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1.	The first woman in space was
Answer» Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

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2.	Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?
Answer» Three great saint composers - Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastri are known as the 'Trimurti' of Carnatic music. They were not only contemporaries during the later half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, but were also, incredibly, born in the same town of Thiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.

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3.	Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style?
Answer» YAMINI KRISHNAMURTHY

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4.	The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is
Answer» Shakunthala DEVI

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5.	Greta Garbo is associated with
Answer» ACTING

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6.	The first Indian to swim across English channel was
Answer» MIHIR SEN

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7.	Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
Answer» SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL

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8.	Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?
Answer» DR. S.Z. KASIM

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9.	Who is the father of Geometry?
Answer» EUCLID

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10.	Who was known as Iron man of India?
Answer» SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL

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11.	Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?
Answer» HOCKEY

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12.	The title of 'sparrow' given to
Answer» MAJOR GENERAL RAJINDER SINGH

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13.	Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?
Answer» GEN. ROMMEL

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14.	Bismillah Khan was associated with?
Answer» SHEHNAI

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15.	Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?
Answer» GUITAR

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16.	Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?
Answer» POP MUSIC

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17.	Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of
Answer» CANADA

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18.	Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?
Answer» PAINTING

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19.	Professor Malcolm Adiseshaih had earned worldwide distinction in which of the fields?
Answer» ECONOMICS

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20.	Ali Akbar plays which of the following musical instruments?
Answer» SAROD

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21.	Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields?
Answer» CLASSICAL DANCE

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22.	Who among the following is not a dramatist?
Answer» JAYANTA Mahapatra

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23.	Sanjay Dutt, a noted film actor was held under
Answer» TADA

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24.	Who is the famous Sarod player?
Answer» AMJAD ALI KHAN

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25.	Who headed the committee on 'computerisation' in Indian Banks(1988)?
Answer» C. Rangarajan The first blueprint for computerization in the Banking Industry was drawn up in 1983-84. A Committee was set up in 1983 under the chairmanship of Dr.C.Rangarajen, the then Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, to look into the modalities of drawing a phased plan of mechanization in the Banking Industry, covering the period 1985-89. The Committee submitted its report in 1984 and recommended the INTRODUCTION of computerization at Branch, Regional, and Head Office levels of banks. The banking industry has since come a long way in computerizing their front and back-office operations as per the guidelines of Rangarajan Committee. Against this BACKGROUND and the experience GAINED in the eighties, RBI set up in SEPTEMBER 1988, another Committee, again the chairmanship of Dr. C. Rangarajan, Deputy GOVERNER, to draw up a perspective plan of computerization for the banking industry for the five year’s period 1990-94 and also to consider other allied issues. Source : inflibnet.ac.in

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Who headed the committee on 'computerisation' in Indian Banks(1988)?

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C. Rangarajan

The first blueprint for computerization in the Banking Industry was drawn up in 1983-84. A Committee was set up in 1983 under the chairmanship of Dr.C.Rangarajen, the then Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, to look into the modalities of drawing a phased plan of mechanization in the Banking Industry, covering the period 1985-89. The Committee submitted its report in 1984 and recommended the INTRODUCTION of computerization at Branch, Regional, and Head Office levels of banks. The banking industry has since come a long way in computerizing their front and back-office operations as per the guidelines of Rangarajan Committee.
Against this BACKGROUND and the experience GAINED in the eighties, RBI set up in SEPTEMBER 1988, another Committee, again the chairmanship of Dr. C. Rangarajan, Deputy GOVERNER, to draw up a perspective plan of computerization for the banking industry for the five year’s period 1990-94 and also to consider other allied issues.

Source : inflibnet.ac.in

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26.	Who fits with this description 'Indian Cotton merchant, Banker, Congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi'?
Answer» G. D. BIRLA

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27.	Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?
Answer» MUSIC

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28.	Ustad Nisar hussain Khan earned distinction in which of the following fields?
Answer» VOCAL MUSIC

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29.	Graham Green was associated with which of the fields?
Answer» LITERATURE

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30.	Miss Universe 1994, Ms. Sushmita Sen hails from which of the following cities?
Answer» NEW DELHI

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31.	Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?
Answer» M. S. Subbulakshmi - DANCE

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32.	Pandit K. G. Ginde, was well known for his contribution in the field of?
Answer» MUSIC

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33.	Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
Answer» MAHATMA GANDHI

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34.	Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which field?
Answer» SHOOTING

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35.	Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
Answer» SWAMI Agnivesh

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36.	Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
Answer» ARCHITECTURE

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37.	The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?
Answer» FASHION DESIGNING

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38.	Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
Answer» AGRICULTURE

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39.	Who is well known collector of artefacts and curios?
Answer» RABINDRA NATH Togore

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40.	Who is Larry Pressler?
Answer» POLITICIAN

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41.	Ben kingsley is associated with which of the following fields?
Answer» MOTION PICTURES

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42.	Mr. Sham Lal has done commendable work in the field of?
Answer» JOURNALISM

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43.	Who is the Flying Sikh of India?
Answer» MILKHA SINGH

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44.	What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?
Answer» DRAWING CARTOONS

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45.	Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?
Answer» FILM Actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, widely known as ANR, was an INDIAN film actor and PRODUCER, known for his WORKS PREDOMINANTLY in Telugu cinema.

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Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?

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FILM Actor

Akkineni Nageswara Rao, widely known as ANR, was an INDIAN film actor and PRODUCER, known for his WORKS PREDOMINANTLY in Telugu cinema.

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46.	Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?
Answer» KATHAK

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47.	Jamini Roy was a famous?
Answer» PAINTER

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48.	Ms. Bachendri Pal had undertaken a unique expedition for focusing attention on which of these?
Answer» SPRIT of ADVENTURE

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49.	In which field 'Aachan Maharaj' has distinguished himself?
Answer» DANCE

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50.	Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the field?
Answer» THEATRE

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Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?

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The title of 'sparrow' given to

Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?

Bismillah Khan was associated with?

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?

Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?

Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of

Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?

Professor Malcolm Adiseshaih had earned worldwide distinction in which of the fields?

Ali Akbar plays which of the following musical instruments?

Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields?

Who among the following is not a dramatist?

Sanjay Dutt, a noted film actor was held under

Who is the famous Sarod player?

Who headed the committee on 'computerisation' in Indian Banks(1988)?

Who fits with this description 'Indian Cotton merchant, Banker, Congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi'?

Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?

Ustad Nisar hussain Khan earned distinction in which of the following fields?

Graham Green was associated with which of the fields?

Miss Universe 1994, Ms. Sushmita Sen hails from which of the following cities?

Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?

Pandit K. G. Ginde, was well known for his contribution in the field of?

Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?

Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which field?

Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?

Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?

The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?

Who is well known collector of artefacts and curios?

Who is Larry Pressler?

Ben kingsley is associated with which of the following fields?

Mr. Sham Lal has done commendable work in the field of?

Who is the Flying Sikh of India?

What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?

Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?

Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?

Jamini Roy was a famous?

Ms. Bachendri Pal had undertaken a unique expedition for focusing attention on which of these?

In which field 'Aachan Maharaj' has distinguished himself?

Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the field?