Books, Authors & Awards · NDA previous year questions

Consider the following pairs: $$\begin{array}{ll}\text{Books}& \text{Authors}\\ \text{I. }\text{Dayabhaga}& \text{Jimutavahana}\\ \text{II. }\text{Prithviraj Raso}& \text{Chandbardai}\\ \text{III. }\text{Lilavati}& \text{Bhaskaracharya}\\ \text{IV. }\text{Mitakshara}& \text{Vijnaneshvara}\end{array}$$ How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

1. A.One
2. B.Two
3. C.Three
4. D.All the four

Who among the following is the author of the book Why Bharat Matters?

1. A.L.K. Advani
2. B.S. Jaishankar
3. C.Mohan Bhagwat
4. D.Pranab Mukherjee

The book 'Nation First: The Golden Saga of 82 Years' is the history of which one of the following organizations?

1. A.Indo-Tibetan Border Police
2. B.Border Security Force
3. C.Central Reserve Police Force
4. D.Central Industrial Security Force

Consider the following statements about gallantry awards in India: 1. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards were instituted on $26^{\mathrm{th}}$ January, 1950 2. The first three gallantry awards were Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka Chakra Class-III Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Who among the following was author of the famous Sanskrit work 'Mrichchhakatika'?

1. A.Kalidasa
2. B.Bhasa
3. C.Valmiki
4. D.Shudraka

Who among the following is the author of the book, Tomb of Sand?

1. A.Arundhati Roy
2. B.Geetanjali Shree
3. C.Chetan bhagat
4. D.Jhumpa Lahiri

The book, Kalila wa Dimna is an Arabic translation of the

1. A.Hitopadesha
2. B.Panchatantra
3. C.Suryasiddhanta
4. D.Kathasaritsagar

Along with Pranab Mukherjee, how many more persons were conferred the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2019?

1. A.One
2. B.Two
3. C.Three
4. D.Four

Which one of the following films was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in the $66^{\text{th}}$ National Film Awards?

1. A.Bulbul Can Sing
2. B.Hellaro
3. C.Badhaai Ho
4. D.Uri

Who among the following was awarded The Hindu Prize in Fiction category for the year 2018?

1. A.Neelum Saran Gour
2. B.N Kalyan Raman
3. C.Manoranjan Byapari
4. D.Arunav Sinha

Who among the following was posthumously conferred with the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, in 2019?

1. A.Jyoti Prakash Nirala
2. B.Nazir Ahmad Wani
3. C.Hangpan Dada
4. D.Mohan Nath Goswami

Who among the following was the author of Humayun Nama?

1. A.Roshanara Begum
2. B.Ruquaiya Sultan Begum
3. C.Gulbadan Begum
4. D.Gauhara Begum

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Indian Struggle, 1920 – 1934’?

1. A.Maulana Abul Kalam
2. B.Jayprakash Narayan
3. C.Subhash Chandra Bose
4. D.Manabendra Nath Roy

Which one of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill is correct?

1. A.It proposed that the Indian magistrates would try Europeans in criminal cases.
2. B.It allowed Indians to file criminal cases against Europeans.
3. C.It authorized Indian ICS officers to try Europeans in courts.
4. D.It was an agitation led by Ilbert in support of the nationalists.

Who among the following is one of the authors of the book “Philosophy of the Bomb?”

1. A.Bhagat Singh
2. B.Jawaharlal Nehru
3. C.Surya Sen
4. D.Yashpal

Who among the following was the author of the Badshah Nama?

1. A.Abdul Hamid Lahori
2. B.Abul Fazl
3. C.Shah Jahan
4. D.Sadullah Khan

Consider the following statements: He was an Indian journalist, editor and author. He was associated with the Statesman, the Guardian, the Times of India etc. He received the Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He died in June 2016. The person referred to above is

1. A.B K Karanjia
2. B.K M Mathew
3. C.Inder Malhotra
4. D.Nanasaheb Parulekar

Who among the following was the author of Neel Darpan, published in 1860?

1. A.Reverend James Long
2. B.Michael Madhusudan Dutta
3. C.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. D.Dinabandhu Mitra

Consider the following statements about Drishti system : 1. It is a sophisticated instrument to assess the runway visual range. 2. This system is developed by Airports Authority of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Which one among the following films was presented the Best Feature Film award in the $60^{\text{th}}$ National Film Awards?

1. A.Dekh Indian Circus
2. B.Vicky Donor
3. C.Paan Singh Tomar
4. D.Chittagong

Which one among the following films won the prestigious Golden Globe Award, 2013 in the best motion picture—Drama category?

1. A.Life of Pi
2. B.Argo
3. C.Lincoln
4. D.Les Miserables

Consider the following names in the field of Indian cinema : Vidya Balan Soumitra Chatterjee Tapan Sinha VK Murthy Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. All of them are winners of Dadasaheb Phalke award. 2. While Tapan Sinha is a film director VK Murthy is known for cinematography 3. Soumitra Chatterjee was the last to get the Dadasaheb Phalke award. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1. A.1, 2 and 3
2. B.2 and 3 only
3. C.3 only
4. D.1 and 2 only

Who among the following was awarded the first Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2012 ?

1. A.Jasraj
2. B.Ravi Shankar
3. C.Nikhil Banerjee
4. D.Bhimsen Joshi

Consider the following statements relating to Jain literature: 1. The sacred books of the Jainas are known as Siddhanta or Agama. 2. The language of the earliest Jain texts is eastern dialect of Pali known as Ardha Magadhi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Which one among the following films won the Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration in the $57^{\text{th}}$ National Film Award given in the year 2010 ?

1. A.Well Done Abba
2. B.Lahore
3. C.Dilli-6
4. D.Paa