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  • Question
  • The only Indian film which has been included in BBC's 100 best foreign language films list of the 21st century?


  • Options
  • A. Baahubali
  • B. Apur Panchali
  • C. Pather Panchali
  • D. The Big City

  • Correct Answer
  • Pather Panchali 

    Explanation
    Satyajit Ray's epic masterpiece 'Pather Panchali' has been included in BBC's 100 best foreign language films list of the 21st century. Ray's film, which was released in 1955 and the first in his 'Apu' trilogy, is the only Indian film that find its spot in the BBC list and is placed at number 15. Some of the notable films that featured in the BBC list are - Kurosawa's 'Rashomon ', Wong Kar-wai's 'In the Mood for Love', Andrei Tarkovsky's 'The Mirror', Asghar Farhadi's 'A Separation', Guillermo del Toro's 'Pan's Labyrinth', Ingmar Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal' and Alfonso Cuaron's 'Y Tu Mama Tambien', among others.

  • More questions

    • 1. Name the country which has agreed to strengthen economic co-operation with India.

    • Options
    • A. Japan
    • B. US
    • C. Netherland
    • D. Russia
    • Discuss
    • 2. Name the country which won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019.

    • Options
    • A. Malaysia
    • B. India
    • C. South Korea
    • D. Canada
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following movies won the 74th Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Award in the Drama category?

    • Options
    • A. La La Land
    • B. Moonlight
    • C. Nocturnal Animals
    • D. Fences
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which bank has reduced its benchmark lending rate by 0.05% points?

    • Options
    • A. Syndicate Bank
    • B. Union Bank of India
    • C. Allahabad Bank
    • D. Bank of India
    • Discuss
    • 5. The Union Government in recent past revised the Mode of Moderation and Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Border Haats with this country.

    • Options
    • A. Myanmar
    • B. Nepal
    • C. Bangladesh
    • D. Sri Lanka
    • Discuss
    • 6. Former Union Minister, Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 12 April 2017, after suffering from a heart attack. Which party did he serve under in the government?

    • Options
    • A. Bharatiya Janata Party
    • B. Congress Party
    • C. Samajwadi Party
    • D. Bahujan Samajh Party
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which film has won the Golden Bear Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival-2017?

    • Options
    • A. Bright Nights
    • B. The Other Side of Hope
    • C. On Body and Soul
    • D. Close Knit
    • Discuss
    • 8. Who is the author of the book "Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India"?

    • Options
    • A. Teesta Setalvad
    • B. Bertil Falk
    • C. Sheela Redddy
    • D. Audrey Truschke
    • Discuss
    • 9. Name the Bank which became the second largest public sector undertaking (PSU) bank.

    • Options
    • A. Axis Bank
    • B. Bank of Baroda
    • C. Union Bank of India
    • D. Dena Bank
    • Discuss
    • 10. As per an announcement by the Union Government, India's nuclear power generation capacity will be tripled by

    • Options
    • A. 2021
    • B. 2022
    • C. 2023
    • D. 2024
    • Discuss


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