Famous Personalities Flashcards
with which fields was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated
Music
Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi is distinguished as the first Lady
Judge of supreme court
Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award
Mother Teresa
To whom the ‘Bharat Ratna’ was awarded in 1999
Amartya Sen
Who got the Bharat ratna before becoming president of India
Dr Zakir Hussain
Who is known as the ‘Indian Bismarck’
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Which among the famous dancers is not an exponent of Odissi dance style
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Madhavi Mugdal
Sonal Man Singh
Yamini Krishnamurthy
Yamini Krishnamurthy
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt , who has won the prestigious ‘Grammy Awards’ is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?
Guitar
Raja Ravi Verma was famous in which of the fields
Painting
Limba Ram is associated in which fields
sports
who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh
Nek Chand
Who is the flying sikh of India
Milkha Singh
Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the fields
Architecture
Jamini Roy was a Famous _____
Painter
To whom was ‘Bharat Ratna’ awarded in 1999
Amartya Sen
Who is the cheif economist of World Bank in 2023
Indermit Gill, Kaushik Basu was in 2012-2016
Pandit K.G.Ginde was a well known in the field of
music
Dr. V. Kurien has distinguished himself in which area
Dairy development
Who is the first Speaker of Lok Sabha
G .V. Mavalankar
Maria Montessor’s name is associated with
Child Education
Bismillah Khan is associated with
Shehnai
Greto Garbo is the name associated with
Acting
The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by
Lamarck
The first National Security Advisor of India
Brajesh Mishra
Aachan Maharaj distinguished himself in
Dance
Who is the Secretary General of UNO
Antonio Guterres
Who said “ patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”
Swami Vivekananda
Jude Felix is an Indian Player in which field
Hockey
R.K. Laxman excelled as
Cartoonist
Who among the following is associated with freedom struggle of Palestine
Yasser Arafot
On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given
Dada Saheb Phalke
Rajiv Kumar has resigned from the post of Gen, secretary of which of the institution of India
CII
Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer of which company ?
Pepsi
Gum Kelucheran Mohapatra is a meastro of which of the following dance forms
Kathak
Yamini Krishnamurthy is accomplished in
Bharatnatyam
Biologist, who proposed that life is originated in water
Thales
M Sham lal has done commendable work in which of the following fields
Journalism
Bachendri Pal became famous for her grand success in the field of
Mountaineering
Begum Akhtar is associated with
Vocal Music
Who was dr. Salim Ali
Ornithologist
M. S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of
Vocal Music
Prof. Amartya Sen has earned worldwide distinction in which of the following fields/areas?
Economics
Safdar Hashmi is a name associated with
Street Theatre, playwright and direction
Freud is associated with
Psychology
Kalidas was
A poet during the Gupta period
The title of ‘Desert Fox’ is given to
Gen Rommel
Who is considered as ‘trimutri’ (Trinity) of Carnatic music?
Muthuswami Dikshitar
