Famous Personalities : General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q11. Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna?

[A] Lal Bahadur Shastri

[B] M.G. Ramachandran

[C] B.R. Ambedkar

[D] K. Kamraj

Q12. Who is known as ‘Little Corporal’?

[A] William E. Gladstone

[B] Adolf Hitler

[C] Napolean Bonaparte

[D] None of above

Q13. Who was affectionately Known as the ” Grand Old Man Of India”?

[A] Gopal Krishna Gokhale

[B] Mahatma Gandhi

[C] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

[D] Dadabhai Naoroji

Q14. Late Girilal Jain was noted figure in which of the following fields

[A] Social Service

[B] Literature

[C] Journalism

[D] Politics

Q15. Who amongst the following is a famous Sarod player?

[A] Amjad Ali Khan

[B] Ram Narain

[C] Hari Prasad Chourasia

[D] Zakir Hussain

Q16. The Samkhaya School of Philosophy was founded by

[A] Kumarila Bhatta

[B] Gautama

[C] Kapila

[D] Patanjali

Q17. Mr.Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady

[A] Gold medal winner in Sports

[B] Judge of the Supreme Court

[C] Governor of a State

[D] Judge of the High Court

Q18. Dr. V.Kurien has distinguished himself in which of the following areas

[A] Dairy Development

[B] Economic Reforms

[C] Atomic Energy

[D] Poultry farms

Q19. Who has become the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest for the fourth time? 

[A] Lhakpa Sherpa

[B] Malavath Purna

[C] Anshu Jamsenpa

[D] Dickey Dolma

Q20. Michael Jackson was a distinguished personality in which of the following fields

[A] Sports

[B] Pop Music

[C] Journalism

[D] Acting