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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.
| 251. |
Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army |
| A. | Hannibal |
| B. | Napolean |
| C. | Alexander |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Napolean | |
| 252. |
Bachendri Pal became famous for her grand success in the field of |
| A. | Athletics skiing |
| B. | Swimming |
| C. | Mountaineering |
| D. | Journalism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 253. |
The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are: |
| A. | Dhrupad vocalists |
| B. | Kathak dancers |
| C. | Sarod macstros |
| D. | Tabla players |
| Answer» B. Kathak dancers | |
| 254. |
Why was Sucheta Kadethankar in the news recently? |
| A. | She is the first indian to climb mount everest twice |
| B. | She is the first indian to cross the english channel |
| C. | She is the first indian to cross the gobi desert |
| D. | She secured highest rank among women in civil services examination 2010 |
| Answer» D. She secured highest rank among women in civil services examination 2010 | |
| 255. |
National Commission on Farmers was chaired by- |
| A. | Sri som pal |
| B. | Sri y.c. nanda |
| C. | Dr. c. rangarajan |
| D. | Dr. m.s. swaminathan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 256. |
David Cameron was back to power on 9th May, 2015 in recently held elections in UK . Which party swept Scotland in the election with majority of its MPs |
| A. | The liberal democrates |
| B. | The labour party |
| C. | Scottish national party |
| D. | The conservative party |
| Answer» D. The conservative party | |
| 257. |
Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of Central Electricity Authority: |
| A. | J.l bajaj |
| B. | H.l bajaj |
| C. | Y.n prasad |
| D. | J.l raina |
| Answer» C. Y.n prasad | |
| 258. |
Bachendri Pal became famous for her grand success in the field of: |
| A. | Athletics skiing |
| B. | Swimming |
| C. | Mountaineering |
| D. | Journalism |
| Answer» D. Journalism | |
| 259. |
Who amongst the following has taken over as the President of Serbia after the General elections held there in February 2008? |
| A. | Boris tadic |
| B. | Tomislav nicolic |
| C. | Samak sundaravej |
| D. | Novak djokovic |
| Answer» B. Tomislav nicolic | |
| 260. |
Name the President of India who was elected unopposed- |
| A. | Dr. shankar dayal sharma |
| B. | Dr. neelam sanjiva reddy |
| C. | Dr. fakruddina ali ahmed |
| D. | Dr. zakir hussain |
| Answer» C. Dr. fakruddina ali ahmed | |
| 261. |
Kalpana Chawla is a/an ? |
| A. | Politician |
| B. | Astronaut |
| C. | Painter |
| D. | Writer |
| Answer» C. Painter | |
| 262. |
Who is Richard Halbrooke? |
| A. | Producer and director of hollywood movies |
| B. | Us special envoy on afghanistan and pakistan |
| C. | Us ambassador to india |
| D. | Un observer for overseeing the rehabilitation process of displaced tamils in sri lanka |
| Answer» C. Us ambassador to india | |
| 263. |
Manjit Bawa was a famous ? |
| A. | Painter |
| B. | Dancer |
| C. | Politician |
| D. | Actor |
| Answer» B. Dancer | |
| 264. |
Who is called as ?Netaji ? ? |
| A. | Jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | Subhash chandra bose |
| C. | Mahatma gandhi |
| D. | C rajagopalachari |
| Answer» C. Mahatma gandhi | |
| 265. |
Vikram Pnadit is associated with which of the following banks: |
| A. | Yes bank |
| B. | Icici bank |
| C. | Citigroup |
| D. | Hsbc |
| Answer» D. Hsbc | |
| 266. |
Who among the following was the first to land on moon? |
| A. | Neil armstrong |
| B. | Tenzing norgay |
| C. | Rakesh sharma |
| D. | Edwin aldrin |
| Answer» B. Tenzing norgay | |
| 267. |
Name of S. Chandrashekhar is associated with which of the following subjects? |
| A. | Cosmology |
| B. | Chemistry |
| C. | Fluid mechanics |
| D. | Astrophysics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 268. |
The meeting of Commonwealth Nations was held in Uganda on November 25, 2007. Who was elected its General Secretary? |
| A. | Mahesh sharma |
| B. | Kamlesh sharma |
| C. | Bimalesh sharma |
| D. | Kailash sharma |
| Answer» C. Bimalesh sharma | |
| 269. |
Colonel Muammar al Gaddafi is associated with which one of the following countries? |
| A. | Libya |
| B. | Bahrain |
| C. | Yemen |
| D. | Tunisia |
| Answer» B. Bahrain | |
| 270. |
Which one of the peaks did Phu Dorjee, the first Indian woman climb without oxygen? |
| A. | Mt. everest |
| B. | Mt. kanchenjunga |
| C. | Mt. anna purna |
| D. | Mt. makalu |
| Answer» B. Mt. kanchenjunga | |
| 271. |
Who is the current Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog? |
| A. | Raghuram rajan |
| B. | Arvind panagariya |
| C. | Bibek debroy |
| D. | V.k. saraswati |
| Answer» C. Bibek debroy | |
| 272. |
The current President of the World Bank is- |
| A. | Jim yong kim |
| B. | James d. wolfansen |
| C. | Barbara cartland |
| D. | Robert zoellick |
| Answer» B. James d. wolfansen | |
| 273. |
Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India? |
| A. | B.r. ambedkar |
| B. | C. rajagopalachari |
| C. | Dr. rajendra prasad |
| D. | Dr. radhakrishnan |
| Answer» C. Dr. rajendra prasad | |
| 274. |
Ban Ki-moon, the UNO Secretary-General belong to |
| A. | Saudi arab |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | South korea |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» D. Brazil | |
| 275. |
Who is Kapil sibal? |
| A. | Coal minister of india |
| B. | Civil aviation minister of india |
| C. | Telecom minister of india |
| D. | Economic advisor to prime minister of india |
| Answer» D. Economic advisor to prime minister of india | |
| 276. |
What is the sequence number of Pranab Mukherjee as the President of the Republic India? |
| A. | 10th |
| B. | 11th |
| C. | 12th |
| D. | 13th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 277. |
Who among the following was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | M.a. ayyangar |
| B. | G.v. mavalankar |
| C. | Sardar hukam singh |
| D. | N. sanjiva reddy |
| Answer» C. Sardar hukam singh | |
| 278. |
Who among the following has been appointed as the 11th President of the World Bank from July 1, 2007? |
| A. | John wolfensohn |
| B. | Paul wolfowiz |
| C. | Robert zoellick |
| D. | David morgan |
| Answer» D. David morgan | |
| 279. |
Who was the first Indian to reach Antarctica? |
| A. | Rakesh sharma |
| B. | G.s. sirohi |
| C. | B.k dutta |
| D. | K. karuna nautial |
| Answer» C. B.k dutta | |
| 280. |
Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference? |
| A. | Faiz ahmad faiz |
| B. | Josh malihabadi |
| C. | Muhammad iqbal |
| D. | Firaq gorakhpuri |
| Answer» B. Josh malihabadi | |
| 281. |
Which one of the following Presidents of India served for two terms? |
| A. | S. radhakrishnan |
| B. | Rajendra prasad |
| C. | Zakir hussain |
| D. | V.v giri |
| Answer» C. Zakir hussain | |
| 282. |
What is the sequence number of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of the Republic India? |
| A. | 12th |
| B. | 13th |
| C. | 14th |
| D. | 15th |
| Answer» D. 15th | |
| 283. |
The Chief Minister who remained in the office for the longest period? |
| A. | Jyoti basu |
| B. | Lalu prasad |
| C. | Mayawati |
| D. | M. karunanidhi |
| Answer» B. Lalu prasad | |
| 284. |
Who was the only Indian woman to be elected as the President of U.N. General Assembly? |
| A. | Vijayalakshmi pandit |
| B. | V.k krishna menon |
| C. | Jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | Rajeswar dayal |
| Answer» B. V.k krishna menon | |
| 285. |
Who of the following has called Subhash Chandra Bose as 'Desh Nayak'? |
| A. | Mahatma gandhi |
| B. | Ram manohar lohia |
| C. | Rabindranath tagore |
| D. | Sardar vallabhbhai patel |
| Answer» D. Sardar vallabhbhai patel | |
| 286. |
Ratan Thylam, the famous personality from Manipur, is known for his work in the field of: |
| A. | Sports |
| B. | Music |
| C. | Theatre |
| D. | Social reform |
| Answer» D. Social reform | |
| 287. |
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is associated with- |
| A. | Dance |
| B. | Music |
| C. | Short story writing |
| D. | Novels |
| Answer» C. Short story writing | |
| 288. |
Which Indian Batsman is famous for Late cut shot ? |
| A. | Mohindar amarnath |
| B. | Sunil gavaskar |
| C. | K srikkanth |
| D. | G r vishwanath |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was- |
| A. | Nandini satpathy |
| B. | Dr. j. jayalalitha |
| C. | Sucheta kriplani |
| D. | Mayawati |
| Answer» D. Mayawati | |
| 290. |
What is common between Manjit bawa,Tyeb mehta and Satish Gujral ? |
| A. | Music |
| B. | Painting |
| C. | Politics |
| D. | Making ad films |
| Answer» C. Politics | |
| 291. |
Who amongst the following is founder of Dropbox ? |
| A. | Jack dorsey |
| B. | Evan spiegel |
| C. | Drew houston |
| D. | Brian chesky |
| Answer» D. Brian chesky | |
| 292. |
Who was the first Indian to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of London? |
| A. | C.v. raman |
| B. | Satyendra nath bose |
| C. | Srinivas ramanujan |
| D. | P.c. mahalanobis |
| Answer» D. P.c. mahalanobis | |
| 293. |
Who said ?At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom?? |
| A. | Lord mountbatten |
| B. | Mahatma gandhi |
| C. | Jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | Bill gates |
| Answer» D. Bill gates | |
| 294. |
Who among the following was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court? |
| A. | Sujata manohar |
| B. | Geeta mukherjee |
| C. | M. fathima beevi |
| D. | Leila seth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 295. |
Who is called as Father of Ayurveda ? |
| A. | Varaha mihira |
| B. | Charaka |
| C. | Kalidas |
| D. | Aryabhatta |
| Answer» C. Kalidas | |
| 296. |
Mulk raj Anand was a Famous writer in _____ language ? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | English |
| C. | Telugu |
| D. | Bengali |
| Answer» C. Telugu | |
| 297. |
Who is called as ?father of Genetics ? ? |
| A. | Gregor mendel |
| B. | Charles darwin |
| C. | Louis pasteur |
| D. | Hugo de vries |
| Answer» B. Charles darwin | |
| 298. |
Who among the following was the first lady Prime Minister in the World? |
| A. | Sirimavo bandaranaike |
| B. | Indira gandhi |
| C. | Mary eugenia charles |
| D. | Golda meir |
| Answer» B. Indira gandhi | |
| 299. |
In which country, Ms. Julia Gillard was made the first woman Prime Minister in the Year 2011? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Poland |
| Answer» B. Canada | |
| 300. |
Mani ratnam is a famous ? |
| A. | Director |
| B. | Writer |
| C. | Scientist |
| D. | Actor |
| Answer» B. Writer | |