The film Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad), screened at IFFI 2026, has been directed by whom?
- A.Juana Macias
- B.Jaime Lorente
- C.Pedro Almodovar
- D.Laura Alvea
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Explanation
The correct answer is Pedro Almodovar, a filmmaker who has won two Oscars. His 2026 film Bitter Christmas, or Amarga Navidad, asks how much of his own life a director may reveal in the search for an honest story, following a cult filmmaker named Raul who turns his own tragedy into a script. The film has already been shown at Cannes, Toronto and San Sebastian, and comes to Goa for its India Premiere. Option A, Juana Macias, is wrong because she directed Looking For Michael, the comedy drama about a young woman with Parkinson's disease that gets its World Premiere at the festival. Option B, Jaime Lorente, is wrong; the Spanish actor made his directorial debut with The Bad Son, which has its Asia Premiere here. Option D, Laura Alvea, is incorrect as she directed Trinidad along with Jose Ortuno.
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Practice Questions
Which country has been designated the Country of Honour at the 57th International Film Festival of India?
- A.Italy
- B.Spain
- C.Australia
- D.Japan
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At the 57th International Film Festival of India, held in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2026, Spain has been designated the Country of Honour, and in that capacity the festival will screen a curated package of four contemporary Spanish films carrying world, Asian and Indian premieres.
Read the full explanation →Which Spanish film at IFFI 2026 marks the directorial debut of an actor and gets its Asia Premiere?
- A.The Bad Son (El Mal Hijo)
- B.Trinidad
- C.Looking For Michael
- D.Bitter Christmas
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It is the first film directed by the Spanish actor Jaime Lorente and reaches the festival in Goa for its Asia Premiere, having been shown earlier at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Read the full explanation →What is the approximate value of India-Egypt bilateral trade as stated during the visit?
- A.About US$2.5 billion
- B.About US$6.5 billion
- C.About US$12 billion
- D.About US$26 billion
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Addressing the Indian community in Cairo, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry said trade at this level is only the beginning of the partnership between two ancient civilisations, which is the sense in which the figure was quoted.
Read the full explanation →Who co-chaired the 7th Session of the India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee from the Egyptian side?
- A.The Prime Minister of Egypt
- B.Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade
- C.The Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt
- D.The President of Afreximbank
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He co-chaired the seventh session of the Joint Trade Committee in Cairo on 15 November 2026 with Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, which fits the pattern of such committees being led by the trade ministers of the two sides.
Read the full explanation →Of the soldiers buried or commemorated at the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo, how many are Indian?
- A.1,700
- B.2,000
- C.3,727
- D.4,000
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The Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo holds or commemorates 4,000 soldiers in all, and 3,727 of them are Indian, which is why option D names the total rather than the Indian count.
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