“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

 

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

MCQs on Indian Film Industry

Q. Which was the first Indian sound film?

A) Alam Ara

B) Raja Harishchandra

C) Kisan Kanya

D) Kalidas

Answer: A) Alam Ara

Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’?

A) Raj Kapoor

B) Satyajit Ray

C) Dadasaheb Phalke

D) Guru Dutt

Answer: C) Dadasaheb Phalke

Q. Which Indian film won the first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?

A) Mother India

B) Salaam Bombay!

C) Lagaan

D) Gandhi

Answer: D) Gandhi

Q. Who is the first female superstar of Indian cinema?

A) Madhubala

B) Nargis

C) Sridevi

D) Meena Kumari

Answer: C) Sridevi

Q. Which is the highest-grossing Indian film of all time (as of 2023)?

A) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

B) Dangal

C) PK

D) K.G.F: Chapter 2

Answer: A) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Q. Who directed the film “Sholay”?

A) Yash Chopra

B) Raj Kapoor

C) Ramesh Sippy

D) Manmohan Desai

Answer: C) Ramesh Sippy

Q. In which year was the National Film Award for Best Feature Film first awarded?

A) 1954

B) 1960

C) 1970

D) 1980

Answer: A) 1954

Q. Who composed the music for the film “Lagaan”?

A) A.R. Rahman

B) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

C) Jatin-Lalit

D) Anu Malik

Answer: A) A.R. Rahman

Q. Which actor is known as the ‘Tragedy King’ of Bollywood?

A) Raj Kapoor

B) Dilip Kumar

C) Dev Anand

D) Rajesh Khanna

Answer: B) Dilip Kumar

Q. Which Indian film was the first to be submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?

 A) Mother India

 B) Do Bigha Zamin

 C) Mughal-e-Azam

 D) Pather Panchali

 Answer: A) Mother India

Q. Who was the lead actor in the film “Mughal-e-Azam”?

 A) Dev Anand

 B) Dilip Kumar

 C) Raj Kapoor

 D) Shammi Kapoor

 Answer: B) Dilip Kumar

Q. Which film marked Amitabh Bachchan’s debut as an actor?

 A) Zanjeer

 B) Anand

 C) Saat Hindustani

 D) Sholay

 Answer: C) Saat Hindustani

Q. Which director is known for the Apu Trilogy?

 A) Satyajit Ray

 B) Ritwik Ghatak

 C) Mrinal Sen

 D) Guru Dutt

 Answer: A) Satyajit Ray

Q. Who is the first Indian actor to win an Oscar?

 A) Amrish Puri

 B) Naseeruddin Shah

 C) Irrfan Khan

 D) Bhanu Athaiya

 Answer: D) Bhanu Athaiya (for costume design)

Q. Which movie is known as India’s first technicolor film?

 A) Jhansi Ki Rani

 B) Mughal-e-Azam

 C) Mother India

 D) Kisan Kanya

 Answer: D) Kisan Kanya

Q. Who is the director of the film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”?

 A) Yash Chopra

 B) Karan Johar

 C) Aditya Chopra

 D) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

 Answer: C) Aditya Chopra

Q. Which actress is known as the ‘Dream Girl’ of Bollywood?

 A) Madhubala

 B) Hema Malini

 C) Sridevi

 D) Rekha

 Answer: B) Hema Malini

Q. Which was the first Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar?

 A) Mother India

 B) Salaam Bombay!

 C) Lagaan

 D) Gandhi

 Answer: A) Mother India

Q. Who played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the film “Gandhi”?

 A) Om Puri

 B) Naseeruddin Shah

 C) Ben Kingsley

 D) Anupam Kher

 Answer: C) Ben Kingsley

Q. Which Bollywood film is based on the life of mathematician Anand Kumar?

 A) Super 30

 B) Taare Zameen Par

 C) 3 Idiots

 D) Guru

 Answer: A) Super 30

Q. Who directed the film “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”?

 A) Yash Chopra

 B) Karan Johar

 C) Aditya Chopra

 D) Rakesh Roshan

 Answer: B) Karan Johar

Q. Which Indian film won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival?

 A) Pather Panchali

 B) Court

 C) Monsoon Wedding

 D) The Lunchbox

 Answer: C) Monsoon Wedding

Q. Who composed the iconic song “Mere Desh Ki Dharti”?

 A) R.D. Burman

 B) Laxmikant-Pyarelal

 C) Kalyanji-Anandji

 D) S.D. Burman

 Answer: C) Kalyanji-Anandji

Q. Which was the first Indian 3D film?

 A) Chhota Chetan

 B) My Dear Kuttichathan

 C) Shiva Ka Insaaf

 D) Ra.One

 Answer: B) My Dear Kuttichathan

Q. Who is the director of the film “Queen”?

 A) Anurag Kashyap

 B) Vikas Bahl

 C) Imtiaz Ali

 D) Rajkumar Hirani

 Answer: B) Vikas Bahl

Q. Which film is considered as the first Bollywood blockbuster?

 A) Mughal-e-Azam

 B) Shree 420

 C) Mother India

 D) Sholay

 Answer: D) Sholay

Q. Who played the character of ‘Vijay’ in the film “Deewaar”?

 A) Rajesh Khanna

 B) Amitabh Bachchan

 C) Dharmendra

 D) Shashi Kapoor

 Answer: B) Amitabh Bachchan

Q. Which film features the famous dialogue “Mere paas maa hai”?

 A) Sholay

 B) Deewaar

 C) Amar Akbar Anthony

 D) Zanjeer

 Answer: B) Deewaar

Q. Who directed the film “Baahubali: The Beginning”?

 A) Shankar

 B) Rajamouli

 C) S. S. Rajamouli

 D) Karan Johar

 Answer: C) S. S. Rajamouli

Q. Which actress won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the film “Queen”?

 A) Deepika Padukone

 B) Priyanka Chopra

 C) Kangana Ranaut

 D) Vidya Balan

 Answer: C) Kangana Ranaut

Q. Which film is based on the life of Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni?

 A) Sachin: A Billion Dreams

 B) Dangal

 C) MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

 D) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

 Answer: C) MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

Q. Which director is known for the movie “Devdas” (2002)?

 A) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

 B) Yash Chopra

 C) Karan Johar

 D) Mani Ratnam

 Answer: A) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Q. Who played the lead role in the film “3 Idiots”?

 A) Shah Rukh Khan

 B) Salman Khan

 C) Aamir Khan

 D) Hrithik Roshan

 Answer: C) Aamir Khan

Q. Which Bollywood actor is known as the ‘King of Romance’?

 A) Salman Khan

 B) Shah Rukh Khan

 C) Aamir Khan

 D) Ranbir Kapoor

 Answer: B) Shah Rukh Khan

Q. Who directed the film “Gangs of Wasseypur”?

 A) Anurag Kashyap

 B) Vishal Bhardwaj

 C) Zoya Akhtar

 D) Imtiaz Ali

 Answer: A) Anurag Kashyap

Q. Which actress played the role of Mastani in the film “Bajirao Mastani”?

 A) Deepika Padukone

 B) Priyanka Chopra

 C) Katrina Kaif

 D) Alia Bhatt

 Answer: A) Deepika Padukone

Q. Who won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the film “Black”?

 A) Shah Rukh Khan

 B) Salman Khan

 C) Amitabh Bachchan

 D) Hrithik Roshan

 Answer: C) Amitabh Bachchan

Q. Which Bollywood movie is based on the story of a wrestler and his daughter?

 A) Sultan

 B) Chak De! India

 C) Dangal

 D) Mary Kom

 Answer: C) Dangal

Q. Which Indian film was the first to be entirely shot on digital camera?

 A) Dil Chahta Hai

 B) Devdas

 C) Bunty Aur Babli

 D) Ab Tak Chhappan

 Answer: A) Dil Chahta Hai

Q. Who composed the music for the film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”?

 A) A.R. Rahman

 B) Anu Malik

 C) Jatin-Lalit

 D) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

 Answer: C) Jatin-Lalit

Q. Which film’s soundtrack includes the famous song “Jai Ho”?

 A) Slumdog Millionaire

 B) Lagaan

 C) Swades

 D) Dil Se

 Answer: A) Slumdog Millionaire

Q. Who is the director of the film “PK”?

 A) Rajkumar Hirani

 B) Anurag Kashyap

 C) Zoya Akhtar

 D) Imtiaz Ali

 Answer: A) Rajkumar Hirani

Q. Who played the lead role in the film “Barfi!”?

 A) Ranveer Singh

 B) Ranbir Kapoor

 C) Shahid Kapoor

 D) Varun Dhawan

 Answer: B) Ranbir Kapoor

Q. Which Bollywood actress is known as the ‘Dancing Queen’?

 A) Madhuri Dixit

 B) Sridevi

 C) Hema Malini

 D) Aishwarya Rai

 Answer: A) Madhuri Dixit

Q. Who directed the film “Padmaavat”?

 A) Karan Johar

 B) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

 C) Rajkumar Hirani

 D) Anurag Kashyap

 Answer: B) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Q. Which actor played the role of Milkha Singh in the film “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”?

 A) Shahid Kapoor

 B) Hrithik Roshan

 C) Farhan Akhtar

 D) Aamir Khan

 Answer: C) Farhan Akhtar

Q. Which film marked the debut of Alia Bhatt?

 A) Student of the Year

 B) Highway

 C) Raazi

 D) Dear Zindagi

 Answer: A) Student of the Year

Q. Who composed the music for the film “Rockstar”?

 A) Pritam

 B) A.R. Rahman

 C) Vishal-Shekhar

 D) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

 Answer: B) A.R. Rahman

Q. Which Bollywood film features the character of ‘Vijay Dinanath Chauhan’?

 A) Sholay

 B) Deewaar

 C) Agneepath

 D) Amar Akbar Anthony

 Answer: C) Agneepath

Q. Who won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the film “Shahid”?

 A) Rajkummar Rao

 B) Ayushmann Khurrana

 C) Vicky Kaushal

 D) Nawazuddin Siddiqui

 Answer: A) Rajkummar Rao

Q. Which Bollywood film is based on the story of a female boxer?

 A) Dangal

 B) Sultan

 C) Mary Kom

 D) Chak De! India

 Answer: C) Mary Kom

Q. Who directed the film “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”?

 A) Farhan Akhtar

 B) Zoya Akhtar

 C) Karan Johar

 D) Rajkumar Hirani

 Answer: B) Zoya Akhtar

Q. Which actress played the role of Sehmat in the film “Raazi”?

 A) Deepika Padukone

 B) Anushka Sharma

 C) Alia Bhatt

 D) Kangana Ranaut

 Answer: C) Alia Bhatt

Q. Which film features the song “Tum Hi Ho”?

 A) Aashiqui 2

 B) Rockstar

 C) Barfi!

 D) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

 Answer: A) Aashiqui 2

Q. Who played the lead role in the film “Sanju”?

 A) Ranbir Kapoor

 B) Ranveer Singh

 C) Varun Dhawan

 D) Sushant Singh Rajput

 Answer: A) Ranbir Kapoor

Q. Which Bollywood film is inspired by the story of mathematician Anand Kumar?

 A) Super 30

 B) Taare Zameen Par

 C) 3 Idiots

 D) Guru

 Answer: A) Super 30

Q. Who composed the music for the film “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”?

 A) A.R. Rahman

 B) Anu Malik

 C) Jatin-Lalit

 D) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

 Answer: C) Jatin-Lalit

Q. Which Bollywood actor is known as the ‘Khiladi’?

 A) Shah Rukh Khan

 B) Akshay Kumar

 C) Salman Khan

 D) Aamir Khan

 Answer: B) Akshay Kumar

Q. Who directed the film “Chak De! India”?

 A) Shimit Amin

 B) Karan Johar

 C) Aditya Chopra

 D) Rajkumar Hirani

 Answer: A) Shimit Amin

Q. Which actress played the role of Geet in the film “Jab We Met”?

 A) Deepika Padukone

 B) Priyanka Chopra

 C) Kareena Kapoor

 D) Katrina Kaif

 Answer: C) Kareena Kapoor

Q. Which film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2019?

 A) Uri: The Surgical Strike

 B) Andhadhun

 C) Hellaro

 D) Gully Boy

 Answer: C) Hellaro

Q. Who is known as the ‘Showman of Bollywood’?

 A) Yash Chopra

 B) Raj Kapoor

 C) Karan Johar

 D) Subhash Ghai

 Answer: B) Raj Kapoor

Q. Which film features the famous dialogue “Kitne aadmi the”?

 A) Deewaar

 B) Sholay

 C) Amar Akbar Anthony

 D) Zanjeer

 Answer: B) Sholay

Q. Who composed the music for the film “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”?

 A) A.R. Rahman

 B) Anu Malik

 C) Pritam

 D) Vishal-Shekhar

 Answer: C) Pritam

Q. Which Bollywood actress made her debut in the film “Om Shanti Om”?

 A) Deepika Padukone

 B) Priyanka Chopra

 C) Anushka Sharma

 D) Alia Bhatt

 Answer: A) Deepika Padukone

Q. Who played the role of Anarkali in the film “Mughal-e-Azam”?

 A) Madhubala

 B) Meena Kumari

 C) Nargis

 D) Vyjayanthimala

 Answer: A) Madhubala

Q. Which film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 2020?

 A) Gully Boy

 B) Article 15

 C) Kabir Singh

 D) Chhichhore

 Answer: A) Gully Boy

Q. Who directed the film “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”?

 A) Kabir Khan

 B) Rajkumar Hirani

 C) Ali Abbas Zafar

 D) Imtiaz Ali

 Answer: A) Kabir Khan

Q. Which actor played the role of Alauddin Khilji in the film “Padmaavat”?

 A) Shahid Kapoor

 B) Ranveer Singh

 C) Vicky Kaushal

 D) Varun Dhawan

 Answer: B) Ranveer Singh

Q. Which film features the famous song “Chaiyya Chaiyya”?

 A) Dil Se

 B) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

 C) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

 D) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

 Answer: A) Dil Se

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