Famous Personalities

Question 1

with which fields was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated

Answer 1

Music

Question 2

Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi is distinguished as the first Lady

Answer 2

Judge of supreme court

Question 3

Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award

Answer 3

Mother Teresa

Question 4

To whom the ‘Bharat Ratna’ was awarded in 1999

Answer 4

Amartya Sen

Question 5

Who got the Bharat ratna before becoming president of India

Answer 5

Dr Zakir Hussain

Question 6

Who is known as the ‘Indian Bismarck’

Answer 6

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 7

Which among the famous dancers is not an exponent of Odissi dance style
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Madhavi Mugdal
Sonal Man Singh
Yamini Krishnamurthy

Answer 7

Yamini Krishnamurthy

Question 8

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt , who has won the prestigious ‘Grammy Awards’ is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?

Answer 8

Guitar

Question 9

Raja Ravi Verma was famous in which of the fields

Answer 9

Painting

Question 10

Limba Ram is associated in which fields

Answer 10

sports

Question 11

who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh

Answer 11

Nek Chand

Question 12

Who is the flying sikh of India

Answer 12

Milkha Singh

Question 13

Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the fields

Answer 13

Architecture

Question 14

Jamini Roy was a Famous _____

Answer 14

Painter

Question 15

To whom was ‘Bharat Ratna’ awarded in 1999

Answer 15

Amartya Sen

Question 16

Who is the cheif economist of World Bank in 2023

Answer 16

Indermit Gill, Kaushik Basu was in 2012-2016

Question 17

Pandit K.G.Ginde was a well known in the field of

Answer 17

music

Question 18

Dr. V. Kurien has distinguished himself in which area

Answer 18

Dairy development

Question 19

Who is the first Speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer 19

G .V. Mavalankar

Question 20

Maria Montessor’s name is associated with

Answer 20

Child Education

Question 21

Bismillah Khan is associated with

Answer 21

Shehnai

Question 22

Greto Garbo is the name associated with

Answer 22

Acting

Question 23

The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by

Answer 23

Lamarck

Question 24

The first National Security Advisor of India

Answer 24

Brajesh Mishra

Question 25

Aachan Maharaj distinguished himself in

Answer 25

Dance

Question 26

Who is the Secretary General of UNO

Answer 26

Antonio Guterres

Question 27

Who said " patriotism is religion and religion is love for India"

Answer 27

Swami Vivekananda

Question 28

Jude Felix is an Indian Player in which field

Answer 28

Hockey

Question 29

R.K. Laxman excelled as

Answer 29

Cartoonist

Question 30

Who among the following is associated with freedom struggle of Palestine

Answer 30

Yasser Arafot

Question 31

On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given

Answer 31

Dada Saheb Phalke

Question 32

Rajiv Kumar has resigned from the post of Gen, secretary of which of the institution of India

Answer 32

CII

Question 33

Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer of which company ?

Answer 33

Pepsi

Question 34

Gum Kelucheran Mohapatra is a meastro of which of the following dance forms

Answer 34

Kathak

Question 35

Yamini Krishnamurthy is accomplished in

Answer 35

Bharatnatyam

Question 36

Biologist, who proposed that life is originated in water

Answer 36

Thales

Question 37

M Sham lal has done commendable work in which of the following fields

Answer 37

Journalism

Question 38

Bachendri Pal became famous for her grand success in the field of

Answer 38

Mountaineering

Question 39

Begum Akhtar is associated with

Answer 39

Vocal Music

Question 40

Who was dr. Salim Ali

Answer 40

Ornithologist

Question 41

M. S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of

Answer 41

Vocal Music

Question 42

Prof. Amartya Sen has earned worldwide distinction in which of the following fields/areas?

Answer 42

Economics

Question 43

Safdar Hashmi is a name associated with

Answer 43

Street Theatre, playwright and direction

Question 44

Freud is associated with

Answer 44

Psychology

Question 45

Kalidas was

Answer 45

A poet during the Gupta period

Question 46

The title of ‘Desert Fox’ is given to

Answer 46

Gen Rommel

Question 47

Who is considered as ‘trimutri’ (Trinity) of Carnatic music?

Answer 47

Muthuswami Dikshitar