Bollywood
Which actor played the lead role in the movie Swades?
A) Aamir Khan
B) Shah Rukh Khan
C) Hrithik Roshan
D) Salman Khan
A) Aamir Khan
Which Indian chess player became the second-youngest Grandmaster in history at the age of 12 years and 10 months?
A) Vishwanathan Anand
B) Praggnanandhaa R
C) D Gukesh
D) Pentala Harikrishna
B) Praggnanandhaa R
Who became the first Indian-origin woman to serve as the UN Deputy Secretary-General in 2023?
A) Preeti Sinha
B) Amina J. Mohammed
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Renu Khator
B) Amina J. Mohammed
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with thought. What am I?
A) Shadow
B) Echo
C) Whisper
D) Reflection
B) Echo
Which Bollywood film won the Best Feature Film National Award in 2020?
A) Article 15
B) Gully Boy
C) Chhapaak
D) Tumbbad
B) Gully Boy
During the 2011 Cricket World Cup final, which bowler conceded the fewest runs per over among Indian bowlers in that match?
A) Zaheer Khan
B) Harbhajan Singh
C) Yuvraj Singh
D) Sreesanth
B) Harbhajan Singh
In 2023, India signed a historic agreement with which country to produce the first indigenous advanced nuclear-powered submarines for the Indian Navy?
A) Russia
B) France
C) USA
D) Japan
A) Russia
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. I have no form, yet I can break a heart. What am I?
A) Joke
B) Code
C) Puzzle
D) Dream
A) Joke
Who was the music composer for the movie Lagaan?
A) A.R. Rahman
B) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
C) Pritam
D) Ilaiyaraaja
A) A.R. Rahman
Which Indian female athlete won silver in long jump at the 2018 Asian Games?
A) Anju Bobby George
B) Dutee Chand
C) Neena Varakil
D) Hima Das
C) Neena Varakil
Which Indian city hosted the 2022 BRICS summit?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
C) New Delhi
I exist only when you share me, yet if you reveal me too often, I vanish. What am I?
A) Secret
B) Shadow
C) Memory
D) Thought
A) Secret
This 1975 Bollywood movie, directed by Manmohan Desai, is famous for the song “Duniya Mein Logon Ko”. Name the movie.
Amar Akbar Anthony
This Indian shooter won the gold medal in 10m air rifle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic gold.
Abhinav Bindra
In 2024, which Indian state became the first to implement an integrated digital land records system, consolidating services from the Revenue, Registration, and Survey Departments into a single portal?
Kerala
I am taken from a mine, and shut inside a wooden case, from which I am never released, yet I am used by almost everyone. What am I?
Pencil lead
Which actress became the first Indian female to receive a Best Actress nomination at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in 2001?
Kajol
Which tennis player became the first male in history to win all four Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces (clay, grass, hard) by 2023?
Novak Djokovic
Which country became the first in the world to launch a nuclear-powered icebreaker in 2023?
Russia
I can fly forever, rest never. I am invisible, yet I can destroy empires or save lives. What am I?
Time