1. Who was the first Assamese actress portrayed in the film Aideu?
[A] Phani Sarma
[B] Binita Borgohain
[C] Jahanara Begum
[D] Aideu Handique
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Correct Answer: D [Aideu Handique]
Notes:
Aideu Handique debuted as the first Assamese actress in the 1935 film Joymoti. The film Aideu, directed by Arup Manna, tells her life story. Joymoti received the Best Feature Film in Assamese award at the 54th National Film Awards.
2. Who was the Jamshedpur-born actress playing ‘Anandi’ in TV serial Balika Vadhu?
[A] Pratyusha Banerjee
[B] Komal Jha
[C] Shilpa Rao
[D] Shweta Prasad
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Correct Answer: A [Pratyusha Banerjee]
Notes:
Pratyusha Banerjee was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. She played young Anandi in Balika Vadhu from 2010 to 2013. Jamshedpur is located in East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. Komal Jha is from Ranchi, Jharkhand, and works in South Indian cinema. Shilpa Rao is a singer, and Shweta Prasad is unrelated to Balika Vadhu or Jamshedpur.
3. Which city is home to Faezeh Jalali, the Iranian Muslim actress?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Chennai
[D] Pune
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Correct Answer: A [Mumbai]
Notes:
Faezeh Jalali, an Iranian Muslim actress and acrobatic aerialist, resides in Mumbai. She is notable for her theatre direction and acting in films like Slumdog Millionaire. She represented Iran in mallakhamb at the Mallakhamb World Championships held in Mumbai in 2019.
4. Which Gujarati actress, originally named Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara, gained fame for portraying iconic mother roles in Hindi cinema?
[A] Waheeda Rehman
[B] Nirupa Roy
[C] Smita Patil
[D] Aruna Irani
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Correct Answer: B [Nirupa Roy]
Notes:
Nirupa Roy, born Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara from Gujarat, was a renowned Gujarati actress known for playing iconic mother roles in Hindi cinema.
5. Who was the first prominent Gujarati film actress active during the 1930s and 1940s?
[A] Leela Desai
[B] Meena Kumari
[C] Durga Khote
[D] Shanta Apte
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Correct Answer: A [Leela Desai]
Notes:
Leela Desai was the first Gujarati film actress, active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for starring in early Indian films.
6. Which Gujarati actress won the Best Actress award at the 1969 Chicago International Film Festival for her role in the film Kanku?
[A] Smita Patil
[B] Aruna Irani
[C] Seema Pahwa
[D] Pallavi Mehta
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Correct Answer: D [Pallavi Mehta]
Notes:
Gujarati actress Pallavi Mehta won Best Actress at the 1969 Chicago International Film Festival for the film Kanku.
7. Consider the following pairs:
- Shyam Saran Negi – Journalist
- Anna May Wong – Actress
- Shehan Karunatilaka – Writer
- Aparajita Sarangi – Sportswomen
Which of the pairs given above are matched correctly?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:
- Shyam Saran Negi, Independent India’s first voter, passed away in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur.
- Anna May Wong, the late Hollywood actress and fashion icon Anna May Wong (1905-1961) is the first Asian American to feature on US currency.
- Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been named the winner of Britain’s Booker Prize 2022 for fiction for his work “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”.
- Aparajita Sarangi who is a Lok Sabha member from Bhubaneswar has been elected as a member to the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
8. PK Rosy, who was honoured in the Google Doodle, was the first actress in which language?
[A] Tamil
[B] Malayalam
[C] Kannada
[D] Telugu
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Correct Answer: B [Malayalam]
Notes:
PK Rosy, was the first actress in Malayalam cinema. She is famed for defying gender and social norms by acting in a film.
On her 120th birth anniversary, she was honored with a Google Doodle. PK Rosy belonged to a Dalit subcaste and learnt the traditional Kakkarissi Nattakam. Her debut film was Vigathakumaran (The Lost Child, 1928).
9. In March 2018, which Indian actress was named as the new ambassador of the international award-winning non-profit organisation “Educate Girls”?
[A] Priyanka Chopra
[B] Katrina Kaif
[C] Deepika Padukone
[D] Aishwarya Rai
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Correct Answer: B [Katrina Kaif]
Notes:
In 2018, actress Katrina Kaif has joined the international award-winning non-profit organisation, Educate Girls as their ambassador. In partnership with the government, Educate Girls has been bridging the gender gap in education across 12,000 villages, working with over 21,000 schools in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh over the last ten years.
10. Which of the following Hollywood Actor/Actress has recently bagged first ever ‘genderless award’?
[A] Hugh Jackman
[B] Emma Watson
[C] Tom Cruise
[D] Brad Pitt
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Correct Answer: B [Emma Watson]
Notes:
Hollywood actor Emma Watson, in November 2017, received the first-ever Genderless Acting Award for the Best Actor category at the MTV Movie and TV Awards. This was the first ever genderless award that didn’t separate nominees based on their sex.
