India Quiz 73

India Quiz 73

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1. The first recipient of World Food Prize was an Indian. Who was he?

Dr Verghese Kurien
Dr Gurdev Khush
Dr B. R. Barwale
Prof. M. S. Swaminathan

2. Which one of the following sufi poets wrote the epic poem "Padmavat"?

Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
Moinuddin Chishti
Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani

3. "Algebra of Infinite Justice" is a book written by

Srinivasa Ramanujan
Arundhati Roy
Vikram Seth
C V Raman

4. Under which category did Dr. Rajendra Singh, known as "waterman of India", win Ramon Magasasay Award in 2001?

Government Service
Public Service
Emergent Leadership
Community Leadership

5. The Mitakṣara, a legal commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, was written by

Kamban
Visvesvara
Nandapandita
Vijnanesvara

6. "Worshipping False Gods" is written by

Arun Shourie
Narayan Badri
Gail Omvedt
Narendra Jadhav

7. Who founded Bandhua Mukti Morcha (BMM) or Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF) is a non-governmental organisation in India working to end bonded labour?

Baba Amte
Kailash Satyarthi
Swami Agnivesh
Iqbal Masih

8. Prem Bhatia Award is given in the field of

Science and Technology
Journalism
Sports
Education

9. Who wrote the novel "A Passage to India"?

Mulk Raj Anand
E M Foster
V S Naipaul
Vikram Seth

10. Which Directive Principle of State Policy has NOT been implemented so far?

Organisation of village panchayats
Separation of judiciary from the Executive
Uniform civil code for the citizens
Uniform civil code for the citizens

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