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- Question
Indians who have been featured on Forbe's list of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds ?
Options- A. Ratan Tata
- B. Lakshmi Mittal
- C. Vinod Khosla
- D. All of the above
- Correct Answer
- All of the above
ExplanationThree Indians ? Ratan Tata, Lakshmi Mittal and Vinod Khosla have been featured on Forbe's list of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.
- 1. Michael Jackson was a distinguished personality in which of the following fields
Options- A. Journalism
- B. Acting
- C. Pop Music
- D. Sports Discuss
- 2. Pen name of Rabindranath Tagore?
Options- A. Bhanu Simha
- B. Gurudev
- C. Kabiguru
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 3. With which of the following was U. R. Rao who passed away at 85 is associated with ?
Options- A. Scientist
- B. Poet
- C. Politics
- D. Auther Discuss
- 4. Who has won 48th Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2016 ?
Options- A. K. Vishwanath
- B. Gulzar
- C. Manoj Kumar
- D. Ramesh Sippy Discuss
- 5. What is the name of the NASA woman astronaut who on 24 April 2017 broke the record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut ?
Options- A. Jeff Williams
- B. Sunitha Williams
- C. Sally Ride
- D. Peggy Whitson Discuss
- 6. Who became the first Asian women to sail around the world ?
Options- A. Golda Meir
- B. Ujwala Patil
- C. Cleopatra
- D. Sirimavo Bandaranaike Discuss
- 7. Who has topped the Forbes Magazine?s list of the world?s highest paid actors 2017 ?
Options- A. Vin Diesel
- B. Jacky Chan
- C. Dwayne Johnson
- D. Mark Wahlberg Discuss
- 8. Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the following fields
Options- A. Theatre
- B. Journalism
- C. Classical Dance
- D. Film Direction Discuss
- 9. Who was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of India (CJI) recently ?
Options- A. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur
- B. Justice Atul Mehta
- C. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
- D. Justice T M Goyal Discuss
- 10. Who set to become India?s 46th Grandmaster at the Sharjah Masters 2017 chess tournament ?
Options- A. Srinath Narayanan
- B. Praggnanandhaa
- C. Shyaamnikhil
- D. Grover Sahaj Discuss
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Correct Answer: Pop Music
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
Pen names have had a certain place of their own in the world of writing. Pen names are something which every writer comes across at some time in their careers.
Indian author to use a pen name Bhanu Simha is Rabindranath Tagore. He also has Gurudev, Kabiguru as his pen names.
Correct Answer: Scientist
Explanation:
1. Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away due to age related ailments. He was 85.
2. He was currently serving as the chairman of the governing council of the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad. Rao served as the chairman of ISRO for 10 years from 1984-1994.
Correct Answer: K. Vishwanath
Explanation:
87-year old renowned director Kasinadhuni Viswanath was on 24 April 2017 named for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to the film industry. He is a celebrated filmmaker in Telugu film industry but has also been active in Tamil and Hindi cinema.
? He is known for making films on content-driven stories that have revolved around social themes like disability, untouchability and the evils of dowry.
? He becomes the 48th recipient of the award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, which consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl.
? The recipient of five National Film Awards, Viswanath is known for his movies ? ?Sankarabharanam?, ?Sagara Sangamam? (starring Kamal Haasan and Jayaprada), ?Swati Mutyam?, ?Saptapadi?, ?Kaamchor?, ?Sanjog? and ?Jaag Utha Insaan? among others.
Correct Answer: Peggy Whitson
Explanation:
Peggy Whitson on 24 April 2017 broke the record for most days spent in space (cumulatively) by a US astronaut. She broke the previous record set by Jeff Williams who had spent a total of 534 days in space.
? Whitson has been currently living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), for which she was launched in November 2016 using a Russian Soyuz capsule. At the time of her launch, she had already accumulated 377 total days in space.
? Her mission was recently extended for an additional three months. Now when she will return from ISS in September 2017, she would have accumulated more than 600 days in space.
Correct Answer: Ujwala Patil
Correct Answer: Mark Wahlberg
Correct Answer: Theatre
Correct Answer: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
Correct Answer: Srinath Narayanan
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