Literature
Dhumketu or Gaurishankar Govardhandham Joshi is a well-renowned Gujarati author. Name any two of his works.
Dhumketu's works include 'Tankha', 'Ratno Dholi', 'Post Office', and many other masterpiece short stories, biopics, non-fiction accounts, travelogues, etc.
How many puranas exist among Hindu mythological scriptures?
Eighteen
Which are the two folk dances of Kerala?
Kathakali and Mohiniattam
Which player recently won the FTX Crypto Cup, 2021?
Magnus Carlsen
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Which famous personality has uttered these words of wisdom?
Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Who is credited with being the author of the Panchatantra?
Vishnu Sharma
Who attempted to imitate the Taj Mahal originally commissioned by Shah Jahan?
Aurangzeb
Which Indian city hosted the first Kabaddi World Cup?
Mumbai
Christine Wormuth recently became the first woman to handle which post in the government of the United States of America?
Army secretary
Which three Greek philosophers are today most renowned for their contributions to human understanding?
Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
"She sways like a flower in the wind of our song; She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream"--these lines have been taken from a poem by a renowned Indian poet. Name the poem and the poet.
Palanquin Bearers by Sarojini Naidu
Upanishads concern which branch of studies?
Philosophy
Which is the second-highest gallantry award in India?
The Mahavir Chakra
'Campaign Rabta Muhim' was recently implemented in the state of Punjab. What exactly is this campaign?
The campaign was a teacher-guardian co-operative model to help guardians and students better cope with pandemic learning and have enhanced contact with teachers.
Who is known as the Lady with the Lamp?
Florence Nightingale
Famous writer Dhanpat Rai Srivastava is better known colloquially as _____________. Fill in the blank. Also name any one of his works.
'Munshi' Premchand's works include 'Godaan', 'Gaban', etc.
Akbar initiated a new religion - name it.
Din-i-Ilahi
Who was the first education minister of independent India?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Which country recently took over the chairmanship of the Group of 77?
The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Amjad Ali Khan is associated with being a maestro at playing which traditional Indian instrument?
Sarod
Who are the three Indian authors (Indian nationality) to have won the Man Booker Prize?
Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Aravind Adiga
Which Indian ruler initiated the Kumbh Mela at Allahabad?
Harshavardhana
In which town in Nagaland was the Second World War fought?
Kohima
Who is the newly elected president of Israel?
Isaac Hezog was elected president by a secret ballot in light of the most recent Israel-Palestine conflict.
Which scientist headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?
Dr. S.Z. Kasim