Which of the following Bollywood choreographers has won the 63rd National Film Awards in the category of Best Choreography for his/her excellent work in the Hindi movie ‘Diwani Mastani’?
(A) Farah Khan
(B) Prabhu Deva
(C) Ganesh Acharya
(D) Remo D’Souza
Remo D'Souza (born Ramesh Gopi Nair; 2 April 1974), is an Indian choreographer, film director, and producer based in Mumbai.
Which of the following famous cartoonist, who was honored with Padma Shri award, has passed away at the age of 97?
(A) Barun Roy
(B) S Jitesh
(C) Narayan Debnath
(D) none of these
Famous Bengali cartoonist Narayan Debnath passed away at 97 on Tuesday morning at a South Kolkata nursing home after a prolonged illness.
Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted in 1967 but was first awarded in
(A) 1967
(B) 1988
(C) 1969
(D) 1970
The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted in 1967 but was first awarded in 1969. The first prize in economics was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen "for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.
Who among the following has authored the book 'Wise and Others'?
(A) Geeta Piramal
(B) Jhumpa Lahiri
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Sudha Murthy
Sudha Murthy is the author of the book 'Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life'. This book is written as an inspiration to people’s struggles and how they try to overcome it. There are 51 stories included in this book and extensively talk about challenges in India through narrations. Sudha Murty is a social activist. She is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation in India. Other books by her- Dollar Bahu, Grandma's Bag of stories, Mahashweta, etc. Books by Zoya Hasan-Transforming India: Social and Political Dynamics of Democracy, Forging Identities: Gender, Communities, And The State In India, etc. Books by Amrita Pritam-Pinjar, Rasidi Ticket, Kagaj te Canvas, etc. Books by Kiran Desai-The Inheritance of Loss, The Inheritance of Loss Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, etc.
Which is the Literary award?
(A) Dronacharya Awards
(B) R. D. Birla Award
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru Award
(D) Jnanpith award
Which of the following has won the World Blitz Championship that concluded in Dubai?
(A) Ian Nepomniachtchi
(B) Nakamura
(C) Magnus Carlsen
(D) Viswanathan Anand
The 2023 World Blitz Chess Championships concluded in a thrilling climax, with Magnus Carlsen capturing his seventh World Blitz title, marking his 17th World Crown. In the Women's tournament, Valentina Gunina was unstoppable as she claimed her second Blitz title.
Who was the first recipient of the Magsaysay award?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Dhan Gopal Mukerji
(C) Morarji Desai
(D) Nirad C Chaudhuri
The award was established in the year 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippines government. Vinoba Bhave was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner. He won the award in the year 1958 for Community Leadership.
Krishnam Raju passed away in September 2022. He was a recipient of ________ Filmfare south awards.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Krishnam Raju had won five Filmfare Awards South and three state Nandi Awards.
With whom is the Pandit Jawaramal Sharma Award related?
(A) Literature and Culture
(B) Fine Arts
(C) Journalism
(D) Tribal welfare
The "Pandit Jhabarmal Sharma Journalism Award'' is given by the Jhabarmal Sharma Museum and Journalism Research Centre, of Jaipur. To recognize his contribution for Hindi Literature a falicitation book "Pt. Jhabar Mal Sharma Abhinandan Granth" was published in his honour in 1977 by Rajasthan Manch.
In which year was International Booker Prize established?
(A) 1918
(B) 1969
(C) 2005
(D) 1981
The biennial Man Booker International Prize (later renamed International Booker Prize) was established in 2005 as a lifetime achievement award. From 2016 it was awarded annually to the writer of a novel or short-story collection in English translation.
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