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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.
| 201. |
Emma Morano, world?s oldest person who died at age 117 was a citizen of which country ? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Greece |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 202. |
Who is known as the Iron man of India |
| A. | Jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | Balgangadar tilak |
| C. | Sardar vallabhabai patel |
| D. | Mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma gandhi | |
| 203. |
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress |
| A. | Annie besant |
| B. | Sarojini naidu |
| C. | Vijayalakshmi pandit |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Sarojini naidu | |
| 204. |
Who among the following is a Cuban revolutionary and political leader? |
| A. | Edward cave |
| B. | William caxton |
| C. | Fidel castro |
| D. | Barbara cartland |
| Answer» D. Barbara cartland | |
| 205. |
Gun gopi krrishna was a maestro of which of the follwing dance forms |
| A. | Manipuri |
| B. | Bharatanatyam |
| C. | Kuchipudi |
| D. | Kathak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 206. |
Who was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of India (CJI) recently ? |
| A. | Justice tirath singh thakur |
| B. | Justice atul mehta |
| C. | Justice jagdish singh khehar |
| D. | Justice t m goyal |
| Answer» D. Justice t m goyal | |
| 207. |
Mallika Sarabhi is associated with which of the following fields |
| A. | Social service |
| B. | Classical music |
| C. | Classical dance |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» D. Sports | |
| 208. |
Who gave the Slogan Inquilab Zindabadh ? |
| A. | M.k.gandhi |
| B. | Nehru |
| C. | Iqbal |
| D. | Bal gangadhar thilak |
| Answer» D. Bal gangadhar thilak | |
| 209. |
The Famous personality best known for the instrument Tabla ? |
| A. | Bundu khan |
| B. | Zakir hussain |
| C. | P. mani iyer |
| D. | Ravi sankar |
| Answer» C. P. mani iyer | |
| 210. |
Who has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Jnanpith Award ? |
| A. | Ravuri bharadwaja |
| B. | Shankha ghosh |
| C. | Kedarnath singh |
| D. | Chandrashekara kambara |
| Answer» C. Kedarnath singh | |
| 211. |
Who advocated the theory of laissez Faire |
| A. | Marshall |
| B. | Malthus |
| C. | Adam smith |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 212. |
Michael Jackson was a distinguished personality in which of the following fields |
| A. | Journalism |
| B. | Acting |
| C. | Pop music |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» D. Sports | |
| 213. |
Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy who passed away in June 2017, he was a famous poet of _________ and ____________ language. |
| A. | Kannada and hindi |
| B. | Telugu and malayalam |
| C. | Hindi and urdu |
| D. | Telugu and urdu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 214. |
Who is known as "Iron man of India"? |
| A. | Bhagath singh |
| B. | Sardhar vallabhai patel |
| C. | Mahathma gandhi |
| D. | Jawahar lal nehru |
| Answer» C. Mahathma gandhi | |
| 215. |
Vasco de Gama was a |
| A. | Australian navigator |
| B. | Portuguess explorer |
| C. | British explorer |
| D. | French explorer |
| Answer» C. British explorer | |
| 216. |
Who among the following is known as 'Kipper' |
| A. | Napoleon bonaparte |
| B. | Field marshal k.m cariappa |
| C. | Gen. erwin rommel |
| D. | Younger pitt |
| Answer» C. Gen. erwin rommel | |
| 217. |
Who had announced that democracy is a government " of the people, by the people and for the people " ? |
| A. | Abraham lincoln |
| B. | George washignton |
| C. | Theodore roosevelt |
| D. | Winston churchill |
| Answer» B. George washignton | |
| 218. |
The first Indian who was choosen as the secretary general of commonwealth is |
| A. | Krishnamurthy |
| B. | Kamalesh sharma |
| C. | Rakesh verma |
| D. | Gopalaswamy |
| Answer» C. Rakesh verma | |
| 219. |
Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments |
| A. | Violin |
| B. | Sitar |
| C. | Sarod |
| D. | Veena |
| Answer» D. Veena | |
| 220. |
Indian-American girl won 2017 Young Scientist Challenge for water contamination detection device. What is her name ? |
| A. | Kavita kumari |
| B. | Gitanjali rao |
| C. | Hetal rao |
| D. | Savita sharma |
| Answer» C. Hetal rao | |
| 221. |
Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the following fields |
| A. | Theatre |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Classical dance |
| D. | Film direction |
| Answer» B. Journalism | |
| 222. |
Who has become the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest for the fourth time ? |
| A. | Anshu jamsenpa |
| B. | Dickey dolma |
| C. | Lhakpa sherpa |
| D. | Malavath purna |
| Answer» B. Dickey dolma | |
| 223. |
Who was affectionately Known as the " Grand Old Man Of India" |
| A. | Bal gangadhar tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai naoroji |
| C. | Gopal krishna gokhale |
| D. | Mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» C. Gopal krishna gokhale | |
| 224. |
Jamini Roy was a famous |
| A. | Actor |
| B. | Producer |
| C. | Dancer |
| D. | Painter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
The first female to take over the controls of a NASA spaceship is |
| A. | Wilkie collins |
| B. | Eileen collins |
| C. | Colette |
| D. | Kim clijsters |
| Answer» C. Colette | |
| 226. |
Safdar Hashmi is a name associated with |
| A. | Drawing and painting |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Instrumental music |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 227. |
Aryabhatta was India's renowned |
| A. | Poet |
| B. | Physicist |
| C. | Mathmartician |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 228. |
Mohammed Azharuddin, former Indian Cricket Team Captain, represents ...........Constituency of Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha, |
| A. | Mirzapur |
| B. | Moradabad |
| C. | Meerut |
| D. | Mathura |
| Answer» C. Meerut | |
| 229. |
With which of the following was satyajit Ray associated |
| A. | Commercial art |
| B. | Classical music |
| C. | Classical dance |
| D. | Direction of films |
| Answer» E. | |
| 230. |
A.Nageswara rao is associated with which of the following fields |
| A. | Motion picture |
| B. | Social service |
| C. | Literature |
| D. | Politics |
| Answer» B. Social service | |
| 231. |
"National Youth Day" is celebrated on which day ? |
| A. | January 15 |
| B. | January 14 |
| C. | January 17 |
| D. | January 12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 232. |
Who said " You give me blood, I will give you freedom " |
| A. | Mahatma gandhi |
| B. | Bal gangadhar tilak |
| C. | Subhash chandra bose |
| D. | Bhagat singh |
| Answer» D. Bhagat singh | |
| 233. |
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt who has won the prestigious ' Grammy Awards ' is an exponent in which of the following musical instuments |
| A. | Sarod |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | Violin |
| D. | Mohan veena |
| Answer» E. | |
| 234. |
Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers received " NISHAN-E-PAKISTAN" the highest civilian award in Pakistan |
| A. | Morarji desai |
| B. | Rajiv gandhi |
| C. | Atal behari vajpayee |
| D. | Indira gandhi |
| Answer» B. Rajiv gandhi | |
| 235. |
Bulo C. Rani was associated with which of the following fields |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Motion pictures |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» E. | |
| 236. |
Dr. M.S.Subbalakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of |
| A. | Kathak |
| B. | Bharathanatyam |
| C. | Playing violin |
| D. | Vocal music |
| Answer» E. | |
| 237. |
Who amongst the following is the Secretary General of UNO |
| A. | Koffi annan |
| B. | Shashi tharoor |
| C. | Gordon drown |
| D. | Hugo chavez |
| Answer» B. Shashi tharoor | |
| 238. |
Which music director had distinction of being the first Asian to Compose a symphony for Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London |
| A. | Nadeem sharavam |
| B. | Anand milind |
| C. | Shiv hari |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 239. |
Limba Ram is associated with which of the following fields |
| A. | Motion pictures |
| B. | Sports |
| C. | Social service |
| D. | Politics |
| Answer» C. Social service | |
| 240. |
Name an eminent cartoonist who created the comic book character like Chacha Chaudary and Sabu who died in 2014 ? |
| A. | Angela nemeth |
| B. | Pran kumar sharma |
| C. | Madhukar singh |
| D. | Dp yadav |
| Answer» C. Madhukar singh | |
| 241. |
Prof. Amartya Sen has earned worldwide distinction in which of the following fields/areas |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Geology |
| C. | Biochemistry |
| D. | Astrophysics |
| Answer» B. Geology | |
| 242. |
Who among the following was an aminent painter |
| A. | Sarada ukil |
| B. | Uday shankar |
| C. | V.shanta ram |
| D. | Yusuf meherally |
| Answer» B. Uday shankar | |
| 243. |
Gum Kelucharan Mohapatra is a maestro of which of the following dance forms |
| A. | Kathak |
| B. | Kuchipudi |
| C. | Odissi |
| D. | Kathakali |
| Answer» B. Kuchipudi | |
| 244. |
Mr.Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady |
| A. | Judge of the high court |
| B. | Governor of a state |
| C. | Judge of the supreme court |
| D. | Gold medal winner in sports |
| Answer» D. Gold medal winner in sports | |
| 245. |
What is name of Three Indians who has made it to the MIT Technology Review magazine's Innovators under 35 list in2017 ? |
| A. | Suchi saria |
| B. | Radha boya |
| C. | Neha narkhede |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 246. |
Who is known as the ' Saint of the gutters ' |
| A. | B.r.ambedkar |
| B. | Mother teresa |
| C. | Mahatma gandhi |
| D. | Baba amte |
| Answer» C. Mahatma gandhi | |
| 247. |
Who has become First Female Pilot in Indian Navy? |
| A. | Ritu kumari |
| B. | Shubhangi swaroop |
| C. | Garima sharma |
| D. | Rakhi kumari |
| Answer» C. Garima sharma | |
| 248. |
Who is known as ' Little Corporal ' |
| A. | Adolf hitler |
| B. | Napolean bonaparte |
| C. | William e. gladstone |
| D. | Classical music |
| Answer» C. William e. gladstone | |
| 249. |
Dr. V.Kurien has distinguished himself in which of the following areas |
| A. | Poultry farms |
| B. | Economic reforms |
| C. | Dairy development |
| D. | Atomic energy |
| Answer» D. Atomic energy | |
| 250. |
Chandigarh was designed by |
| A. | Le corbusier |
| B. | Edward lutyens |
| C. | Christopher wren |
| D. | Michelongo |
| Answer» B. Edward lutyens | |