General Knowledge MCQs – Commonly Asked Questions for Exams – Must Know Topics and Concepts Part 10
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Famous Personalities
1. Barack Obama, the President of America, is from which of the following American States?
(a) California
(b) Illinois
(c) Virginia
(d) Indiana
Ans: (b)
2. Match the following
List – I Person | List – II Area in which Distinguished |
---|---|
A. Rajendra Shah | 1. Film industry |
B. Naresh Trehan | 2. Computer industry |
C. Azim Premji | 3. Automobile industry |
D. Jagdish Khattar | 4. Medical science |
5. Literature |
Ans: (b)
3. The first woman to climb Mount Everest was
(a) Marie Jose Perec
(b) Florence Griffith Joyner
(c) Junko Tabei
(d) Jackie Joyner Kersee
Ans: (c)
4. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’ ?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Joan of Arc
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Florence Nightingale
Ans: (d)
5. Who is the first Air Chief to receive the honor of ‘Marshal’ ?
(a) Arjun Singh
(b) Satish Kumar Sarin
(c) SK Mehra
(d) Yashwant Tipnis
Ans: (a)
6. Who is associated with the development of India՚s Atomic Bomb?
(a) APJ Abdul Kalam
(b) Homi Bhabha
(c) Raja Ramanan
(d) Kastoorirangan
Ans: (c)
7. Match the following
List – I | List – II |
---|---|
A. Ho Chi Minh | 1. Founder of democracy movement in Myanmar |
B. Sun Yat-sen | 2. First PM of Singapore |
C. Suu Kyi Aung San | 3. Vietnam՚s revolutionary leader |
D. Lee Kuan Yew | 4. First President of Republic of China |
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (d)
8. The first woman film star nominated to the Rajya Sabha was
(a) Nargis Dutt
(b) Shabana Azmi
(c) Madhubala
(d) Meena Kumari
Ans: (a)
9. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Reinhold Messner complete Technology
(b) Harlow Shapley Astronomy
(c) Gregor Mendel Hereditary Theory
(d) Godfrey Hounsfield CT Scan
Ans: (a)
10. Match the following
List – I Person | List – II Well Known As |
---|---|
A. Karun Chandok | 1. Film maker |
B. Mira Nair | 2. Motor race sportsperson |
C. Nirad C Chaudhari | 3. Musician |
D. Ronu Mazumdar | 4. Writer |
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (d)
11. Who created the unforgettable literary character ‘Swami’ ?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) R K Narayan
(c) Mulk Raj Anand
(d) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Ans: (b)
12. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (sitar) ?
(a) Mian Tansen
(b) Baiju Bawara
(c) Amir Khusro
(d) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Ans: (c)
13. Which among the following composers was deaf?
(a) Beethoven LV
(b) Back JS
(c) Richard Strauss
(d) Johannes Brahms
Ans: (a)