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Leader of the Masses, Round 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.Which one of the following novels has not been nominated for the Man Booker 2020?

a)

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

b)

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

c)

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

d)

The Shadow King by Mazza Mengiste

2.

2. S Hareesh won the prestigious JCB prize for Literature for his novel titled Moustache. Hareesh belongs to which of the following Indian states?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Bihar

c)

Karnataka

d)

Kerala

3.

3. The first woman film star nominated to the Rajya Sabha in India was?

a)

Nargis Dutt

b)

Shabana Azmi

c)

Meena Kumari

d)

Madhubala

4.

4. A Passage to India, a novel set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian Independence Movement in the 1920s was authored by?

a)

Nirad C Chowdhary

b)

Salman Rushdie

c)

E M Forster

d)

Larry Collins

5.

5.Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India?

a)

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

b)

Chief Justice of India

c)

Chief of Army

d)

Chief of Air Force

6.

6. The World Economic Forum 2021 is scheduled to be held in which country?

a)

Japan

b)

Vietnam

c)

Singapore

d)

South Korea

7.

7. Which Indian player has become the first Indian in 7 years to enter the second round of a Grand Slam Singles event at the U.S Open 2020?

a)

Som Dev Devberman

b)

Mahesh Bhupathi

c)

Rohan Bopanna

d)

Sumit Nagpal

8.

8. Which among these is the highest governing body of Hockey?

a)

International Hockey Federation

b)

World Hockey Federation

c)

Federation of International Hockey

d)

International Hockey Association

9.

9. Biogas is formed through?

a)

Fermentation

b)

Reduction

c)

Aerobic Respiration

d)

Oxidation

10.

10.Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-Independence India as traders?

a)

Dutch

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Portuguese

11.

11. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience movement from?

a)

Sevagram

b)

Dandi

c)

Sabarmati

d)

Wardha

12.

12. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India is?

a)

25%

b)

33%

c)

43%

d)

53%

13.

13. Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?

a)

Annamalai Hills

b)

Cardamom Hills

c)

Nilgiri Hills

d)

Shevaroy Hills

14.

14. Panchayat Raj was first introduced in India in October 1959 in?

a)

Rajasthan

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Kerala

d)

Karnataka

15.

15. In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Denmark

16.

16. Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus?

a)

Syria and Jordan

b)

Guinea, Siera Leone and Liberia

c)

Philippines and Papua New Guinea

d)

Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam

17.

17. Among the following, which one of the following is the largest exporter of Rice in the last few years?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Myanmar

d)

Vietnam

18.

18. Who is the Newly appointed President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2020-21

a)

Shobana Kamineni

b)

Uday Shankar

c)

Sunil Rayan

d)

Jahnabi Phookan

19.

19. Which of the following ministries launched the Safai Mitra Suraksha Challenge?

a)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

b)

Ministry of social justice and empowerment

c)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

d)

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

20.

20. What is the name of Dr. Ambedkar's memorial site?

a)

Samta Sthal

b)

Chaitya Bhoomi

c)

Veer Bhumi

d)

Buddhist Bhoomi

21.

21. Who among the following was the Chairman of newly constituted drafting NEP 2020 in June 2017?

a)

Vasudha Kamat

b)

Dr. K Kasturirangan

c)

K J Alphonse

d)

Ram Shankar Kureel

22.

22. Surajkund International Crafts Mela, one of the biggest crafts fair in the World, is organized in

a)

Faridabad

b)

Varanasi

c)

Lucknow

d)

Surat

23.

23. Which Human RIghts Organisation has recently shut its operations in India allegeding witch-hunt by the Government?

a)

Human Rights Watch

b)

Anti-Slavery International

c)

Global Rights

d)

Amnesty International

24.

24. Kamala Harris, the elected vice president is currently a senator from which state of the USA?

a)

California

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Rhode Island

25.

The person in picture was a famous author and a columnist for The Washington Post who was killed in a consulate in Istanbul on 2nd October 2018, name the person.

a)

Jamal Mustafa

b)

Safa Al Ahmad

c)

Jamal Khashoggi

d)

Samira Aziz