by Meenu Saini | Jan 13, 2024 | Current Affairs & GK Question Answers |
MCQ Quiz on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Take a Quiz on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita – The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (is the criminal code of the Republic of India.It replaced the Indian Penal Code, which was enacted in 1860. BNS covers all aspects of...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 12, 2024 | Current Affairs & GK Question Answers |
All Newspaper editorials in one place – January 12, 2024 THE HINDU – The Speaker’s court THE HINDU – Show of fairness THE INDIAN EXPRESS – RSVP Regrets THE INDIAN EXPRESS – Costs of a levy THE INDIAN EXPRESS – Doctor’s...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 9, 2024 | General |
Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities? Answer – The interviewer can be considered to be our chief source of information about the personalities who are our contemporaries. As Denis Biran has mentioned that our...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 9, 2024 | General |
What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being photographed? Answer – Certain primitive cultures believe that if one takes a photographic portrait of somebody, then one steals the person’s soul. Check out more Questions and...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 9, 2024 | General |
Why do most celebrity writers despite being interviewed? Answer – There are several celebrities mentioned in this chapter like Rudyard Kipling, VS Naipaul, H.G. Wells, Saul Bellow, etc. who dislike interviews very strongly. Most of them considered...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 9, 2024 | General |
What do you understand by the expression “thumbprints on his windpipe”? Answer – The expression “thumbprints on his windpipe” means that someone is using pressure on the throat to suffocate the other person. Here, the expression was used by Saul Bellow...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 9, 2024 | General |
What does The God that Failed refer to? Answer – The God That Failed was a compilation of six essays written by six eminent writers, namely, Andre Gide, Richard Wright, Ignazio Silone, Arthur Koestler, Louis Fischer and Stephen Spender. In each of the...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 9, 2024 | General |
How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios? Answer – The Tamil audience at the Gemini studios was not knowledgeable enough to understand the thrills and travails of an English poet, of which...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 6, 2024 | General |
Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios? Answer – Kothamangalam Subbu was successful in securing the place closest to The Boss by means of flattery. He was not brilliant but a rather cheerful person and loyal to The Boss. He...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 6, 2024 | General |
The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting. Answer – The author portrays the make-up artists and the usage of the pancakes in an interesting way. Even...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 6, 2024 | General |
Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Studios? Answer – Frank Buchman’s Moral Re-Armament army was welcomed at the studio mainly because of their political association. The MRA was kind of a counter-movement to international Communism and...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 6, 2024 | General |
Subbu is described as a many-sided genius. List four of his special abilities. Answer – Subbu, as a man of many qualities, had the ability to look cheerful at all times, was an excellent actor who could portray his roles in several ways, was an...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 6, 2024 | General |
What work did the ‘office boy’ do in the Gemini Studios? Why did he join the studios? Why was he disappointed? Answer – The ‘office boy’ had the duty of doing make up on huge crowds of people, on days of crowd shoot. He would mix the pancake in a big...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 6, 2024 | General |
What is the example of national integration that the author refers to? Answer – The make up department of the Gemini Studio comprised of people from different parts of the country. This is referred to as an example of National integration. At first, a...
by Meenu Saini | Jan 6, 2024 | General |
What does the writer mean by the fiery misery of those subjected to make up? Answer – By ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up, the writer is trying to throw light upon the difficulties actors and actresses had to face in the make-up rooms....
