Gabriel Garcia Marquez died on 17 – 4 – 2014. He was

A. President of Columbia
B. Nobel Laureate
C. Soccer Player
D. Space Scientist
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, (born 6 March, 1927, Aracataca, Colombia – died 17 April, 2014, Mexico City, Mexico), Colombian novelist and one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, mostly for his masterpiece Cien años de soledad (1967; One Hundred Years of Solitude).

Consider the following statements about Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who died in June, 2009: 1. He was a Sarod Maestro. 2. He belonged to the Maihar Gharana of classical hindustani music. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 1922 – 18 June 2009) was an Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod.

First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was :

A. A. B. Vajpayee
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Lal Krishna Advani
D. Morarji Desai
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first external affairs minister to deliver a speech in Hindi at the UN General Assembly, effectively raised India’s stand on key issues like nuclear disarmament, state-sponsored terrorism and reforms at the world body.