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1. Who among the following made the first fully indigenous silent feature film in India?
  1. Lumiere Brothers
  2. Mani Sethna
  3. Dada Saheb Phalke
  4. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Answer: Dada Saheb Phalke

2. Which of the following regional cinema referred to as Kollywood?
  1. Punjabi Cinema
  2. Tamil Cinema
  3. Marathi Cinema
  4. Malayalam Cinema

Answer: Tamil Cinema

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3. Which is the first narrative feature film in India?
  1. Pundalik
  2. Raja Harishchandra
  3. Alam Ara
  4. Sant Tukaram

Answer: Pundalik

4. Which is the first indigenous feature film in India?
  1. Pundalik
  2. Alam Ara
  3. Sant Tukaram
  4. Raja Harishchandra

Answer: Raja Harishchandra

5. Which is the first Sanskrit film?
  1. Shankaracharya
  2. Bhagavad Gita
  3. Gunda
  4. Margazhi Raagam

Answer: Shankaracharya

6. Which is the first serialised animation film in India?
  1. Ek Anek aur ekta
  2. Ghayab Aya
  3. Kittu
  4. Motu Patlu

Answer: Ghayab Aya

7. Which was the first film to win the Filmfare Best Film Award?
  1. Chandani
  2. Jagriti
  3. Boot Polish
  4. Do Bigha Zamin

Answer: Do Bigha Zamin

8. When was the black and white movie "Jama Masjid Street Journal" made by Mira Nair?
  1. 1979
  2. 1989
  3. 1992
  4. 1980

Answer: 1979

9. From which year Indian Government sponsored National Film Award
  1. 1972
  2. 1973
  3. 1984
  4. 1980

Answer: 1973

10. Which of the following actresses won the Best Actress Award at the 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke International Awards?
  1. Alia Bhatt
  2. Kriti Sanon
  3. Mrunal Thakur
  4. None of the above

Answer: Alia Bhatt

11. Who among the following actresses has been conferred with the International Association of Working Women Award 2022?
  1. Sushmita Sen
  2. Kajal Agarwal
  3. Shabana Azami
  4. Deepika Padukone

Answer: Sushmita Sen

12. For which of the following the term Sandalwood is used?
  1. Kannada Cinema
  2. Telugu Cinema
  3. Tamil Cinema
  4. South Indian Cinema

Answer: Kannada Cinema

13. Which is the first talkie film in India?
  1. Pundalik
  2. Alam Ara
  3. Sant Tukaram
  4. Raja Harishchandra

Answer: Alam Ara

14. Which is the first telefilm of India?
  1. Sadgati
  2. Pather Panchali
  3. Pikoo
  4. Bala

Answer: Sadgati

15. Which was the first Color movie in India?
  1. Alam Ara
  2. Lagaan
  3. Kisan Kanya
  4. Raja Harishchandra

Answer: Kisan Kanya

16. Who got first Oscar award in India?
  1. AR Rahman
  2. Bhanu Athaiya
  3. Anil Kapoor
  4. Sri Devi

Answer: Bhanu Athaiya

17. Which was the first Cinemascope film in Bollywood?
  1. Sholay
  2. Lok Parlok
  3. Kaagaz Ke Phool
  4. Naya Daur

Answer: Kaagaz Ke Phool

18. Which was the first Indian movie nominated for Oscar?
  1. Mother India
  2. Salaam Bombay
  3. Lagaan
  4. Mr. India

Answer: Mother India

19. Satyajit Ray win Oscar in the year
  1. 1992
  2. 1994
  3. 1986
  4. 1990

Answer: 1992

20. Which of the following film emerged as first runner-up for the People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award in the 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)?
  1. Dear Jassi
  2. A Match (Sthal)
  3. KILL
  4. American Fiction

Answer: KILL

21. Who among the following was the first Indian woman producer and director in Indian cinema?
  1. Fatima Begum
  2. WM Khan
  3. Alam Ara
  4. Ardeshir Irani

Answer: Fatima Begum

22. How many films are produced in India every year?
  1. 1600
  2. 2000
  3. 900
  4. 500

Answer: 1600

23. Which is the first golden jubilee film of India?
  1. Pundalik
  2. Alam Ara
  3. Sant Tukaram
  4. Raja Harishchandra

Answer: Sant Tukaram

24. Who among the following produced India’s first dubbed film, Harischandra, in 1944?
  1. A. V. Meiyappan
  2. S. S. Vasan
  3. L V Prasad
  4. Kadaru Nagabhushanam

Answer: A. V. Meiyappan

25. Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri award?
  1. Madhuri Dixit
  2. Nargis Dutt
  3. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
  4. Meena Kumari

Answer: Nargis Dutt

26. Who among the following made first Film Theatre of India?
  1. Lumiere Brothers
  2. Mani Sethna
  3. Dada Saheb Phalke
  4. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Answer: Mani Sethna

27. Who among the following invented the cinematograph?
  1. Lumiere Brothers
  2. Mani Sethna
  3. Dada Saheb Phalke
  4. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Answer: Lumiere Brothers

28. Which of the following the first foreign film was demonstrated in India?
  1. Magic Lamp
  2. Arrival of the train
  3. Life of Christ
  4. Sea Birth

Answer: Life of Christ

29. Which was the first India's talkie film?
  1. Alam Ara
  2. Pundlik
  3. Raja Harishchandra
  4. Nal Damayanti

Answer: Alam Ara

30. Dhundiraj Govind was the first name of which of the following legends of Indian Cinema
  1. Dada Saheb Phalke
  2. Dev Anand
  3. Guru Datt
  4. Prithviraj Kapoor

Answer: Dada Saheb Phalke

31. Which Hindi movie got first National Award?
  1. Jagriti
  2. Mirza Ghalib
  3. Tezab
  4. Shree 420

Answer: Mirza Ghalib

32. Who among the following is known as 'Father of Indian Cinema'?
  1. Dhundhi Raj Govind Phalke
  2. Dada Sheb Phalke
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Mani Sethna

Answer: Both 1 and 2

33. Pandavani is a traditional dance/ drama/ theatre of which of the following states?
  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Bihar
  3. Jharkhand
  4. Maharashtra

Answer: Chhattisgarh

34. Which Indian film has been named among 10 Greatest Movies of the Millennium by Time magazine?
  1. Mother India
  2. Pakeeja
  3. Devdas
  4. Awara

Answer: Devdas

35. Who has been nominated for the Scoop' Drama at Busan Film Festival?
  1. Harman Baweja
  2. Karishma Tanna
  3. Hansal Mehta
  4. Inayat Sood

Answer: Karishma Tanna

36. Which movie from India won the best film award in the Asian Film Competition section at the 20th Dhaka International Film Festival in January 2022?
  1. Sulthan
  2. Koozhangal
  3. Maanaadu
  4. Annaatthe

Answer: Koozhangal

37. Where was the first cinema demonstrated in India?
  1. Hindi Theatre at Kolkata
  2. Bombay (Now Mumbai) at Watkins Hotel
  3. Athenaeeum and Chaurang Theatre
  4. Laffed Faire

Answer: Bombay (Now Mumbai) at Watkins Hotel

38. Who is known as the Father of Indian cinema?
  1. Raja Lalith Rai
  2. Balram Naidu
  3. Charan Singh
  4. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke

Answer: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke

39. Who was known as first lady of Indian cinema?
  1. Sri Devi
  2. Devika Rani Chaudhuri
  3. Suraiya
  4. Meena Kumari

Answer: Devika Rani Chaudhuri

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