General knowledge miscellaneous


  1. Novelist, Mr. Salman Rushdie was awarded “Knighthood” by









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    Queen Elizabeth II

    Correct Option: A

    Queen Elizabeth II


  1. Which one of the following was crowned Pantaloon’s Femina Miss India World, 2012?









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    Vanya Mishra was crowned the winner of Femina Miss India on March 30, 2012. Note : Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016.

    Correct Option: A

    Vanya Mishra was crowned the winner of Femina Miss India on March 30, 2012. Note : Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016.



  1. Which one of the following Indian film actors has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by Bedfordshire University, London ?









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    Shah Rukh Khan was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts and Culture from the University of Bedfordshire in 2009.

    Correct Option: D

    Shah Rukh Khan was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts and Culture from the University of Bedfordshire in 2009.


  1. Nobel Prizes are awarded annually at









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    Nobel Prizes are awarded annually at Oslo in December.

    Correct Option: D

    Nobel Prizes are awarded annually at Oslo in December.



  1. Which Indian scientist has had the distinction of receiving not only the Nobel Prize, but also Bharat Ratna?









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    Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. In 1954 he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.

    Correct Option: C

    Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. In 1954 he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.