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  • Question
  • Name the Indian film which is shortlisted for Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category.


  • Options
  • A. Manmarziyaan
  • B. Raazi
  • C. Period. End Of Sentence
  • D. Hichki

  • Correct Answer
  • Period. End Of Sentence 

    Explanation
    'Period. End of Sentence' has made it to the Oscar shortlist in the Documentary Short Subject category. This is a film about women in India fighting against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation and delving upon the work of real-life 'Pad Man' Arunachalam Muruganantham. A total of 104 films had originally qualified in the category. India's entry for the Foreign Language Film Category, Village Rockstars is out of the Oscar race.

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    • Options
    • A. Hindi
    • B. Bengali
    • C. Malayalam
    • D. Marathi
    • Discuss
    • 2. Union Government signed USD 350 million loan agreement with which financial organisation for road projects in Madhya Pradesh?

    • Options
    • A. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    • B. World Bank
    • C. New Development Bank
    • D. Asian Development Bank
    • Discuss
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    • Options
    • A. Against All Odds
    • B. Ginga
    • C. Locker Room
    • D. Conquering the Demons
    • Discuss
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    • Options
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    • B. Nikitha Singh
    • C. Mahi Jadon
    • D. Amitav Ghosh
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    • 5. Which film has won the Golden Peacock award at the 2016 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

    • Options
    • A. Rauf
    • B. Daughter
    • C. The Throne
    • D. Cold of Kalandar
    • Discuss
    • 6. The world's largest open air theatre, 11-days Bargarh Dhanu Yatra that concluded in second week of January 2017 with the death King Kansa at the hands of his nephew Lord Krishna is held in which state?

    • Options
    • A. Bihar
    • B. Uttar Pradesh
    • C. Jharkhand
    • D. Odisha
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which Indian Film opens the 2018 London Indian Film Festival?

    • Options
    • A. Sanju
    • B. Race 3
    • C. Raazi
    • D. Love Sonia
    • Discuss
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    • Options
    • A. USA
    • B. Canada
    • C. United Kingdom
    • D. Australia
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which film won the Best Foreign Film in Oscar 2019?

    • Options
    • A. Shoplifters
    • B. Cold War
    • C. Roma
    • D. Capernaum
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which Hockey team won Malaysia series?

    • Options
    • A. Germany
    • B. Spain
    • C. India
    • D. Malaysia
    • Discuss


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