Arts and Literature
Thoovanathumbikal a film by Padmarajan was based on a novel by written by him what is the name of this Novel?
Udakappola
Which malayalam memoir won the 2021 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award?
Hrudayaragangal
Which is the world's first electronic stock exchange?
Nasdaq
Who led the first European expedition around the Cape of Good Hope, opening the sea route to Asia via the Atlantic and Indian oceans?
Bartolomeu Dias
What was the official name of the First Cricket World Cup?
The Prudential World Cup.
Who authored and published the first Malayalam novel?
Appu Nedungadi - Kundalatha
Pritzker award is given for excellence and outstanding contribution to which field?
Architecture
Who is the current chairperson of NASSCOM.
Rekha Menon
Which Roman emperor brought about the Pax Romana, a period of peace, prosperity, and expansion for Rome?
Augustus
The logo of the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi was based on an Indian astronomical instrument - what was that?
Misra Yantra (Jantar Mantar)
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?” This is from a famous Shakespeare play. Name the character of the play who says this.
Macbeth
Sveriges Riksbank prize is given for outstanding contribution to economics. This is also known as?
The Nobel Prize for Economics
Who is the one and only finance minister in India who had an opportunity to present the Union Budget on his/her birthday.
Morarji Desai
Battle of the Hydaspes was fought on the banks of Hydaspes river which is now known as what?
Jhelum River
Who was the first women Chess player to be awarded the Padma Shri?
Anupama Gohkale.
Bernice Ruebens became the first woman to win the Booker Prize - Name the Novel which she received the prize for.
The elected member
Who was the first differently-abled person to receive the Padma Bhushan?
Devendra Jhajharia
Who was first woman Chartered Accountant of India?
R Sivabhogam
With reference to the history of India, what does the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote?
Measurement of land.
Jaipal Singh Munda was associated with which sport?
Hockey
Hindi Film Mother India was India's first film which made it to the Oscar Nominations but lost to an Italian film - which was this film.
Nights of Cabiria or Le notti di Cabiria.
Who was the first person to receive the Param Vir Chakra and in which year.
Major Somnath Sharma, 1947
Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted as a reaction to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals, involving two major US corporates. Name anyone of them.
Worldcom / Enron
Who was the first US President to visit the independent India.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was the captain of the first Indian Rugby Team?
Nasser Hussain(1872)