GK Test

Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel, achieving this feat in 1959.

Mihir Sen was the first Indian man to swim across the English Channel, completing the crossing in 1958.

The Shivaji Hockey Stadium is a well-known sports venue located in New Delhi, India.

In the card game bridge, the 'dummy' is the player whose cards are exposed on the table and played by their partner.

A jockey is a person who rides horses in professional horse races.

Milkha Singh won India's first Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1958 at Cardiff. This was a historic achievement for Indian athletics. The 1954 games were too early (Cradiff is misspelled), and Auckland 1950 is incorrect. 1958 Cardiff is the right combination.

Sohni Mahiwal is considered the masterpiece of the famous Indian painter Sobha Singh, known for his romantic and cultural depictions.

India won its last Olympic gold medal in field hockey at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The official distance of a modern marathon race is 42,195 metres (or 26 miles and 385 yards).

Omkar Singh won two gold medals in shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. Other athletes listed did not achieve this specific feat in that event.

Hockey is widely considered the national sport of India, although the government has officially stated it does not have a designated national sport. In the context of general knowledge exams, Hockey is the standard expected answer.

The Kangra school of painting is a famous style of Indian miniature painting that flourished in the 18th century. It is primarily known for its romantic and devotional themes centered on the life and love of Krishna.

Bhairavi is a prominent raga in Indian classical music. It is a morning raga known for its emotional depth and versatility.

The Asian Games, also known as the Asiad, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.

Mohan Rakesh (1925-1972) was a prominent Hindi writer who wrote 'Adhe Adhure' (meaning 'Incomplete Halves'), a groundbreaking play exploring middle-class marital discord and existential crisis. The title appears slightly garbled in the question as 'Adhay Aduray'.

The Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi is located in Chandigarh, which serves as the capital for both Punjab and Haryana.

Chand Bardai is the author of Prithviraj Raso, which is the most famous epic poem of the Veer Gatha Kaal (the heroic age of Hindi literature).

Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem in the Awadhi dialect of Hindi, composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Tulsidas.

Mukti Bodh is a well-known novel written by the Hindi author Jainendra Kumar, who was a pioneer of the psychological novel in Hindi literature.

The Bhakti Kaal (Bhakti period) is considered the Golden Age of Hindi literature due to the immense contribution of poets like Tulsidas, Surdas, and Kabir.