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This section includes 328 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your FAMOUS PERSONALITIES knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was: |
| A. | A.b vajpayee |
| B. | Lal bahadhur shastri |
| C. | Lal krishna advani |
| D. | Morarji desai |
| Answer» B. Lal bahadhur shastri | |
| 52. |
Who advocated the adoption of ' PURA' model to eradicate rural poverrty |
| A. | Dr. a.p.j. abdul kalam |
| B. | Sri abhijit sen |
| C. | Moulana abdul kalam azad |
| D. | Prof. a.m. patha |
| Answer» B. Sri abhijit sen | |
| 53. |
Govind Talwalkar,recipient of the recently announced B.D.Goenka Award for excellence in Journalism, was the editor of which of the following newspapers |
| A. | Loksatta |
| B. | The maharastra times |
| C. | The tribune |
| D. | Nay bharat times |
| Answer» C. The tribune | |
| 54. |
Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowed player of: |
| A. | Tabla |
| B. | Sarod |
| C. | Flute |
| D. | Shehnai |
| Answer» D. Shehnai | |
| 55. |
Who was known as the 'Father of Lok sabha' |
| A. | Anantasayanam |
| B. | Bashyam |
| C. | Mavlankar |
| D. | Zkir hussain |
| Answer» D. Zkir hussain | |
| 56. |
The first President of India who made 30 minute sortie in the Sukhoi fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force is- |
| A. | A.p.j abdul kalam |
| B. | Smt. pratibha patil |
| C. | K.r narayanan |
| D. | Dr. shankar dayal sharma |
| Answer» C. K.r narayanan | |
| 57. |
Who is known as the 'Columbus of the Space Age'? |
| A. | Mithali raj |
| B. | Yuri gagarin |
| C. | Kalpana chawla |
| D. | Leela seth |
| Answer» C. Kalpana chawla | |
| 58. |
Chandi Prasad Bhatt is a well known: |
| A. | Environmentalist and social activist |
| B. | Economist and writer |
| C. | Painter |
| D. | Classical hindustani vocalist |
| Answer» B. Economist and writer | |
| 59. |
Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad? |
| A. | Y.c. daveshwar |
| B. | N.r. narayana murthy |
| C. | Sanjiv gupta |
| D. | M. damodaran |
| Answer» C. Sanjiv gupta | |
| 60. |
Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games: |
| A. | Weight lifting |
| B. | Archery |
| C. | Boxing |
| D. | Shooting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
Late Smt. Vijyalaxmi Pandit was: |
| A. | First indian woman to become president of u.n. general assembly |
| B. | First woman governor of a state |
| C. | First woman chief minister of state |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. First woman governor of a state | |
| 62. |
Indra K. Nooyi who was elected as the Chairperson of the US-India Bussiness Council is the CEO of which of the following Companies? |
| A. | Pepsi co. |
| B. | Infosys |
| C. | Tata consultancy services |
| D. | Niit |
| Answer» B. Infosys | |
| 63. |
Who amongst the following is an Economist of International fame and was in news recently? |
| A. | John key |
| B. | Paul krugman |
| C. | Nicolas sarkozy |
| D. | Mohamed elbaradei |
| Answer» C. Nicolas sarkozy | |
| 64. |
Who was known as the Iron Man of India? |
| A. | Jawahar lal nehru |
| B. | Sardar vallabhbhai patel |
| C. | Govind ballabh pant |
| D. | Subhas chandra bose |
| Answer» C. Govind ballabh pant | |
| 65. |
Who among the following persons is called ' Desert Fox ' |
| A. | Walter scott |
| B. | Erwin rommel |
| C. | Eisenhower |
| D. | Bismarck |
| Answer» C. Eisenhower | |
| 66. |
Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style |
| A. | Sanjukta panigrahi |
| B. | Sonal man singh |
| C. | Madhavi mudgal |
| D. | Yamini krishnamurthy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Name the acid attack victim who was honoured with prestigious "International women of courage" award on 4 March, 2014 at the state department ceremony in Washington by Michelle Obama, first lady of th |
| A. | Malini |
| B. | Shivani |
| C. | Nirbhaya |
| D. | Laxmi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Who amongst the following is a famous Sarod player |
| A. | Zakir hussain |
| B. | Hari prasad chourasia |
| C. | Ram narain |
| D. | Amjad ali khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
Who was Charu Majumdhar ? |
| A. | Criticized dyarchy system |
| B. | Founder of the naxalite movement |
| C. | A great patriot in the early 10's in india |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. A great patriot in the early 10's in india | |
| 70. |
Shovana Narayan is a reputed personality in which of following fields? |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Classical dance |
| D. | Classical music |
| Answer» D. Classical music | |
| 71. |
The birth place of an iconic personality, Amrita Sher Gil, is |
| A. | Hungary |
| B. | India |
| C. | Austria |
| D. | Poland |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 72. |
Sri N.N Vohra who submitted Vohra Committee Reeport on Criminalization of Politics is presently Governer of |
| A. | Jammu and kashmir |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Tamil nadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 73. |
Who wanted to built a temple for Bharatha Matha ? |
| A. | Kattabomman |
| B. | T.k shanmugham |
| C. | Subramaniya siva |
| D. | Bharathiyar |
| Answer» D. Bharathiyar | |
| 74. |
Aung San Suu Kyi leader of NLD belongs to which country? |
| A. | South korea |
| B. | Sri lanka |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Myanmar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Prof. Milton Friedman was the leader of |
| A. | Ohio school |
| B. | Chicago school |
| C. | Cambridge school |
| D. | London school |
| Answer» C. Cambridge school | |
| 76. |
Who has won 48th Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2016 ? |
| A. | K. vishwanath |
| B. | Gulzar |
| C. | Manoj kumar |
| D. | Ramesh sippy |
| Answer» B. Gulzar | |
| 77. |
Who became the first Asian women to sail around the world ? |
| A. | Golda meir |
| B. | Ujwala patil |
| C. | Cleopatra |
| D. | Sirimavo bandaranaike |
| Answer» C. Cleopatra | |
| 78. |
Who among the following is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh |
| A. | Le corbousier |
| B. | Pupul jayakar |
| C. | Nek chand |
| D. | Kamaladevi chattopadhyay |
| Answer» D. Kamaladevi chattopadhyay | |
| 79. |
Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna ? |
| A. | B.r. ambedkar |
| B. | Lal bahadur shastri |
| C. | K. kamraj |
| D. | M.g. ramachandran |
| Answer» C. K. kamraj | |
| 80. |
Who has become the Asia's richest man according to Forbes report ? |
| A. | Azim premji |
| B. | Tadashi yanai |
| C. | Shiv nadar |
| D. | Hui ka yan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
M sham Lal has done commendable worrk in which of the following fields |
| A. | Social service |
| B. | Trade unionism |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Politics |
| Answer» D. Politics | |
| 82. |
Late Girilal Jain was noted figure in which of the following fields |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Social service |
| Answer» C. Politics | |
| 83. |
Who is considered as ' Thimurti ' of carnatic Music |
| A. | Muthuswami dikshitar |
| B. | Thygaraja |
| C. | Swami thirunal |
| D. | Purandardasa |
| Answer» B. Thygaraja | |
| 84. |
Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army ? |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | Napoleon |
| C. | Alexander |
| D. | Hannibal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
Who is the first women Governor in India ? |
| A. | Vijyalakshami pandit |
| B. | Durga banerjee |
| C. | Sarojini naidu |
| D. | Dr. annie besant |
| Answer» D. Dr. annie besant | |
| 86. |
Who was the chairman of 14th Finance Commission? |
| A. | Dr. vijay l. kelkar |
| B. | C.rangarajan |
| C. | Y.v. reddy |
| D. | A.m. khusro |
| Answer» D. A.m. khusro | |
| 87. |
V.R Krishna lyer, who passed away in December 2014, was a/an |
| A. | Film actor |
| B. | Kathakali dancer |
| C. | Former vice-president of india |
| D. | Eminent jurist |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
Gabriel Garcia Marquez died on 17-4-2014. He was |
| A. | President of columbia |
| B. | Nobel laureate |
| C. | Soccer player |
| D. | Space scientist |
| Answer» C. Soccer player | |
| 89. |
Who wrote letters to his son ? |
| A. | Charles dickens |
| B. | Chesterfield |
| C. | Gandhi |
| D. | Jawahar lal nehru |
| Answer» C. Gandhi | |
| 90. |
Who was called wizard of North ? |
| A. | Pollock |
| B. | Wordsworth |
| C. | Sir walter scott |
| D. | Toynbee |
| Answer» D. Toynbee | |
| 91. |
Who was popularly known as 'Ike' ? |
| A. | Eisenhower |
| B. | George washington |
| C. | Roosevelt |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. George washington | |
| 92. |
Name the American film cartoonist who created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck? |
| A. | Warner brothers |
| B. | Walt disney |
| C. | Steven spielberg |
| D. | Hanna barbera |
| Answer» C. Steven spielberg | |
| 93. |
Who pioneered the modern nursing system ? |
| A. | Florence nightingale |
| B. | Greta garbo |
| C. | Mother teresa |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Greta garbo | |
| 94. |
Maria Montessori's name is associated with ? |
| A. | Christian mission |
| B. | Mission hospitals |
| C. | Child education |
| D. | Women's rights |
| Answer» D. Women's rights | |
| 95. |
In the year 2012, the award for the Best Parliamentarian was conferred to who, of the following? |
| A. | Digvijay singh |
| B. | Sharad yadav |
| C. | Sushilkumar shinde |
| D. | Jairam ramesh |
| Answer» C. Sushilkumar shinde | |
| 96. |
In which creative field was Pran Kumar Sharma famous? |
| A. | Folk artist |
| B. | Cartoonist |
| C. | Musician |
| D. | Economist |
| Answer» C. Musician | |
| 97. |
In which country the Presidential candidate ?Recep Tayyip Erdogan? won the first direct presidential election? |
| A. | Zimbabwe |
| B. | Kenya |
| C. | Holland |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
The famous activist Irom Chanu Sharmila belongs to which Indian state? |
| A. | Mizoram |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» C. Nagaland | |
| 99. |
Bulo C. Rani was associated with which of the following fields? |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Motion picture |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
President Muhammad Fuad Masum has been elected as the head of which country? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Argentina |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | America |
| Answer» B. Argentina | |