General Awareness - 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
Match the following
List I (Distinguished Persons) |
List II (Achievements Known as) |
A.Guenter Grass | 1.First women Prime Minister of Canada |
B.Trevor Huddleston | 2.Nobel Prize winner for literature |
C.Dicky Dolma | 3.Leading campaigner against apartheid in South Africa |
D.Kim Campbell | 4.American violinist |
5.Youngest woman to climb the Mt Everest |
- (a)
A B C D 5 3 2 1 - (b)
A B C D 2 3 5 1 - (c)
A B C D 5 3 4 2 - (d)
A B C D 2 4 1 3
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
How is Garcia Marquez well-known as?
- (a)
Known for research in agriculture
- (b)
A renowned football coach
- (c)
A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature
- (d)
Known for research in railway
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
Match the following
List I(Dances) | List II(Exponents) |
A.Bharatanatyam | 1.Yamini Reddy |
B.Kuchipudi | 2.Alarmel Valli |
C.Kathak | 3.Madhavi Mudgal |
D.Odissi | 4.Vaishali Trivedi |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 1 2 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (d)
A B C D 1 2 3 4
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 association of personality and their public office is wrong?
- (a)
Ajit Kumar Seth : Cabinet
- (b)
Shashikant Sharma: CAG
- (c)
Subba Rao : Governor, RBI
- (d)
Querishi : Cheif Election Commisioner
Which of the following associations of artists and their profession is wrong?
- (a)
Chidananda : Bengali Indian
- (b)
Balachander K : Tamil Indian Filmaker
- (c)
Soumitra Chatterjee : Assamese Play writer
- (d)
Bhyrappa : Kannada writer
Who of the following published a famous pamphlet as 'Right of Man' and urged the people in England,America and France to fight for their liberty?
- (a)
Thomas jefferson
- (b)
Thomas Paine
- (c)
John Locke
- (d)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
The famous artist Uma Sharma is an exponent of which one of the following forms of dance?
- (a)
Bharatanatyam
- (b)
Kathak
- (c)
Kuchipudi
- (d)
Manipuri
Who is Arjun Vaipayee?
- (a)
Adopted son of AB Vaipayee
- (b)
Youngest Mountain Climber
- (c)
Youngest Director to win Bafta Award
- (d)
None of the above
Match the following
List I(Indian Scientists) | List II(Areas) |
A.SK Vasal | 1.Agriculture |
B.CNR Rao | 2.Medical Science |
C.P Venugopal | 3.Physis |
D.BV Rao | 4.Poultry |
- (a)
A B C D 2 4 1 3 - (b)
A B C D 1 3 2 4 - (c)
A B C D 2 3 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 1 4 2 4
Under whose reign was Newton honoured with a knighthood?
- (a)
King Charles II
- (b)
Queen Anne
- (c)
King James
- (d)
King William III and Queen Mary II
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
The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?
- (a)
Painting
- (b)
Films
- (c)
Pop Music
- (d)
Fashion Designing
MF Hussain, is also known as
- (a)
Michelangelo
- (b)
Socrates of India
- (c)
Plato of India
- (d)
Picasso of India
Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
- (a)
Rajendra Prasad
- (b)
Sardar Patel
- (c)
Jawaharlal Nehru
- (d)
Mahatma Gandhi
Which one of the following statements is correct?
- (a)
Socrates was a disciple of Plato
- (b)
Plato was a disciple of Socrates
- (c)
Plato was a disciple of Aristotle
- (d)
Socrates and Plato were disciples of Aristotle
Morgan Freeman earned distinction in which of the following fields?
- (a)
Vocal Music
- (b)
Instrumental Music
- (c)
Acting
- (d)
Classical dance
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
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I(Person) | List II(Company) |
A.Steve Jobs | 1.Google |
B.Sherly Sanderg | 2.Apple |
C.Larry Page | 3.Yahoo |
D.Ross Levinson | 4.Facebook |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 3 1 4 2 - (c)
A B C D 2 4 1 3 - (d)
A B C D 3 4 1 2