Q1. Which of the following organisations gives the Kalinga Prize?
(1) UNESCO
(2) CSIR
(3) Ministry of Welfare
(4) Department of Science and Technology
Q2. The movie directed by Mira Nair that bagged the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival is
(1) Mississippi Masala
(2) Kamasutra(
3) Salaam Bombay
(4) Monsoon Wedding
Q3. Who is associated with Narmada Bachao Andolan?
(1) A. B. Vajpayee (2) Medha Patkar(3) Mamata Banerjee (4) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
Q4. Name the film directed by Manoj Shyamalan that was nominated for the Oscars in 2000.(
1) Elizabeth (2) The Sixth Sense(3) Bombay Boys (4) The Cell
Q5. The agricultural scientist to get Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 was
(1) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (2) Dr. Norman Earnest Borlaug(3) Dr. Kurt Waldheim (4) Dr. James Watson
Q6. ‘The Album of the Year’ category Grammy Award in the 45th Annual Grammy Awards has been won by
(1) Anushka Shankar Pandit (2) Norah Jones(3) Bruce Springsteen (4) Britney Speares
Q7. Miss World 2000 title has been won by
(1) Aishwarya Rai (2) Sushmita Sen(3) Priyanka Chopra (4) Diya Mirza
Q8. Name the renowned Indian space scientist who has been conferred the Officer of the Legion of Honourby the French Government
(1) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2) K. Subramaniyam(3) Dr. Seyed E. Hasnain (4) K. Kasturirangan
Q9. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
(1) C. Subramanium (2) Grameen Bank of Bangladesh(3) Satish Dhawan (4) World Health Organisation
Q10. The US actress named as Goodwill Ambassador of the UN High Commission for Refugees is
(1) Julia Robert (2) Gwynith Paltrow(3) Angelina Jolie (4) Demi Moor
Q11. Who among the following is NOT a recipient of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Award for InternationalUnderstanding?
(1) Boutros-Boutros Ghali (2) Yasser Arafat(3) Nelson Mandela (4) Aung San Suu Kyi
Q12. World Environment Day is celebrated on
(1) June 5 (2) September 7(3) October 8 (4) February 10
Q13. September 8 is observed every year as
(1) World Health Day (2) World Peace Day(3) World Literacy Day (4) Friendship Day
Q14. Which day is celebrated as the International Labour Day?
(1) 1st January (2) 21st July(3) 31st December (4) 1st May
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