General Awareness

Film, Theatre, and Media

22,692 Questions

Indian cinema, theatre, and mass media form a crucial part of static general knowledge. This section covers national awards, prominent actors, censorship issues, and cinematic themes. These concepts frequently appear in SSC, banking, and state PSC examinations to assess a candidate's cultural awareness.

Indian cinema historyFilm censorship issuesNational film awardsMedia and social themesInternational cinema facts

Film, Theatre, and Media Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. John Kemeny & Thomas Kurtz

  2. Dennis Ritchie

  3. Grace Hopper

  4. Anders Hejlsberg

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dennis Ritchie created the C programming language at Bell Labs in the early 1970s. John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz created BASIC. Grace Hopper developed FLOW-MATIC and worked on COBOL. Anders Hejlsberg created Turbo Pascal and later C# and TypeScript.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Dennis Ritchie

  2. Grace Hopper

  3. John Backus

  4. James Gosling

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

James Gosling created Java at Sun Microsystems in the mid-1990s. It was originally called 'Oak' and designed for interactive television. Dennis Ritchie created C. John Backus led the development of FORTRAN. Grace Hopper worked on COBOL and early programming language development.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Mark Hughes

  2. Steve Bruce

  3. Dennis Irwin

  4. Paul Ince

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sir Alex Ferguson used the term 'Big-time Charlie' to describe Paul Ince after Ince joined Liverpool in 1995. The phrase refers to someone who acts arrogantly or thinks they are more important than they actually are. Ferguson was critical of Ince's attitude and behavior after the transfer.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Donnie Darko

  2. Goodfellas

  3. Casino

  4. Donnie Brasco

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Donnie Brasco is the correct answer - it's based on the true story of FBI agent Joseph Pistone who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family under the alias Donnie Brasco. Goodfellas and Casino are also crime films but not about undercover operations.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Casino

  2. The Departed

  3. Goodfellas

  4. Raging Bull

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Goodfellas is the correct answer - Scorsese's crime film that earned Joe Pesci an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The Departed also starred Scorsese but didn't feature Pesci's award-winning performance.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. ShivrajKumar

  2. Dr.Rajkumar

  3. Upendra

  4. PunithRaJkumar

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Rajkumar (Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah) had a distinguished career spanning both classical singing and stage acting in Kannada cinema. He was a trained classical vocalist and performed extensively in theater before films. This dual excellence in both fields simultaneously is exceptionally rare in world cinema.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Antha

  2. Mandyada Gandhu

  3. Bangarada Manushya

  4. NagaraHavu

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bangarada Manushya (1971), starring Dr. Rajkumar, was the first Indian film to run for nearly 2 years and started the trend of 'silver jubilee' films (running for 50+ weeks). It redefined box office success in Indian cinema. The trendsetter aspect refers to establishing the one-year run benchmark.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. N T R

  2. Rajinikanth

  3. KamalHasan

  4. Dr.RajKumar

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Rajkumar is indeed the Indian actor who received 9 State Awards for acting, specifically from the Karnataka government. He holds this record for most state awards by an actor in India. N.T. Rama Rao, Rajinikanth, and Kamal Haasan are all highly acclaimed actors but do not match this specific achievement.