Who advocated the adoption of "PURA" model to eradicate rural poverty?
Answer: A
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam advocated PURA.
PURA is Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas. Kalam proposed linking clusters of villages by physical, electronic, knowledge and economic connectivity, so that people need not migrate to towns for services and work. He set it out in India 2020.
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Professor Malcolm Adiseshaih had earned worldwide distinction in which of the fields?
Answer: C
Professor Malcolm Adiseshiah earned distinction in economics.
He was Deputy Director-General of UNESCO and founded the Madras Institute of Development Studies. He also served in the Rajya Sabha and received the Padma Bhushan.
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Name the American film cartoonist who created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck?
Answer: B
Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
Mickey Mouse first appeared in Steamboat Willie in 1928 and Donald Duck in 1934. Disney went on to make the first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1937.
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Yves Saint Laurent recently died. He was
Answer: C
Yves Saint Laurent was a renowned fashion designer.
The French couturier introduced the trouser suit for women, Le Smoking, and the Mondrian dress, and was among the first to use ready-to-wear as a serious form. He died in 2008.
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Which portfolio did Kapil Sibal take charge of in November 2010, after A. Raja’s resignation?
Answer: C
Kapil Sibal took charge of telecommunications.
He was given the additional charge of the Ministry of Communications and IT in November 2010 when A. Raja resigned over the 2G spectrum case, while continuing as Minister for Human Resource Development.
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To which personality Gandhiji gave the title "Deen Bandhu" ?
Answer: D
Gandhi gave the title Deenabandhu to C.F. Andrews.
The English priest was Gandhi's close friend from their South African years, and the name means friend of the poor. He worked for the rights of Indian indentured labourers in Fiji and South Africa. Gandhi read his initials as Christ's Faithful Apostle.
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Mallika Sarabhi is associated with which of the following fields
Answer: C
Mallika Sarabhai is associated with classical dance.
She is an exponent of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, daughter of the space scientist Vikram Sarabhai and the dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai, and directs the Darpana Academy at Ahmedabad. She played Draupadi in Peter Brook's Mahabharata.
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Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?
Answer: B
Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of Kathak.
He belonged to the Banaras gharana and was known for the speed and precision of his footwork. He also choreographed for Hindi cinema, notably the dances in Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje.
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The Ahmadiyya movement was initiated by which of the following?
Answer: B
The Ahmadiyya movement was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
He began it at Qadian in Punjab in 1889, claiming to be the promised Messiah and Mahdi. The claim to prophethood put the movement outside mainstream Islam and led to its being declared non-Muslim in Pakistan in 1974.
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Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?
Answer: C
A. Nageswara Rao was a film actor.
Known as ANR, he was one of the pillars of Telugu cinema, acting in some 250 films over sixty years, and founded Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990.
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