TNPSC General Knowledge - Language and Culture
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
In which year was Pulitzer prize established?
- (a)
1918
- (b)
1917
- (c)
1919
- (d)
1927
Who among the following has received a noble prize in literature 1953?
- (a)
Derek Walcott
- (b)
Ernest Hemingway
- (c)
Winston Churchill
- (d)
Pablo Neruda
The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?
- (a)
Journalism
- (b)
Economics
- (c)
Films
- (d)
Literature
The Journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was -
- (a)
Ratan thiyam
- (b)
Arun Shourie
- (c)
Khushwant Singh
- (d)
Shekara Nair
The Legendary Actor _________honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012-
- (a)
Parish Kawal
- (b)
Anupam Kher
- (c)
Pran Krishan Sikand
- (d)
Kadar Khan
Who was the evergreen hero of Bollywood?
- (a)
Raj Kumar
- (b)
Jitendra
- (c)
Shammi Kapoor
- (d)
Dev Anand
________had given outstanding contribution of growth and development of Indian Cineman and famed by getting Dada Saheb Award 2012.
- (a)
Raj kumar
- (b)
Devanand
- (c)
Rajesh Khana
- (d)
Pran Krishan Sikand
In Ramgopal Verma's Gripping gangster flick "Satya", which movie are Satya (Chekravarthy) ad Vidya (Rumila) watching in the cinema hall when the stampede happens?
- (a)
Rangeela
- (b)
Dart
- (c)
Gupt
- (d)
Border
The greatest Indian works of art in metal have been produced in:
- (a)
North India
- (b)
South India
- (c)
North East India
- (d)
West and North India
When did the Nagara style of architecture evolve properly?
- (a)
Satavahana age
- (b)
Gupta age
- (c)
Kushana age
- (d)
Harshavardana age
The first film Alisha Chinoy sang for was___________?
- (a)
Do ankhaen Barah Haath
- (b)
Mr.India
- (c)
Dance Dance
- (d)
Pehla Nasha
The aboriginal instrument used in the music of Dil chahta hai was __________?
- (a)
Didgeridoo
- (b)
Clarinet
- (c)
Bagpiper
- (d)
None of the above
For which of these films did Anil Kapoor shave off his moustache?
- (a)
Tezaab
- (b)
Lamhe
- (c)
Gharwali Baharwali
- (d)
Mr.India
Who built the rock-cut temples at Mahabalipuram?
- (a)
King Narasimha Varma
- (b)
Raja Simha Varma
- (c)
Mahendra Varma
- (d)
None of these
In BR Chopra'sWaqt, Sunil Dutt played a ___________?
- (a)
Driver
- (b)
Lawyer
- (c)
Doctor
- (d)
Clerk
Bharat Natyam is:
- (a)
a solo dance
- (b)
a feminine dance
- (c)
devotional in spirit
- (d)
All the three above
Kuchipudi dance originated from:
- (a)
Punjab
- (b)
Rajasthan
- (c)
Andhra Pradesh
- (d)
Karnataka
The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred upon Mrs. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
- (a)
Literature
- (b)
Government Service
- (c)
Journalism
- (d)
Community welfare
Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?
- (a)
G.B. Pant Memorial Society
- (b)
R.R. Birla Samara Kosh
- (c)
Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
- (d)
Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
Who played Mrs.Khiladi in Mr And Mrs.Khiladi?
- (a)
Raveena Tandon
- (b)
Juhi Chawla
- (c)
Manish Koirala
- (d)
Karisma Kapoor
Who played Amisha Patel's mother in Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar ?
- (a)
Nafisa Lal
- (b)
Nafisa Ali
- (c)
Jaya Bachchan
- (d)
Nafisa Joseph
The name of Madhuri Dixit's charcter in Beta was _________?
- (a)
Ganga
- (b)
Damodri
- (c)
Saraswati
- (d)
Madhu
which one of the following is the most basic to all Hindu thought?
- (a)
The concept of Maya
- (b)
The idea of worship
- (c)
The idea of synthesis
- (d)
None of the above
The message of Bhagwat Gita is:
- (a)
virtue triumphs in the end
- (b)
god helps those help them-selves
- (c)
do your duty without desire for reward
- (d)
None of the above
Buddha,s preachings were mainly related to:
- (a)
belief in one God
- (b)
practice of Rituals
- (c)
purity of Thought and Conduct
- (d)
idol Worship
The dance encouraged and performed from the temple of Tanjore was
- (a)
Bharatnatyam
- (b)
Kathakali
- (c)
Mohiniattam
- (d)
Kathak
Buddhism began to split into sects namely Hinayana and Mahayana:
- (a)
a century after the death of Gautama Buddha
- (b)
during the fag end of the reign of Ashoka
- (c)
during the reign of Kanishka
- (d)
during the eighth century AD
Which one of the following was the founder of the Advaita system of philosophy?
- (a)
Ramanuja
- (b)
Ramanand
- (c)
Kumaril Bhatt
- (d)
Shankaracharya
The temples of Khajuraho were built by:
- (a)
the Gupta rulers
- (b)
Gurjar-Pratihar Kings
- (c)
Chauhan kings
- (d)
Chandel Kings
The real beginning of the temple architecture in northern India was made in the time of:
- (a)
Asoka
- (b)
Kanishka
- (c)
Guptas
- (d)
Vedas