General knowledge miscellaneous
- In which year did the movie ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ won the Oscar awards for the best movie with a clean sweep?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It won all 11 Academy Awards at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on 29 February 2004.
Correct Option: A
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It won all 11 Academy Awards at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on 29 February 2004.
- Who among the following film makers has won the Best Documentary Producer award of the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015?
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Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism, a 2014 documentary by Indian film-maker and conservator Benoy K. Behl, won the Best Documentary Producer Award at the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015. Bhel shot the documentary for XPD Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, India.
Correct Option: D
Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism, a 2014 documentary by Indian film-maker and conservator Benoy K. Behl, won the Best Documentary Producer Award at the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2015. Bhel shot the documentary for XPD Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, India.
- Name the physicist awarded Nobel prize for Quantum Theory in 1918.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1918 was awarded to Max Planck, professor at Berlin University,in recognition of his epoch-making investigations into the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized mankind’s understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized the understanding of space and time.
Correct Option: C
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1918 was awarded to Max Planck, professor at Berlin University,in recognition of his epoch-making investigations into the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized mankind’s understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized the understanding of space and time.
- The Dadasaheb Phalke Award has recently been awarded to:
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The most recent recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is actor Manoj Kumar who was honoured at the 63rd National Film Awards ceremony in May 2016. He was conferred with the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema.
Correct Option: D
The most recent recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is actor Manoj Kumar who was honoured at the 63rd National Film Awards ceremony in May 2016. He was conferred with the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema.
- The movie that bagged the maximum number of Oscars in 2016 is:
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Mad Max: Fury Road, a 2015 action film directed and produced by George Miller, had 10 nominations at the 88th Academy Awards (Oscar Awards 2016) and took home the most awards with 6 Oscar wins. It won the Oscar awards for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. Note : “La La Land”, bagged maximum six awards. For Director, Actress, Production Design, Cinematography, Original Score, Original Song.
Correct Option: A
Mad Max: Fury Road, a 2015 action film directed and produced by George Miller, had 10 nominations at the 88th Academy Awards (Oscar Awards 2016) and took home the most awards with 6 Oscar wins. It won the Oscar awards for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. Note : “La La Land”, bagged maximum six awards. For Director, Actress, Production Design, Cinematography, Original Score, Original Song.