Relevant, ravishing and dexterous person who is imbued with the life of Bengali..

1. ভাববা ভাববা ভাবা প্র্যাক্টিস
কব া……….

2. Question 1: +40/-40
 X was born myopic in one eye and blind in
the other but that disability could not
prevent the journey of creativity through the
pathway of modernism. In 1949, X joined as
the curator at the Nepal Government
Museum in Kathmandu. There are more
than 300 regular students in his school at
Mussoorie that was set up in 1952 through
the initiative of X’s wife Leela. Id X

3. Answer: Benod Bihari Mukherjee

4. Question 2: +35/-35
 X helped her Trinidadian friend to stage his play
“Toussaint Louverture” which was banned for
portraying radical politics with Paul Robeson in the
title role. She married Donald Hesson in a summer of
1940 in Chicago. She was greatly influenced by Krishna
Mennon who insisted her to visit India to witness the
struggle for freedom. She helped Chidananda
Dasgupta to set up Federation of Film Societies of
India. In 1984, she was awarded with Padma Bhusan.
Identify this lady.

5. Answer: Marie Seton

6. Question 3: +30/-30
 This literary piece was awarded with James Tait Black
Memorial Prize in 1924 whereas Times magazine has
mentioned its name in the "All Time 100 Novels" list.
The title of this book was inspired from Walt
Whitman’s collection of poem ‘Leaves of Grass’ in
1870. This book brings out a boil of the common racial
tensions and prejudices between Indians and the
British based on a court case. Edward Said termed this
piece as one of the most prolific representations of the
Orientalism of British India. Identify this novel.

7. Answer: A passage to India by
E.M.Forster

8. Question 4: +25/-25
 In the last years of life, X worked as the Goodwill
Ambassador of UNICEF. X’s final resting place is
Tolochenaz Cemetery in Vaud. X made cameo
appearance is Spielberg’s 1988 movie “Always”. G.W.
Bush awarded X with Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Though X promoted the brand of Haute Couture, X’s
main preference was simple and trendy clothes. X even
used to perform as a chorus singer in West End
musical theatre. Identify X

9. Answer: Audrey Hepburn

10. Question 5: +20/-20
 This movie had a cast of Esmond Knight, Nora
Swinburne and Arthur Shields. MA Partha Sarathy was
the music director of this movie. The National Board
of Review in the United States decided that it was
among the ‘Top Five Foreign Films for 1951’. Martin
Scorsese termed this as one of his all time favourite
movie for the excellent direction, cinematography
through shots of Technicolour and great portrayal of
the beauty of river Ganges. What is the name of this
epic movie?

11. Answer: The River

12. Question 6: +15/-15
 This organization was found by D.K.Gupta in 1943 and
its office was in front of Sanskrit college near the
arcade of College Street. Most of the popular
collections of poems by Jibanananda Das was
published from this organization. Jawaharlal Nehru’s
Discovery of India was first brought out by this
organization. Identify the organization.

13. Answer: Signet Press

14. Question 7: +10/-10
 Chris Ebert has termed him as the modern day
example of the Auteur for his master class narrative
style and distinctive visual. The Royal Tenenbaums
provided him with first nomination in Academy
Awards in 2001. His first movie Bottle Rocket was
released in 1996 that was based on a crime caper. Isle
of Dogs is his next upcoming film with actors like Bill
Murray and Edward Norton. Who is he?

15. Answer: Wes Anderson

16. Question 8: +5/-5
 The 44th International Film Festival of India had
awarded Kaushik Ganguly for this movie in November
2013. Ardhendu Banerjee played a lead role who has
taken voluntary retirement from clerkship of a central
government office and the report of India Today had
brought him in limelight again. Name the movie.

17. Answer: Apur Panchali

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