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31. Which one of the following films was not directed by Satyajit Ray? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.08.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Shatranj Ke Khiladi
(b) Charulata
(c) Jalsaghar
(d) Gumnam

Correct Answer: (d) Gumnam

Solution:Gumnam was directed by Raja Nawathe and was released in 1965.

32. Who designed the logo for Lokpal in India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Kamareddy
(b) B.P. Raju
(c) Deepak Punia
(d) Prashant Mishra

Correct Answer: (d) Prashant Mishra

Solution:Prashant Mishra, a resident of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, has designed the logo for the Lokpal in India.

33. ______ was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 and a Knighthood in 1915. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Mother Teresa

Correct Answer: (b) Rabindranath Tagore

Solution:Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 and a Knighthood in 1915.

34. In which year did D.C. Sircar publish Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1967-68
(b) 1964-65
(c) 1965-66
(d) 1966-67

Solution:In the year 1965-66, the D.C. Sircar published the Indian Epigraphy and the Indian Epigraphic Glossary.

35. Name the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 5.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Premlata Agarwal
(b) Arunima Sinha
(c) Poorna Malavath
(d) Anshu Jamsenpa

Correct Answer: (b) Arunima Sinha

Solution:Dr Arunima Sinha is the world's first woman amputee to scale Mt Everest the world's tallest mountain above sea-level, the highest point on Earth. She achieved this feat in May 2013. So far, Arunima has set a world record by hoisting the tricolour on 6 major mountain peaks of the world with the help of one leg.

36. Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of _________. [SS.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Afghanistan
(b) Pakistan
(c) Indonesia
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: (d) Bangladesh

Solution:Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of Bangladesh. He was a Bengali poet, writer, musician and anti-colonial revolutionary. He produced a large body of poetry and music with themes that included religious devotion and rebellion against oppression.

37. Mother Teresa, the founder of Missionaries of Charity', was born on _______. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) 13ᵗʰ January 1912
(b) 15ᵗʰ May 1907
(c) 2ⁿᵈ February 1913
(d) 26ᵗʰ August 1910

Correct Answer: (d) 26ᵗʰ August 1910

Solution:Mother Teresa, the founder of 'Missionaries of Charity', was born on 26th August 1910.

38. Who is known as "Missile Man of India"? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 19.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(d) Homi Bhabha

Correct Answer: (a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Solution:Former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is also known as the "Missile Man of India". Dr. Kalam had contributed significantly to the development of India's Agni-class missiles while working as a defence scientist.

39. First Indian woman to successfully scale Mount Makalu is ________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Kami Rita Sherpa
(b) Gauri Sawant
(c) Bhawana Kanth
(d) Priyanka Mohite

Correct Answer: (d) Priyanka Mohite

Solution:In 2019, Priyanka Mohite of Maharashtra became the first Indian woman to successfully scale Mount Makalu. It is the fifth-highest peak in the world, located at an altitude of 8,485 metres at the border area of Nepal and Tibet.

40. Who among the following is known as 'Lok Nayak'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 6.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan
(c) A. P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) Rajiv Gandhi

Correct Answer: (b) Jayaprakash Narayan

Solution:Jayaprakash Narayan is also known as 'Lok Nayak He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in the year 1999. He is also known as the "Hero of the Quit India Movement". He started the Total Revolution, also known as the JP movement during the time of Indira Gandhi.