Sare Jaha Se Accha (C)Jhanda Uncha Rahe Hamara (0) Jana Gana Mana Which of the following is a dance-drama ? (A) Odissi (B) Manipuri (C)Bharat Natyam (D) Kathakali Which dance was revived by Rabindranath Tagore ? (A) Bharatnatyam (8) Kathakal (C)Manipuri (0) Odissi How many spokes are there in our national emblem ‘Ashoka Chakra’ ? (ay 12 (8)20 (c)15 (D)24 ‘Dandia' is a popular dance of (A) Maharashtra (B) Gujarat (C)Tamil Nadu © (0) Punjab The headquarters of the Sahitya Academi is at (A) Mumbai (8) Chennai (C)NewDelhi —(D) Kolkata Sangeet Natak Academi was set up by the Government of India in (a) 1952 (B) 1953 (c)1955 (0) 1957 The classical Indian dance of Andhra Pradesh is (A) Kathakali (B) Odissi (C)Kuchipudi ~ (D) Bharatnatyam Where is the Kumbh Mela not held ? (A) Allahabad (8) Nasik (C) Mathura (0) Haridwar Which amongst the following is not a classical dance ? (A) Kathak (C)Odissi (B) Kuchipugi (D) Garba Ws 14. 15. 47. 19. 20. Edveation A General Avan =O B.Ed. Entrance Guide Satyan Bose has shown his excellence in which of the following fields ? (A) Classical Music (B) Drawing & Painting (C)Classical Dance(D) Motion Picutre Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields ? (A) Nuclear Physics(B) Agriculture (C)Astrophysics (0) Medicine Who among the following Indians is not included in the Guinness Book of Recods ? (A) Vijay Amritraj °(B) Dr. M.C. Modi (C) Shakuntala Devi (D) Lata Mangeshkar Yamini Krishamurti is an accomplished exponent of of (A) Kuchipudi (8) Bharatnatyam (C)Kathak (D) Odissi Crusade for human rights is ‘associated ” with which of the following names ? (A) Brezhnev (8) Marshal Tito (C)Jimmy Carter (D) Moraji Desia With which of the following fields is M.F. Husian associated ? (A) Music. (8) Social work (C)Literature (D) Painting Who among of following is called ‘Father of German Unity’? (A) Mikhial Gorbachev (B) Helmut Koh! (C)George Bush (D) None of these Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982 ? (A) Dr. V.K. Raina (B) Dr. H.K. Gupta (C)Dr. $.Z. Kasim (D) Dr. D.R. Sengupta Late Smt. Vijayalaxmi Pandit was (A) first Indian Woman to become president of UN. General Assembly (B) first woman Governor of a state (C)first woman Chief Minster of State (D) None of these Gangubai Hangal is the name associated with (A) Literautre (C)Music (B) Jouranlism (D) EnvironmentB.Ed. Entrance Guide 21. 24. 25. Banchendri Pal became famous for her Qrand success in the field of (A) athletics (8) skiing (C)swimming —_ (D) mountaineering Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious ‘Garmany Awards’ is an exponent in which of the following musical instrument 2 (A) Sarod (B) Tabla (C)Guitar (D) Sitar Which among the famous danseuses in not an exponent of the Odissi dance style ? (A) Sanjukta Panigrahi (8) Sonal Man Singh (C)Madhavi Mudgal (0) Yamini Krishnamurthy Zubin Mehta is associated with (A) Literature (B) Painting (C) Music. (D) Journalism Ms. Hazel O' Leary has reputation in which of the following fields ? (A) Motion Picture (B) Literature (C) Photo Joumnalism(D) None of these Utpal Dutt had a reputation in which of the following fields 2 (A) Music (8) Literature (C)Films (D) Journalism Michael Jackson is a distinguished Personality in which of the following fields 2 (A) Jouralism —_(B) Acting (C)Pop Music (D) Sports Ismat Chughtai_ is associated with which Of the following fields ? (A) Literature (B) Science (C)Politics (D) Journalism Who among the following is an activist working for Chiplo Movement In India ? (A) Baba Amte (B) Swami Agnivesh (C)Sundarlal Bahuguna (D)Rawal Bulo C. Rani, was associated with which of the following fields ? (A) Politics (B) Motion Picture (C)Journalism — (D) Social Service 31. 33. 35. 36. 37. 38, Education & Goneral Awarenoss=== wD) Which of the following is correctly matched ? (A) Dr. Malcolm ‘Adiseshiah: Cooperative Movement (B) Dr, Pramod Karan Sethi: Jaipur Foot (C)Dr. Kurien: Space Science (D)Dr. Abdul Kalam: Development Economics Jude Felix has established reputation as an Indian player in which ‘of the following games ? (A) Hockey (B) Volleyball (C)Footbal (D) Tennis Mallika Sarabhai is associated with which of the following fields 2 (A) Social Service (8) Classical Music (C)Classical Dance (D) Sports Who among the following is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh ? (A) Le Corbousier (B) Pupul Jayakar (C)Nek Chand (D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyey Kavita Dwivedi is associated with which of the following dance forms? (A) Odissi (8) Kathakali (C)Kathak (0) Bharatnatyam A. Nageshware Rao is associated with (A) Social Service (B) Politics (C)Literature _(D) Motion picture Who is responsible for the revolt in Fiji 2 (A) Lycenia Karate (B) Ratu Josefa Illilo (C)George Speight (D) Lt. Matatini Prof. Amartya sen has earned worldwide distinction in which of the following fields/ areas ? (A)Economics _(B) Geology (C)Biochemistry (D) Astrophysics Who among the following was an eminent Painter ? (A) Sarada Ukil (C)V. Shantaram (8) Uday Shanker (D) Yusuf Meherally40. At. 45. 46. 47. Kishori Amonkar is famous in which of the following fields 2 (A) Dance (B) Music (C)Social Service (D) Film acting With which of the following was Salyait Ray associated ? (A) Commercial Art (B) Classical Music (C)Classical dance (D) Direction of Films A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with which of the following fields ? (A) Sports (B) Social Service (C)Motion Picture (D) Politics ‘Who among the following is a famous tabla player ? (A) Ali Akbar Khan (B) Birju Maharaj (C)Ravi Shanker (D) Swappan Kumar Chaudhri Audrey Hepburn was associated with which of the following fields 7 (A) Journalism (B) Literature (C)Sports (D) Motion picture Who is Tania Sachdev ? (A) Dancer (B) Chess Player (C)Cricketer (D) Actress Who among the following is the famous renowned astronomer (recipient of Padma Bhushan Award at the age of 27)? (A) Prof. S.S. Joshi (B) Dr. Subramaniam Chandrashkher (C)Prof. Satish Dhawan (D) Dr. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Graham Green was associated with which of the following fields ? (A) Painting (B) Music (C)Phitosophy _ (D) None of these Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ? (A) Uday Shankar : Dance (B) Begum Akhtar : Ghazal (C)Naina Devi : Shehnai (D) None of these 51. 53. 55. 56. BUS) = Education ior = SSS B.Ed. Entrance Guide 49, Dr. Amiya Chakrovarty is known for (A) his work in the Chipko Movement (B) composing music score in Satyajit Ray's films (C)being literary secretary to. R.N. Tagore (D) patenting a living organism The former. Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on {A) 21st April,1992. (B) 11th May, 1994 {C) 21st May 1991 (D) 20th July, 1991 R.K. Nayyar, was distinguished personality in the fields of (A) Literautre (B) Classical Music (C)Film making, _(D) Textile designing Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi, National Sadhavana Award ? (A) Archarya Tulsi. (B) J.R.D. Tata (C)Mother Teresa (D) R.A. Mashelkar ‘Who among the following has been chosen for the first C.K. Nayudu award for lifetime contribution to Indian Cricket ? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Bishan Singh Bedi (C)Lala Amamath (D)G.R. Vishwanath The first recipient of Nehru Award was (A) Mother Terasa (B) Martin Luther King (C)UThant (D) Khan Abdul Ghatfar Khan Which of the following films won seven Oscar Awards in 1991 (A) Reversal of Fortune {B) The Last Emperor (C)Dances with Wolves (D) Ghost The only Indian recipient of Nishan-e- Pakistan is (A) Lal Babadur Shastri (B) Maulana Azad (C)Morarji Desia (D) Indira GandhiB.Ed. Entrance Guide === Ettcatin 8 Gonaral Awaroness== (FOU) 57. 61. Nobel Prizes are given in how many fields ? {A)5 (8)6 (c)7 (0)8 ‘Meghanath Saha’ award is given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields 7 (A) Journalism (C)Literature (8) Science (D) Social Science * The ‘Moortidevi ‘Sahitya Puraskar is insituted by (A) Ministry of Education (8) Sahitya Akademi (C) Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan (0) Bhartiya Jnanpitha ‘With which of the following is Olof Palme Prize associated ? (A) Health (B) Public Service (C)Human Rights (D) Literary Activities In which year was Pulitzer Prize established ? (a) 1902 (8) 1908 (c)1918 (0) None of these The first Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature was (A) Mother Terasa (B) Rabindranath Tagore (C)Sarojini Naidu (0) C.V. Raman The Kalinga Prize is given by which of the following ? (A) UNESCO (8) Government of india (C)Council of Scientific and Industrial Reaserch (D)UNICEF The first Indira Gandhi Award for Intemational Justice and Harmony has been given to (A) Larry Pressier (B) Hussian Ibrahim Zaki (C)Yasser Arafat (D) Amnesty International 65. 69. 70. 7A. Honest Man of the Year Award’ 94, the firet ofits kind, instituted by Sulabh International, was presented to (A)T.N.Seshan _-(B) Manmohan Singh (C)Chandrasekhar (D) A.K. Antony Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Indira Gandhi (C)Acharya Vinoba Bhave (D) Rajiv Gandhi Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after the former President of (A) Indonesia (B) Indian Journalist's Association (C)Thailand (D) Phillippines Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna ? (A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (B) Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel (C)Mrs. ndira Gandhi (0) Lal Bahadur Shastri Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna ? (A) Martin Luther King (B) Mother Teresa (C)Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (D) Zubin Mehta Who was the first recipient of the Govind Balabha Pant Award for the best Parliamentarian ? (A) S.M. Banerjee _(B) Indrajit Gupta (C)L.K. Advani (D) Shivraj Patil Who among the following has not received a Nobel Prize in Literature ? (A) Derek Walcott (B) Pablo Neruda (C) Churchill (0) Emest Hemingway Who among the following has been awarded the 2000 Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for promoting Gandhian Values outside India ? (A) Nelson Mandela (B) Dasmond Tutu (C) Sheikh Hasina» (D) Joseph RotblatFBUI) = Education & Gonoral Awareness: 73. 74. 15. 76. 78. 79. at. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) gives which of the following awards every year ? (A) Hari Om Ashram (B) Jamnalal Bajaj (C) Dhanvantari_ (D) S.S. Bhatnagar Which of the following awards is given for creating national awareness in advertising ? (A) Sanjay Gandhi Award (B) Ashok Jain Award (C) Indira Gandhi Award (D) Inlaks Journalism Award The presitigious Ramon Masausay Award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields ? (A) Journalism (B) Literature (C) Community Welfare (D) Government Service ‘On whose name is the highest award for service to the development of cinema given ? (A) Meena Kumari (B) Raj Kapoor (C)Dada Saheb Phalke (D) None of these Who was conferred the ‘Bharat ki Suputn’ in 1992? (A) Mother Teresa (B) Sorojini Naidu (C)indira Gandhi (D) Lata Mangeshkar With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated ? (A) Football (B) Cricket (C)Basket ball (D) Hockey 43th Asian Games were held in (A) HongKong —_(B) Singapore (C) Bangkok (0) Manila Shiny Wilson is associated with which of the following games/sports ? (A)Badminton —_(B) Swimming (C)Cricket (D) Athletics Konica Cup is associated with which of the following sports ? (A) Hockey (C)Chess {B) Football (0) Badminton 82. 83. g 85. 87. 89. 91. B.Ed, Entrance Guide Wimbledon Trophy is associated with (A) Football (B) Table Tennis (C)Lawn Tennis (D) Hockey The name of Prakash Padukone Is associated with which of the following games ? (A) Cricket (B) Table Tennis (C)Lawn Tennis (D) Badminton The Reliance Cup was earlier known by the name of (A) Rothmans (B) Prudential Cup (C) Benson‘and Hedges Cup (D) Mc Dowells Challenge Cup Leander Paes is associated with (A) Football (B) Cricket (C) Badminton’ (D) Tennis Ramesh Krishnan is a distinguished personality in the field of (A) Cricket (B) Fooball (C) Lawn Tennis (D) Table Tennis The Olympic Flame Symbilises (A) Speed, perfection and strength (B) Continuity between the ancient and modern games (C)unity among various nations of the world (D)sports as a means ‘for securing harmony among the nations. Wankhede Stadium is situated in (A)Chandigarh_ (8) Madras (C) Bombay (0) Bangalore The 1996 Olympics are proposed to be held at (A)Manchester _ (B) Atlanta (C) Tokyo (D) Melbourne Who was the first non-recognised player to win ‘Grand Slam’ ? (A) Boris Becker (B) Steffi Graff (C) Byon Bourg (D) John Mc Enroe Who among the following is the Indian player whose portait is displayed at Lords Stadium ? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (8) Ravi Shastri (C) Nawab of Pataudi (D) Kapil DevB.Ed. Entrance Guide == a ‘92. For the 40th Annual ESPN awards, who 93. 100. among the following were chosen the Malo and Female Athletes of the Year respectively ? {A) Michael Jordan and Serena Williams (8) Michael Jordan and Venus Willams (C) Tiger Woods and Maurice Greene (D) Tiger Woods and Venus Williams The term L.B.W, is associated with which of the following games ? (A) Footvall (B) Hockey (C) Cricket (0) Gott The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930. Which country hosted the games ? (A) Australia (B) England (C)NewZealand (0) Canada Whatis the lengh of each stump in cricket ? {A)28inches —_ (B) 32 inches (cy2tt (0)23 ft The first SAARC Gold Cup Football tournaments were organised by which of the following countries 2 (A) india (B) Pakistan (C) Bangladesh (0) Nepal Major Dhyan Chand was a .... wizard (A) Football (B) Tennis (C) Hockey () Basketball FIFA World Cup Champions Trophy, held in India recently, is designed by (A) Silvio Gazzsaniga (Italian) (8) Fredrik Ljungberg (Britisher) (C) William Deane (Australian) (D) Peter Stoyanov (Bulgarian) Olympic 2004 was scheduled to be held in (A) Athens (B) Rome (C)Los Angeles (D) Seoul Which of the following trophies is not associated with cricket ? (A) Duleep Trophy (B) Rohinton Baria Trophy (C) Charminar Challenge Cup (D) Champions Trophy 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 108. 109. 110, Eaucation & General Awareness sss “FM UZ) |. The Asian Games have been held in New Doli (A) Onco (8) Twice (C) Thrice (D) Four Times Ranji Trophy is associated with (A) Hockey (8) Footbal (C) Cricket (D) None of these Who among the following created history by winning the Women’s National Chess Championship for the sixth time (fifth in a row) in the final round in May 2002 ? (A) Saheli Dhar Barua (B) Rohini Khadikar (C) S.Vijyalakshmi (0) Anupama Abhyankar Kamlesh Mehta has distinguished himself in which of the following games/sports 2 (A) Golf (B) Tennis (C) Billiards (0) Table Tennis With which of the following games is the term ‘Deuce’ connected ? (A) Boxing (8) Wrestling (C) Bridge (D) Badminton Who received the Wisden Award for the ‘Indian Cricketer of the Century’ (20th century) (A) Ajit Wadekar — (B) Sunil Gavaskar (C) Sachin Tendulkar(D) Kapil Dev . International tournaments of which of the following Indian games have been held so far? (A) Kho-Kho (8) Kabaddi (C)Atyapatya ——(D) All of these With which of the following games/sports is ‘Popping crease’ associated ? (A) Swimming (8) Water Polo (C) Cricket (0) Lawn Tennis Rangaswamy Cup is associated with (A) Cricket (B) Hockey (C) Football (0) Archery With which sport the term ‘caddle’ is associated ? (A) Polo (C) Bridge (B) Golf (D) Billiards1% 112. 413. 414. 115. 116. 417. 118. 119. 120. Olympic Games after 4th century A.D. restarted from. (a) 1896 (8) 1904 (c) 1912 () 1916 Who among the following tops the World batting rankings announced during May 2002? (A) Brian Lara (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Adam Gilchrist (0) Inzamam-ul-Haq Who won the All England Badminton Championships for seven years ? (A) Liem Swie King (B) Prakash Padukone (C) Luan Jin (D) Rudy Hastono In July, 2003, the Wimbeldon Men's Singles crown was won by (A) Roger Federer of Swizerland (8) Mark Philippoussis of Australia (C) Leander Paes of India (D) Todd Woodbridge of Australia Who among the following cricketers of Australia is called ‘Tornado’ ? (A)Lilee (8) Miller (C) Lindwall (D) Thomson Tripping is associated with (A) Snooker (8) Football (C) Cricket (D) Lawn Tennis With which of the following sports is Jee Milkha Singh associated ? (A) Hockey (8) Athletics (C) Golf (D) Wrestling Who won the maximum number of gold medals in the Hiroshima Asian Games ? (A) South Korea (B) Japan (C) China (D) India ‘In Custody’, an English novel, is written by which one of the following ? (A) Vikram Seth _(B) Shobha De (C) Anita Desai (D)V.S.Naipaul The author of the book ‘Many Worlds’ is. (A)V.S. Naipaul (8) N.C. Choudhary (C)KP.S. Menon (D) RK. Narayan 121. 122. 123. 125. 126. 127. 129. B.Ed, Entrance Gulde Who is the author of ‘Bharat-Bharati’ ? (A) Mahadevi Verma (8) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (C) Maithili Sharan Gupta (D) Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ Who said ‘At the stoke of midnightm, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom’ ? (A) C.Rajagopalachari (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Lord Mountbatten (0) Jawaharlal Nehru Who is the author of ‘City of Saints’ ? (A) Larry Collins _ (B) Hermant Hesse (C) Gunter Grasse (D) Sir Richand Burton |. Who is the author of the book ‘Sword And the Sickle’? (A)RK.laxman (B) K.P.S.Menon (C)R.K.Narayan © (D)Mulk Raj Anand Who among the following is well known for literary writings in English ? (A) Amrita Pritam (B) Masti Venkatesh Iyengar {C) Zubin Mehta (D) Mulk Raj Anand Who, amongst the following, has distinguished himself as a writer in English language ? (A) Nirad C. Chaudhuary (8) Yahudi Menuhin (C) Amrita Pritam (D) Satyajit Ray ‘The General happiness is the end of the state’, who said this ? (A) Green (B) Hegel (C) Plato (D) Bentham 3. A famous novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is written by (A) RL. Stevenson (B) George Eliot (C) Charles Dickens(D) Jane Austen Who has written the famous book ‘Anna Karenina’ ? (A) Victor Hugo (C) Lewis Carroll (B) Boris Pasternak (D) Leo TolstoyRe) B.Ed. Entrance Guide 130. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ ? (A) Emile Zola. (B) Walter Scott (C) George Orwell (D) Thomas Hardy + ‘Autobiography of An Unknown Indian, is a book wirtten by which of the following ? (A)R.K. Narayan (B) Nirad C, Chaudhary (C) RK, laxman (D)Rajmohan Gandhi “Man Eaters of Kumaun’ is a book written by (A) Sir Walter Scott (B) Saul Bellow (C) Robert Bolt (D) Jim Corbett Who is the writer of ‘Swamy and Friends’ ? (A) Max Muller (8) R.K.Narayan (C) Munshi Premchand (D) None of these 132, 133, 134, Inwhich year was the ‘All India Radio’ set ‘up ? (A) 1947 (B) 1950 (C) 1927 (D) 1936 135. In Which languages did Jean Paul Sartre write his books ? (A) Russian (B) Greek (C) French (0) Spanish 136. Who said, “God helps those who help themselves” ? (A) Swami Vivekananda (B) Andre Maurois (C) Algernon Sidney (D) Andre Gide Who is the author of ‘Freedom at Midnight’ ? (A)J.L.Nehru (8) Acharya J.B. Kripalani (C) M.K. Gandhi (D) Dominique Lapierre & Larry Collins Who is the author of ‘All the Prime Minister Men’? (A) Romesh Thapar (B) Kamla Chattopadhyaya (C) Khushwant Singh (0) Janardan Thakur 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 144, 145, 146. 147 x dueation & General Awareness === (TAEM) id the words, ‘Freedom is not worth raga does not connote freedom to en’? (A) Romain Rolland (B) George Washington (C) Mahatma Gandhi (0) Ragindranath Tagore 8 Who among the following wrote ‘Glimpses of World History’ ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi(B) Rajendra Prasad (C) Mulk Raj Anand (D) Jawaharlal Nehru ‘A Voice of Freedom’ is a book written by (A) Benazir Bhutto (8) Corazon Aquino (C) Nayantara Sahgal (D) Aung San Suu kyi ‘Who wrote the book ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’? (A) S.C. Rajagopalachari (8) O.P.Mathai (C) C.D. Deshmukh (0) Dr. P.C. Alexander }. Who among the following has directed the film ‘Little Buddha’ ? (A) Mani Kaul (B) Ben Johnson (C) Bemardo Bertolucci (D) Richard Attenborough Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand ? (A) Gaban (8) Godan (C)Manasorovar (D) Guide Which book is entitled as ‘Bible of Communism’ ? (A) Affluent Society (B) War and Peace (C) Das Kapital _(D) Gulag Archipelago Who wrote the book ‘A Prisoner's Scrapbook’ ? (A) Nelson Mandela (B) L.K. Advani (C) Bertrand Russel (D) Jane Austen The Author of ‘Eternal Himalayas’ is (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (8) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Indira Gandhi (0) H-P.S. Ahluwalia¢ a, Education raw) 8 General Awareness SS 37 ee B.Ed, Entrance Guide 148. 151. 155. What was the theme for the World AIDS ee Was observed on December 4, (A) AIDS and the Family (B) Safe sex and AIDS. (C)Build Better tomorrow (D)None of these .. 1994 was declared by the UNO as the (A) Year of the Child (8) Year of the Family (C)Year of International Tourism (0) None of these |. India Celebrates February 28 every year as ‘National Science Day’ because on this day (A) In 1928 C.V. Raman discovered what was later called the ‘Raman Effect’. (8) first Indian Space craft was launched (C)Vikram Sarabhai was bom (D) Nehru laid the foundation of science laboratories all over India. Journalists Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on (A) Oct. 1, 1984 (B) Oct, 8, 1984 (C)Oct.20.1984 —(D) Oct. 28.1984 1. 1986 was observed as the International year of the (A) blind (8) deaf and dumb (C)peace (0) physically handicapped . National Integration Day is celebrated on (B) Oct 4 (D) Nov 14 (A) Nov 19 (C)Oct 34 |. Which of the following days Is celebrated as International Ozone Day ? (A) September 14. (B) September 16 (C)September 28 (D) October 5 The year 1992 was declared by U.N.O as (A) Women’s year (8) Year of the Family (C) International Year of Disarmament (D) International Space Year 156. 157. 158. 161. 162. 163. 166. Hiroshima Day is observed on (A) January 15... (B) July 10 (C)August 6 (D) October 24 May 8 is observed as (A) World Standards Day {B) World Red Cross Day (C)World Tele communication Day (D)Common Wealth Day The Eighth SAARC Summit designated 1995 as (A) Year for working women (B) Year for poverty eradication (C)Year of curbing terrorism (D) None of these .. World Literacy Day is observed on (A) Oct. 24 (C)Sep. 8 (B) Sep. 5 (D) Aug. 6 |. World Human Rights Day is observed on (A) April 8 (C)Dec. 10 (8) Sep 5 (D) Dec 7 Kathiakali a folk dance prevalent in which state ? (A) Odisha (8) Manipur (C)Kerala (D) Karmataka ‘Natya-Shastra’-the main source of India's classical dances was written by (A) Bharat Muni (8) Tandu Muni (C)Narad Muni (D) Abhinav Gupt In Odisha, certain tribes worship hills. This is an example of (A)Animatism —(B) Animism (C) Theriomorphism (0) Anthropomorphism . The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is (2:4 (8)3:4 (c)2:3 (0)3:5 The National Anthem was first sung in the year (a) 1911 (6) 1913 (c)1935 (0) 1936 Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialisation is not correct ? (A) Ustad Zakir Hussin Khan-Tabala (8) Pt. Ravi Shankar-Sitar (C)Hari Prasad Chaurasia-Flute (D) MS. Subbulakshmi-DanceBEd, 167. 168, 169. 170, 471. 172. 173, 174, 175. Entrance Guide Tho Indian to beat the computers In mathematical wizardy is (A) Raja Ramanna (B) Shakuntla Devi (C)Ramanujam — (D)Rina Panigrahi Who Is known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ ? (A) Joan of Arc (B) Sarojini Naidu (C)indira Gandhi (0) Florence Nightingale Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of (A) Tabla (B) Sarod (C)Fiute (0) Shehnai Who among the following is famous as the “Tragedy Kind’ of Indian Cinema? (A)RajKapcor —_(B) Dilip Kumar (C)Bharat Bhushan(D) Ashok Kumar Pt. Mallikarjun Mansoor the musician who died in 1992 at the age of 82, was a (A) Violinist (8) Vocalist (C)Sitar-Player (0) Tabla Player Who was Dr. Salim Ali’? (A) Sericulturist (B) Geologist (C)Space Scientist (D) Ornithologist With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated ? 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