General Awareness

Film, Theatre, and Media

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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.

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Film, Theatre, and Media Questions

Multiple choice

Which Indian film, released in 2020, featured a protagonist with autism?

  1. Thappad

  2. Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

  3. Tanhaji

  4. Panga
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is a 2020 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Hitesh Kewalya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar as a gay couple who face societal prejudice.

Multiple choice

Which Indian film, released in 2021, featured a protagonist with hearing impairment?

  1. Mimi

  2. Sardar Udham

  3. Shershaah

  4. 83
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mimi is a 2021 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Laxman Utekar, starring Kriti Sanon as a young woman who agrees to become a surrogate mother for an American couple.

Multiple choice

Which Indian film, released in 2022, featured a protagonist with dwarfism?

  1. Gangubai Kathiawadi

  2. RRR

  3. K.G.F: Chapter 2

  4. The Kashmir Files
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

RRR is a 2022 Indian period action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan as two revolutionaries who fight against the British Raj.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the organization that works towards promoting the rights of individuals with disabilities in the Indian film industry?

  1. The National Association of the Deaf

  2. The Indian Federation of Disability Sports

  3. The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People

  4. The Disability Rights Association of India
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Disability Rights Association of India (DRAI) is a non-profit organization that works towards promoting the rights of individuals with disabilities in India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian film, released in 2023, featured a protagonist with visual impairment?

  1. Pathaan

  2. Bhediya

  3. Drishyam 2

  4. Vikram Vedha
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Drishyam 2 is a 2023 Indian crime thriller film directed by Abhishek Pathak, starring Ajay Devgn as a blind man who must protect his family from a corrupt police officer.

Multiple choice

Which Indian actor with cerebral palsy has appeared in films such as 'Aarakshan' and 'Paan Singh Tomar'?

  1. Amitabh Bachchan

  2. Shah Rukh Khan

  3. Salman Khan

  4. Manoj Bajpayee
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Manoj Bajpayee is an Indian actor with cerebral palsy who has appeared in several Hindi films, including 'Aarakshan' and 'Paan Singh Tomar'.

Multiple choice

In Kathakali, what is the name of the character who represents the villain?

  1. Pachali

  2. Nair

  3. Kathak

  4. Chakyar
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In Kathakali, the character who represents the villain is called Kathak.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Indian Theatre'?

  1. Girish Karnad

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Badal Sircar

  4. Vijay Tendulkar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore is often referred to as the 'Father of Modern Indian Theatre' for his significant contributions to the development of modern theatre in India.

Multiple choice

In the 2000 film "Gladiator", what is the name of the protagonist, a former Roman general who is forced to become a gladiator?

  1. Maximus Decimus Meridius

  2. Commodus

  3. Lucius Verus

  4. Marcus Aurelius
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Maximus Decimus Meridius is the protagonist of the film "Gladiator", a skilled general who is betrayed and forced to become a gladiator in the Roman arena.

Multiple choice

In the 2012 film "Argo", what is the name of the CIA agent who leads a daring mission to rescue American hostages from Iran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution?

  1. Tony Mendez

  2. Robert Anders

  3. Jack O'Donnell

  4. Mark Lijek
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Tony Mendez is the protagonist of the film "Argo", a CIA agent who disguises himself as a Canadian filmmaker in order to rescue American hostages from Iran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Multiple choice

In the 1966 film "The Battle of Algiers", what is the name of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) leader who is captured and tortured by the French during the Algerian War of Independence?

  1. Ali La Pointe

  2. Djamila Bouhired

  3. Ahmed Ben Bella

  4. Hocine Aït Ahmed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ali La Pointe is the protagonist of the film "The Battle of Algiers", an FLN leader who is captured and tortured by the French during the Algerian War of Independence.

Multiple choice

In the 2015 film "Bridge of Spies", what is the name of the American lawyer who is sent to East Berlin to negotiate the release of a captured American pilot during the Cold War?

  1. James B. Donovan

  2. Rudolf Abel

  3. Francis Gary Powers

  4. Allen Dulles
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A Correct answer
Explanation

James B. Donovan is the protagonist of the film "Bridge of Spies", an American lawyer who is sent to East Berlin to negotiate the release of a captured American pilot during the Cold War.

Multiple choice

In the 1993 film "Schindler's List", what is the name of the German businessman who saves over a thousand Jewish lives during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories?

  1. Oskar Schindler

  2. Itzhak Stern

  3. Amon Göth

  4. Helen Hirsch
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Oskar Schindler is the protagonist of the film "Schindler's List", a German businessman who saves over a thousand Jewish lives during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories.

Multiple choice

In the 2016 film "The Revenant", what is the name of the frontiersman who is left for dead after being attacked by a bear and must fight for survival in the harsh wilderness?

  1. Hugh Glass

  2. John Fitzgerald

  3. Jim Bridger

  4. Hawk
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hugh Glass is the protagonist of the film "The Revenant", a frontiersman who is left for dead after being attacked by a bear and must fight for survival in the harsh wilderness.

Multiple choice

In the 2017 film "Dunkirk", what is the name of the British soldier who is part of the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II?

  1. Tommy

  2. Gibson

  3. Alex

  4. Mr. Dawson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Tommy is the protagonist of the film "Dunkirk", a British soldier who is part of the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II.