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1. Who inaugurated the International Film Festival of India in 1952?
a. Dadasaheb Phalke
b. Satyajit Ray
c. Charlie Chaplin
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. In Tamil Nadu, which colonial power started the first school for girls, the first printing press to print the new testament, among other things?
a. Danish
b. British
c. French
d. Germans
3. What was the former name of the state of Karnataka?
a. Bengaluru
b. Mysuru
c. Kannada Nadu
d. Eenadu
4. In which beach did Vasco da Gama land in India for the first time?
a. Cherai beach
b. Kappad beach
c. Kovalam beach
d. Varkala beach
5. Quilon was the older name of which city in Kerala?
a. Kollam
b. Kozhikode
c. Ernakulam
d. Palakkad
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Answers
1. Who inaugurated the International Film Festival of India in 1952?
a. Dadasaheb Phalke
b. Satyajit Ray
c. Charlie Chaplin
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
Did You Know?
Organized by the Films Division of India, the Film Festival was inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on Feb 21, 1952.
Read more about it in this link.
2. In Tamil Nadu, which colonial power started the first school for girls, the first printing press to print the new testament, among other things?
a. Danish
b. British
c. French
d. German
Did You Know?
The Danish also built the first-ever Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Danes occupied a place called Tharangambadi in India.
Read more about it in this link.
3. What was the former name of the state of Karnataka?
a. Bengaluru
b. Mysuru
c. Kannada Nadu
d. Eenadu
Did You Know?
Before it was renamed, the region was called 'Mysuru Rajya'. It was renamed Karnataka to be more inclusive. One theory states that the word Karnataka refers to the black soil that is found in abundance here, which helps in the growth of cotton - the main crop of the region.
Read more about it in this link.
4. In which beach did Vasco da Gama land in India for the first time?
a. Cherai beach
b. Kappad beach
c. Kovalam beach
d. Varkala beach
Did You Know? There is a monument in the Kappad beach commemorating the landing of Vasco da Gama in India.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Quilon was the older name of which city in Kerala?
a. Kollam
b. Kozhikode
c. Ernakulam
d. Palakkad
Did You Know? Kollam was under the occupation of both the Portuguese and the Dutch. The seaside town of Thangasseri is one of the popular tourist attractions here.
Read more about it in this link.
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