History · General Awareness
Women in Media and History
3,521 Questions
Attempt a diverse range of questions highlighting the achievements of women in history, global media, politics, and literature. The set covers famous celebrities, historical firsts, influential leaders, and notable authors. This material helps build a strong foundation for the general knowledge sections of various competitive exams.
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Women in Media and History Questions
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the first woman to conquer 11 peaks of over 8,000 metres without breathing apparatus
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winning an international award
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the first woman head of state of Austria
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None of these
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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner gained recognition for becoming the first woman to climb 11 peaks above 8,000 meters without the use of supplemental oxygen. This is an extraordinary mountaineering achievement that places her among the elite high-altitude climbers. She eventually climbed all 14 eight-thousanders without oxygen.
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judge
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politician
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actress
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jousnalist
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Elizabeth Butler-Sloss is a distinguished British judge who served as President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice and was the first female Lord Justice of Appeal.
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Miss China Zhang Zhi Li
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Miss Angola Michaela Reis
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Miss Mexico Carolina Moran Gordillo
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Miss Peru Maria Julia Mantilla
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Zhang Zilin (also spelled Zhang Zhi Li) from China won the Miss World 2007 title held in Hainan, China. This was the first time China hosted the Miss World pageant and a Chinese contestant won. Michaela Reis (Angola), Carolina Moran (Mexico), and Maria Julia Mantilla (Peru, Miss World 2004) were other contestants.
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Michael Jackson
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Princess diana
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Nina Gupta
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Jaquiline Kennedy-Onassis
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This quote is attributed to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in a 1973 interview about her views on casual attitudes toward sex. However, the quote may be apocryphal or mischaracterized.
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Helen of Troy
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Cleopatra of Egypt
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Queen Elizabeth I of England
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Joan of Arc
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Melinda Gates
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Michelle Obama
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Angela Merkel
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Janet Yellen
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Dante
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Johanna fantova
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Plato
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Earth
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This appears to refer to Einstein's personal diaries published by Johanna Fantova, his close companion in his later years. Fantova recorded conversations with Einstein, which were later published as Einstein's diaries. Dante wrote The Divine Comedy and Plato wrote philosophical works.
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Pearl S. Buck
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Homer
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Karl Marx
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Kalidas
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Imperial Woman is a historical novel by Pearl S. Buck about the life of Empress Cixi of China. The title has a typo ('Imperail' should be 'Imperial'). Homer wrote Greek epics, Karl Marx wrote on political economy, and Kalidasa wrote Sanskrit epics.
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Edwin Arnold
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Sherry
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Lucy
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Eric segal
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The Light of Asia is an epic poem about Gautama Buddha written by Sir Edwin Arnold in 1879. The other options are incorrect authors for this work - 'Sherry' and 'Lucy' are not renowned poets in this context, and Erich Segal wrote Love Story, not Buddhist poetry.
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Sydeney Sheldon
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Leo Tolsttoy
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Surdas
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Jane Austin
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The Sands of Time is a novel by American author Sidney Sheldon (spelled correctly as one word, not Sydney). Leo Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, Surdas was a blind Hindu poet-saint, and Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice and other Regency-era novels.
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Painter
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Musician
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Tennis Player
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none of these
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Amrita Shergill was a renowned Indian painter known for her evocative portraits and modernist style. She is often called India's Frida Kahlo and is considered one of the most important women artists of the 20th century in India. Musician and tennis player are clearly incorrect.
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Malini Foneska
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Malini Fonseca
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Marco Muller
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Niki Karimi
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Sergei Dvortsevoy director of Tulpan,' a film from Kazakhstan which was receved Golden Pea Cock had received Silver Pea Cock with a prize money of Rs.15 lakhs
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Hillary Clinton
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Mrs. Barak Obama
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Sonia Gandhi
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Oprah Gail Winfrey
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At the end of the 20th century Life listed Oprah Gail Winfrey as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation, and in a cover story profile the magazine called her "America's most powerful woman".
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Emma Wareus
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Adriana Vasini
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Alexandria Mills
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Emma Britt Waldron
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Alexandria Mills won Miss World 2010 title.
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Cyrus
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Sappho
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Sophocles
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Shih-Hwang Ti
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Sappho was a renowned Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, celebrated for her lyrical poetry that beautifully expressed themes of love, passion, and nature. Cyrus was Persian, Sophocles a male tragedian, and Shih-Hwang Ti Chinese - none were Greek women poets.