Famous Personalities
Who was called a 'Man of Destiny' ?
a. Napoleon
c. Nelson
d. Sardar Patel
Q. Who wrote letters to his son ?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Charles Dickens
c. Chesterfield
d. None of above
Q. Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel ?
a. Avinash Sarang
b. Milkha Singh
c. Mihir Sen
d. Arati Saha
Q. Rembrandt was a world famous ?
a. Dutch painter
b. French painter
c. German painter
d. English painter
Q. Who was Michelangelo ?
a. Great Actor
b. Great Historian
c. Great Sculptor
d. None of above
Q. Who is said to be the world's greatest genius ?
a. C.V Raman
b. Einstein
c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Leonardo da vinci
Q. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army ?
a. Hannibal
b. Napoleon
c. Alexander
d. None of above
Q. Who is Balzac ?
a. French Novelist
b. German Chancellor
c. Detective Story Writer
d. None of above
Q. In which field did Epstein distinguish himself ?
a. Painting
b. Sculpture
c. Music
d. None of above
Q. Who was called wizard of North ?
a. Sir Walter scott
b. Wordsworth
c. Pollock
d. Toynbee
Q. Who was Dr. Salim Ali ?
a. Famous agriculture scientist
b. Founder of Aligarh Muslim university
c. Famous ornithologist
d. None of above
Q. Maria Montessori's name is associated with ?
a. Child education
b. Christian mission
c. Women's rights
d. Mission hospitals
Q. Who is Edward White ?
a. First person to discard Nobel Prize
b. The first Vice President of USA
c. The first American astronaut to float in space
d. None of above
Q. Who was Frank Sinatra ?
a. A great painter of ancient England
b. A great preacher
c. A great pop singer
d. None of above
Q. "Man of Peace" is associated with ?
a. Ashoka the Great
b. Gandhi
c. Nehru
d. Lal Bhadur Shastri
Q. Who was Sir George William ?
a. A pioneer in the Scout Movement
b. A pioneer in Y.M.C.A
c. A historian in England
d. None of above
Q. Who was Robert Peary ?
a. First person to reach South Pole
b. First person to reach North Pole
c. Great statesman of China
d. None of above
Q. Who was Woodrow Wilson ?
a. Former President of USA
b. Former Prime Minister of England
c. A famous chemist of Scotland
d. None of above
Q. John Maynard Keynes was an ?
a. Economist
b. Scientist
c. Poet
d. Mathematician
Q. Marshal Tito was ?
a. former President of Yugoslavia
b. former President of Egypt
c. A hero of World War II
d. None of above
Q. Who was Aristophanes ?
a. Greek playwright
b. Fought against Bindusara
c. A great novelist and orator
d. None of above
Q. Mother Teresa was born in ?
a. Switzerland
b. India
c. Albania
d. Germany
Q. Who pioneered the modern nursing system ?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mother Teresa
c. Greta Garbo
d. None of above
Q. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
a. Sarod
b. Veena
c. Violin
d. Sitar
Q. Dr. Joon Lew of korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the?
a. Eradication of leprosy
b. Campaigning against AIDS
c. Against Drugs
d. Against child labour
Q. Who is the father of Geometry?
a. Aristotle
b. Euclid
c. Pythagoras
d. Kepler
Q. Bismillah Khan was associated with?
a. Sarod
b. Shehnai
c. Flute
d. Tabla
Q. Professor Malcolm Adiseshaih had earned worldwide distinction in which of the fields?
a. Literature
b. Defence
c. Economics
d. Medicine
Q. The first woman in space was
a. Valentina Tereshkova
b. Sally Ride
c. Naidia Comenci
d. Tamara Press
Q. Miss Universe 1994, Ms. Sushmita Sen hails from which of the following cities?
a. Mumbai
b. Chandigarh
c. New Delhi
d. Bangalore
Q. Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?
a. Pt. Ravi Shankar - Sitar
b. M. S. Subbulakshmi - Dance
c. Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute
d. Ustad Zakir Hussain Khan - Tabla
Q. Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of ?
a. Atomic Power
b. poultry farms
c. Dairy development
d. Economic Reforms
Q. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of
a. Sitar
b. Flute
c. Sarod
d. Tabla
Q. Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields?
a. Classical dance
b. Literature
c. Journalism
d. Classical music
Q. Sanjay Dutt, a noted film actor was held under
a. TADA
b. Narcotics Act
c. Act 302
d. Anti - Defection Act
Q. Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?
a. Dr. D.R. Sengupta
b. Dr. S.Z. Kasim
c. Dr. V. K. Raina
d. Dr. H. K. Gupta
Q. The title of 'sparrow' given to
a. Napoleon
b. Major General Rajinder Singh
c. T. T. Krishnamachari
d. Sardar Patel
Q. Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?
a. Bismarck
b. Eisenhower
c. Gen. Rommel
d. Walter Scott
Q. Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?
a. Painting
b. Politics
c. Dance
d. Music
Q. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?
a. Guitar
b. Violin
c. sarod
d. Tabla
Q. Who is Larry Pressler?
a. Politician
b. Painter
c. Actor
d. Tennis player
Q. Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?
a. Social Service
b. Journalism
c. Literature
d. Politics
Q. Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Indira Gandhi
d. Joan of Arc
Q. Gangubai hangal is the name associated with
a. Literature
b. Music
c. Journalism
d. Environment
Q. Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?
a. Muthuswami Dikshitar
b. Purandardasa
c. Swami Thirunal
d. None of these
Q. To which country did Dr. Annie Besant belong ?
a. India
b. England
c. Scotland
d. None of above
Q. Name the Arab poet who won the Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry, recently ?
a. Suheir Hammad
b. Naoemi Nye
c. Elia Abu Madi
d. Adunis
Q. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) celebrated its silver jubilee on Mar 1 2015. The present chairman of NASSCOM is ?
a. Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan
b. Kris Gopalakrishnan
c. Ratan tata
d. R Chandrasekaran
Q. Lavkumar Khachar, who passed away recently, was a renowned ___?
a. Ornithologist
b. Novelist
c. Journalist
d. Economist
Q. Lavkumar Khachar, who passed away recently, was a renowned ___?
a. Social worker
b. Journalist
c. Economist
d. Ornithologist
Q. Who is the current Chairman of LIC ?
a. S.B. Mainak
b. D.K. Mehrotra
c. S.K. Roy
d. Anil Shukla
Q. Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
a. Kamaraj
b. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Nehru
d. Rajaji
Q. The first Indian to swim across English channel was
a. V. Merchant
b. P. K. Banerji
c. Mihir Sen
d. Arati Saha
Q. Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of
a. Portugal
b. Canada
c. Switzerland
d. Congo
Q. Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?
a. Pop Music
b. Jounalism
c. Sports
d. Acting
Q. The Northern Command of Indian Army has its headquarters in which of the following cities?
a. Shimla
b. Lucknow
c. Udhampur
d. Chandigarh
e. None of these
Q. Ex-Chief Justice of India R.M Lodha was succeeded by whom of the following?
a. Justice T.S. Thakur
b. Justice H.L. Dattu
c. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
d. Justice Anil R. Dave
e. None of these
Q. The Indian Instiute of Advanced Study welcomed its first woman chairperson as who among the folowing?
a. Mridula Chatterjee
b. Mamta Sharma
c. Chandrakala Padia
d. Kanchan Trivedi
e. None of these
Q. The US Open Grand Slam for women's single was won by Serena Williams against which of the following competitors?
a. Caroline Wozniacki
b. Simona Halep
c. Petra Kvitova
d. Maria Sharapova
e. None of these
Q. In 2014, the title of Grand Slam in US Open in men's single was bagged by whom of the following?
a. Marin Cilic
b. Rafal Nadal
c. Roger Federer
d. Kei Nishikori
e. None of these
Q. The Fields Medal in the field of Mathematics was not awarded to which of the following in 2014?
a. Maryam Mirzakhani
b. Artur Avila
c. Lars Ahlfors
d. Martin Hairer
e. None of these
Q. The Asian Games of 2014 saw the captaincy of who among the following for womem's Indian hockey team?
a. Ritu Rani
b. Aunta Lakra
c. Yogita Bali
d. Vandana Kataria
e. None of these
Q. For which sport is Parimarjan Negi renowned?
a. Chess player
b. Shooter
c. Badminton player
d. Swimmer
e. None of these
Q. With which field was the Late BKS Iyengar associated?
a. Yoga Guru
b. Folk Singer
c. Film Director
d. Artist
e. None of these
Q. To which country does the world's longest living man “Sakari Momoi” belong?
a. Japan
b. Argentina
c. China
d. USA
e. None of these
Q. The campaign of Interpol, "Turn Back Crime" has associated which Indian personality as its brand ambassador?
a. Aamir Khan
b. Shahrukh Khan
c. Ajay Devgn
d. Amitabh Bachchan
e. None of these
Q. The famous activist Irom Chanu Sharmila belongs to which Indian state?
a. Mizoram
b. Assam
c. Nagaland
d. Manipur
e. None of these
Q. In which field of arts are Zoffany, Hodges, the Danniells, Sir Charles O D’oyly notable figures?
a. Dancers
b. Writers
c. Painters
d. Musicians
e. None of these
Q. For which country has Joko Widodo been elected as Presidental head?
a. Indonesia
b. Argentina
c. Ukraine
d. Mexico
e. None of these
Q. President Muhammad Fuad Masum has been elected as the head of which country?
a. Argentina
b. Iraq
c. Niger
d. Chile
e. None of these
Q. The chairperson of the Federal Reserve, United States is whom among the following?
a. Ben Bernanke
b. Robert Parry
c. Janet Yellen
d. John Williams
e. None of these
Q. Who of the following has been selected as the Horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra?
a. Shah Rukh Khan
b. Amir Khan
c. Salman Khan
d. Amitabh Bachchan
e. None of these
Q. The "Ahmadiyya Movement” was inititated by which of the following?
a. Mirza Gulam Ahmad
b. Syed Shariat Allah
c. Babaruddin Tayyabji
d. Syed Ahmed Khan
e. None of these
Q. For which field was Robin Williams known?
a. Nobel winning author
b. Economist
c. Music composer
d. Actor and Comedian
e. None of these
Q. In the year 2012, the award for the Best Parliamentarian was conferred to who, of the following?
a. Sharad Yadav
b. Digvijay Singh
c. Sushilkumar Shinde
d. Jairam Ramesh
e. None of these
Q. In which country the Presidential candidate “Recep Tayyip Erdogan” won the first direct presidential election?
a. Turkey
b. Zimbabwe
c. Holland
d. Kenya
a None of these
Q. In which creative field was Pran Kumar Sharma famous?
a. Cartoonist
b. Folk Artist
c. Economist
d. Musician
e. None of these
Q. In which of the given fields does the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Awardee Muzaffer Ali associated to?
a. Film maker
b. Writer
c. Journalist
d. Philanthropist
e. None of these
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