51. The order of Australia has been conferred upon :
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Sunil Gavaskar
(c) Kapil Dev
(d) Virat Kohli
Answer:
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
Explanation:
In 2012, Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to India-Australia relations through cricket.
52. Sir Thomas Roe visited the Court of Mughal emperor :
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer:
(c) Jahangir
Explanation:
Sir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat who visited the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1615 to negotiate a trade treaty and secure permission to set up a factory at Surat.
53. Katerina Sakellaropoulou has recently become first woman President of
(a) Greece
(b) Botswana
(c) Venezuela
(d) Italy
Answer:
(a) Greece
Explanation:
Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a former judge, was elected as the first female President of Greece in 2020.
54. Sushma Swaraj, former Minister of External Affairs, who died in 2019, was originally a:
(a) Doctor
(b) Engineer
(c) Scientist
(d) Lawyer
Answer:
(d) Lawyer
Explanation:
Before entering full-time politics, Sushma Swaraj began her professional career as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India in 1973.
55. Who wrote “War and Peace”?
(a) G.B. Shaw
(b) Leo Tolstoy
(c) D.H. Lawrence
(d) Dante
Answer:
(b) Leo Tolstoy
Explanation:
War and Peace is a monumental literary masterpiece written by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869, chronicling the French invasion of Russia.
