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1.Atom Egoyan will be honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2017). He hails from which country?
[A] Canada
[B] Morocco
[C] New Zealand
[D] China
Correct Answer: A [Canada]
2.Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party?
[A] Nationalist Congress Party
[B] Indian National Congress
[C] Communist Party of India
[D] All India Trinamool Congress
Correct Answer: B [Indian National Congress]
3.Who is the author of the book “Age of Anger: A History of the Present”?
[A] Milan Vaishnav
[B] Nabaneeta Dev Sen
[C] Shashi Tharoor
[D] Pankaj Mishra
Correct Answer: D [Pankaj Mishra]
4.Who will be honoured with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] Mamata Banerjee
[C] Manmohan Singh
[D] Pranab Mukherjee
Correct Answer: C [Manmohan Singh]
5.Manushi Chhillar has won the coveted ‘Miss World 2017’ title. She hails from which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Haryana
[D] Odisha
Correct Answer: C [Haryana]