Famous Personalities related General Knowledge questions and answers series #37

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1. The first Indian to swim across English Channel was  

A. Arati Saha
B. Mihir Sen
C. P.K.Banerji
D. V.Merchant

2. Who is known as Indian Bismarck?

A. Patel
B. Rajaji
C. Nehru
D. Kamraj

3. Samantha Fox is associated with

A. Sports
B. Journalism
C. Politics
D. Pop Music

4. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?

A. Social Service 
B. Politics
C. Literature
D. Journalism

5. Zubin Mehta is associated with

A. Music
B. Painting
C. Literature
D. Journalism

6. Who among the following is called ‘Father of German Unity’?

A. George Bush
B. Morarji Desai
C. Helmut Kohl
D. Mikhail Gorbachev

7. R.K. Laxman is a renowned?

A. Writer
B. Cartoonist
C. Journalist
D. Politics

8. Uday Sankar is a famous

A. Dancer
B. Producer
C. Writer
D. Painter

9. Who among the following persons is called Desert Fox?

A. Bismarck
B. Eisenhower
C. Gen.Rommel
D. Walter Scott

10. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?

A. Ajit Pal Singh
B. Mohinder Singh
C. Milkha Singh
D. Joginder Singh

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11. Vilayat Khan was associated with

A. Flute
B. Tabla
C. Shehnai
D. Sitar

12. Gangubai Hangal is the name associated with

A. Music
B. Literature
C. Environment
D. Journalism

13. With which of the following is Begum Akhtar associated?

A. Painting
B. Vocal Music
C. Classical Dance
D. Writing

14. Who is known as Indian Bismarck?

A. Kamraj
B. Rajaji
C. Patel
D. Nehru

15. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?

A. Music
B. Sanskrit
C. Literature
D. Dharamshastra

16. Which of the following personalities is credited with starting Van Mahotsava in 2950?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. KM Munshi
C. Sardar Patel
D. None of these

17. Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India is from which country?

A. USA
B. Mexico
C. Australia
D. New Zealand

18. Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which one of the following fields?

A. Physics
B. Medical Science
C. Environmental Science
D. History

19. Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web(WWW)?

A. Edward Kasner
B. Bill Gates
C. Tim Berners-lee
D. Vinod Dham

20. Who among the following is a Hindustani Classical Singer?

A. Geeta Chandran
B. Leela Samson
C. Gangubai Hangal
D. Swapnasundari

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21. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of

A. Sitar
B. Tabla
C. Flute
D. Shehnai

22. Who among the following headed the committee on Computerisation in Indian Banks?

A. C. Rangarajan
B. R.N.Malhotra
C. S.Venkitramanan
D. M.Narasimhan

23. A Nageshwara Rao is associated with which of the following fields?

A. Sports
B. Politics
C. Literature
D. Social Service

24. Shiv Kumar Sharma is a famous player of

A. Tabla
B. Sitar
C. Flute
D. Santoor

25. Mallika Sarabhai is associated with which of the following fields?

A. Sports
B. Classical dance
C. Social service
D. Classical Music

26. Who among the following is not a dramatist?

A. Hadal Sircar
B. Vijay Tendulkar
C. Jayanta Mahapatra
D. Girish R. Karnad

27. Bismillah Khan is associated with

A. Shehnai
B. Sarod
C. Flute
D. Tabla

28. Surojeet Chatterji is associated with

A. Sitar
B. Piano
C. Santoor
D. Flute

29. The first woman in space was

A. Olga Korbut
B. Sally Ride
C. Tamara Press
D. Valentina Tereshkova

30. Nandlal Bose is known mostly for his

A. Paintings
B. Dances
C. Light Music
D. Instrumental Music

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31. Naina Devi, was associated with which of the following?

A. Stage acting
B. Classical dance
C. Vocal Music
D. Social service

32. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?

A. Drama
B. Dance
C. Vocal Music
D. Painting

33. Which of the following films has won 9 Oscar Awards in 1988?

A. Rain Man
B. Amadeus
C. The World Safari
D. The Last Emperor

34. Baden Powell is associated with

A. Sports
B. Film Direction
C. Painting
D. Scouting

35. The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?

A. Films
B. Painting
C. Fashion Designing
D. Pop Music

36. Maiden Queen was the nickname of

A. Queen Mary
B. Queen Victoria
C. Queen Elizabeth-I
D. Queen Elizabeth-II

37. With which of the following fields is M.F.Hussian associated?

A. Social work
B. Painting
C. Music
D. Literature

38. Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following?

A. Kabaddi
B. Wrestling
C. Swimming
D. Shooting

39. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated

A. Sitar
B. Shehnai
C. Tabla
D. Flute

40. Who among the following is not reputed as a painter?

A. Laxman Pal
B. Nandlal Bose
C. Amrita Shergill
D. Satish Gujaral

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41. The only Indian recipient of Nishan–e–Pakistan is

A. Indira Gandhi
B. Maulana Azad
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Morarji Desai

42. Greto Garbo is a name associated with

A. Acting
B. Literature
C. Classical Dance
D. Journalism

43. Vijayapat Singhania has established a world record in

A. Skating
B. Driving
C. Swimming
D. Flying

44. Who among the following is the first person to set foot on moon?

A. Yuri Gagarin
B. Glen
C. Neil Armstrong
D. Rakesh Sharma

45. Who is known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’?

A. Baba Amte
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Mother Teresa
D. B.R. Ambedkar

46. Ms. Kalanidhi Narayan is associated with

A. Kathak
B. Odissi
C. Bharatnatyam
D. Kathakali

47. R.K. Nayyar, was a distinguished personality in the field of

A. Literature
B. Classical
C. Film making
D. Textile designing

48. Birju Maharaj is a well known exponent of

A. Kathakali
B. Kathak
C. Manipuri dance
D. Odissi dance

49. Palghat Mani Iyer has specialised in playing

A. Tabla
B. Sitar
C. Flute
D. Mridangam

50. With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated?

A. Classical dance
B. Direction of films
C. Classical Music
D. Commercial art