General Knowledge - Personalities
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Which one among the following statements about Mohammad Nasheed of Maldives is not correct?
- (a)
He was the first President of Maldives to be elected through Mutiparty elections
- (b)
He become the President of Maldives in the year 2008.
- (c)
He was a strong advocate of the policies of longtime President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
- (d)
He has been advocating and promoting democracy and human rights in Maldives
Umayalpuram K Sivaraman is well-known exponent of
- (a)
Flute
- (b)
Mridangam
- (c)
Shehnai
- (d)
Violin
Who among the following heads are matched correctly with the organisation?
1.Irina Bokova | UNESCO |
2.Babatunde Osotimehin | UNFPA |
3.Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi | UNHCR |
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
All of the above
Mario Miranda is well known as
- (a)
editor
- (b)
story writer
- (c)
cartoonist
- (d)
Politician
Match the following
List I(Scientists) | List II (Country) |
A.Archimedes | 1.Britain |
B.Alexander Graham | 2.Germany |
C.Nicolaus Copernicus | 3.Greece |
D.Albert Einstern | 4.USA |
5.Poland |
- (a)
A B C D 3 2 4 5 - (b)
A B C D 4 5 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 4 5 2 1 - (d)
A B C D 4 3 5 2
In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate Pearl S Buck collaborate?
- (a)
Shatranj Ke Khilari
- (b)
Guide
- (c)
Lawrence of Arabia
- (d)
Titanic
Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?
- (a)
Cardiology
- (b)
Influenza virus
- (c)
HIV/AIDS
- (d)
Alzheimer
Consider the following statements
1.Mohammed Dilawar is the 'Sparrow Man of India'.
2.Preet Bharara is the Indo-American US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Who among the following person is called 'Desert Fox'?
- (a)
Walter Scott
- (b)
Erwin Rommel
- (c)
Eisenhower
- (d)
Bismarck
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
- (a)
Anna Hazare : Anti corruption
- (b)
Dr Pramod Karan Sethi : Jaipur Foot
- (c)
Dr MS Swaminathan : Agriculture
- (d)
Dr Abdul Kalam : Development of Economics
Which of the following
List I | List II |
A.Vedantam Satyanarayana | 1.Kathakali dancer |
B.Kottakkal Sivaraman | 2.Kuchipudi dancer |
C.Raghunath | 3.Odissi dancer |
4.Bharatnatyam dancer |
- (a)
A B C 2 1 3 - (b)
A B C 2 1 4 - (c)
A B C 3 2 1 - (d)
A B C 4 2 3
Which of the following associations of artists and their art or instrument is wrong?
- (a)
Sarangi : Ravi Verma
- (b)
Painting : Gaganendranath Tagore
- (c)
Dance : Rukmini Devi Arundale
- (d)
Violin : Vaidyanathan
Who was the first Mathematician to treat zero as a number?
- (a)
S Ramanujan
- (b)
Brahmagupta
- (c)
Bhaskara
- (d)
Aryabhatta
Professor Muhammad Yunus is renowned in which one of the following areas?
- (a)
International Economics
- (b)
Human Rights
- (c)
Freedom of press
- (d)
Microcredit Concept
How is Leila Seth known as?
- (a)
First Woman Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission
- (b)
First Woman Election Commissioner of India.
- (c)
First Woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India
- (d)
First Woman Governor of a State in India
Ratan Thiyam , the famous personality from Manipur, is known for his work in the field of
- (a)
sports
- (b)
music
- (c)
theatre
- (d)
social reform
Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
- (a)
Dr Rajendra Prasad
- (b)
Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
- (c)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- (d)
JB Kripalani
Which of the following is/are true about Sarojini Naidu?
1.She was the first woman President about of the Congress.
2.She was the first woman Governor of Independent India.
3.She was the first Health Minister of Independent India.
4.She wrote the Golden Bough.
Select the Correct answer using the codes given below
- (a)
1,2 and 4
- (b)
1 and 2
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
Only 2
Consider the following paragraph and identify the person referred to therein using the codes given below.
She joined the diplomatic corps in 1949 and became the first woman diplomat of India.She was the Ambassador to Hungary, Ghana and the Netherlands.
- (a)
CB Muthamma
- (b)
Nirupama Rao
- (c)
Chokila lyar
- (d)
Meera Kumar
Who of the following is an accomplished vocalist?
- (a)
Monu Mazumdar
- (b)
Shiv Kumar Sharma
- (c)
Satish Gujral
- (d)
Dinanath Mishra
What is the of Edison's motion picture invention?
- (a)
Film
- (b)
Kinetoscope
- (c)
Phonoscope
- (d)
Moviesscope
Indian novelist, Anita Desai has been short-listed for the Booker Prize three times.Which of these works was not short-listed?
- (a)
Fire on The Mountain
- (b)
In Custody
- (c)
Clear Light of Day
- (d)
Fasting,Feasting
Ravi Shanker is a well-known Indian instrumentalist in the world.He is recognised for bringing the Indian classical music tradition on the West.This was done through his association with which of the following people?
- (a)
George Harrison
- (b)
John Lennon
- (c)
Oprah Winfrey
- (d)
Michael Jackson
The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?
- (a)
Painting
- (b)
Films
- (c)
Pop Music
- (d)
Fashion Designing
What character did Walt create before Mickey Mouse? He was very similar in looks but the rights were stolen from Walt in 1928.
- (a)
Oswald the Rabbit
- (b)
Herbert the Mouse
- (c)
Nancy the Goat
- (d)
Archie the cat
Who was the founder of psycho analysis?
- (a)
Karan Horney
- (b)
JA Hickey
- (c)
Lord William
- (d)
Rabindranath Tagore
Consider the following famous names
1.Amrita Sher Gil
2.Bikash Bhattacharjee
3.NS Bendre
4.Subodh Gupta
Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
1 and 4
- (c)
2,3 and 4
- (d)
1,2,3 and 4
Consider the following statements.
1.Jyoti Amge Nagpur was declared the world's shortest adult by Guinness Book of World Records officials.
2.Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called achondroplasia.
- (a)
1 is correct
- (b)
2 is correct
- (c)
Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Who is he?
1.Tiger in the cricket fraternity.
2.India's first transcendental cricketer.
3.Nawab of Pataudi.
- (a)
Saif Ali khan
- (b)
Mansoor ali Khan
- (c)
Yusuf Khan
- (d)
Irfan Pathan
Consider the following pairs
1.Fauja Singh : Oldest Marathon Runner
2.Jyoti Amge : Shortest Women in the world
3.Chandra Bahadur Dangi : Shortest man in the world
Which of the following is rightly matched?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
All of the above