Famous Personalities

Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?
Kuchipudi
Kathak
Manipuri
Bahratanatyam
Answer: Option B

12. 
Ms. Bachendri Pal had undertaken a unique expedition for focusing attention on which of these?
One Nation one Family
The Girl Child
National Integration
Sprit of Adventure
Answer: Option D


13. 
Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?
Sports
Literature
Motion Pictures
Politics

Answer: Option C


14. 
Jamini Roy was a famous?
Producer
Painter
Dancer
Actor

Answer: Option B


15. 
In which field 'Aachan Maharaj' has distinguished himself?
Painting
Drama
Dance
Vocal Music
The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?
Painting
Films
Pop Music
Fashion Designing

Answer: Option D


17. 
Who is well known collector of artefacts and curios?
Wadeyar
Salar Jung
Rabindra Nath Togore
Motilal Nehru

Answer: Option C


18. 
Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the field?
Theatre
Film Direction
Classical Dance
Journalism

Answer: Option A


19. 
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
Agriculture
Medicine
Astrophysics
Physics

Answer: Option A


20. 
Satyen Bose has shown his excellence in which of the following fields?
Stage Acting
Drawing and Painting
Classical Dance
Motion Picture
Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
Painting
Ballet
Architecture
Western Music

Answer: Option C


22. 
Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
Rajendra Prasad
Sardar Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Option C


23. 
Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which field?
Wrestling
Kabaddi
Shooting
Swimming

Answer: Option C


24. 
Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
Baba Amte
Shabana Amzi
Mira Nair
Swami Agnivesh

Answer: Option D


25. 
Pandit K. G. Ginde, was well known for his contribution in the field of?
Music
Sanskrit
Dance
Ayurveda
26. 
Who fits with this description 'Indian Cotton merchant, Banker, Congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi'?
M. R. Jayakar
V. S. Sastri
G. D. Birla
Jamanlal Bajaj
Answer: Option C


27. 
Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?
Music
Literature
Sanskrit
Dance

Answer: Option A


28. 
Ustad Nisar hussain Khan earned distinction in which of the following fields?
Vocal Music
Instrumental music
Acting
Classical dance

Answer: Option A


29. 
R. K. Laxman is a renowned
Dance master
Writer
Cartoonist
Journalist

Answer: Option C


30. 
Dr. Amiya Chakravarthy is known for his
work in the Chipko movement
composing music for Ray's films
being literary Secretary to R. N. Tagore
patenting a living organism
31. 
The first woman in space was
Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Naidia Comenci
Tamara Press

Answer: Option A


32. 
Mr. Sham Lal has done commendable work in the field of?
Journalism
Politics
Socail Service
Trade Unionism

Answer: Option A


33. 
Ali Akbar plays which of the following musical instruments?
Flute
Tabla
Sitar
Sarod

Answer: Option D


34. 
Professor Malcolm Adiseshaih had earned worldwide distinction in which of the fields?
Literature
Defence
Economics
Medicine

Answer: Option C


35. 
Samantha Fox is associated with
Politics
Pop music
Journalism
Sports
36. 
Greta Garbo is associated with
Classical dance
Literature
Journalism
Acting

Answer: Option D


37. 
Who is the Flying Sikh of India?
Mohinder Singh
Joginder Singh
Ajit Pal Singh
Milkha singh

Answer: Option D


38. 
Ben kingsley is associated with which of the following fields?
Politics
Social Service
Sports
Motion Pictures

Answer: Option D


39. 
In which of the following dance forms 'Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra' is associated with?
Odissi
Bharathanatiyam
Kathak
Kathakali

Answer: Option A


40. 
Bismillah Khan was associated with?
Sarod
Shehnai
Flute
Tabla
41. 
Who among the following is not a dramatist?
Girish R. Karnad
Badal Sircar
Jayanta Mahapatra
Vijay Tendulkar

Answer: Option C


42. 
Who headed the committee on 'computerisation' in Indian Banks(1988)?
C. Rangarajan
R.N. Malhotra
S. Venkitramanan
M.Narasimhan

Answer: Option A


43. 
Who is the famous Sarod player?
Hari Prasad
Zakir Hussain
Ram Narain
Amjad Ali Khan

Answer: Option D


44. 
Sanjay Dutt, a noted film actor was held under
TADA
Narcotics Act
Act 302
Anti - Defection Act

Answer: Option A


45. 
Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields?
Classical dance
Literature
Journalism
Classical music
46. 
Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of
Sitar
Flute
Sarod
Tabla

Answer: Option B


47. 
Graham Green was associated with which of the fields?
Science
Music
Painting
Literature

Answer: Option D


48. 
Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of ?
Atomic Power
poultry farms
Dairy development
Economic Reforms

Answer: Option C


49. 
Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?
Pt. Ravi Shankar - Sitar
M. S. Subbulakshmi - Dance
Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute
Ustad Zakir Hussain Khan - Tabla

Answer: Option B


50. 
Miss Universe 1994, Ms. Sushmita Sen hails from which of the following cities?
Mumbai
Chandigarh
New Delhi
Bangalore
51. 
Who is Tania Sachdev?
Chess player
Cricketer
Actress
Dancer

Answer: Option A


52. 
Limba Ram is associated in which fields?
Sports
Politics
Social Service
Motion Picture

Answer: Option A


53. 
Ms. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady
Prime minister of Bangladesh
Judge of Supreme Court
Judge of the High court
Governor of a state

Answer: Option B




54. 
Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?
Pupal Jayakar
Le Corbousier
Glen
Nek Chand
Hitendra Desai was famous in the which field?
Social Service
Journalism
Politics
Literature
56. 
Naina Devi, was associated with field of?
Social Service
Stage acting
Classical dance
Vocal music

Answer: Option D


57. 
Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Purandardasa
Swami Thirunal
None of these

Answer: Option A


58. 
Gangubai hangal is the name associated with
Literature
Music
Journalism
Environment
Answer: Option B
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59. 
Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
Florence Nightingale
Sarojini Naidu
Indira Gandhi
Joan of Arc

Answer: Option A


60. 
Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?
Social Service
Journalism
Literature
Politics
61. 
Who is Larry Pressler?
Politician
Painter
Actor
Tennis player


62. 
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?
Guitar
Violin
sarod
Tabla


63. 
Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?
Painting
Politics
Dance
Music

64. 
Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?
Bismarck
Eisenhower
Gen. Rommel
Walter Scott

Answer: Option C


65. 
The title of 'sparrow' given to
Napoleon
Major General Rajinder Singh
T. T. Krishnamachari
Sardar Patel
66. 
Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?
Dr. D.R. Sengupta
Dr. S.Z. Kasim
Dr. V. K. Raina
Dr. H. K. Gupta

67. 
Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style?
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Madhavi Mudgal
Sonal Man Singh
Yamini Krishnamurthy

68. 
Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?
Pop Music
Jounalism
Sports
Acting

69. 
Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of
Portugal
Canada
Switzerland
Congo
 

70. 
The first Indian to swim across English channel was
V. Merchant
P. K. Banerji
Mihir Sen
Arati Saha
Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
Kamaraj
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Nehru
Rajaji


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