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1. The first Indian to swim across English Channel was  

A. Arati Saha
B. Mihir Sen
C. P.K.Banerji
D. V.Merchant




Answer : B. Mihir Sen


2. Who is known as Indian Bismarck?

A. Patel
B. Rajaji
C. Nehru
D. Kamraj




Answer : A. Patel

3. Samantha Fox is associated with

A. Sports
B. Journalism
C. Politics
D. Pop Music




Answer : D. Pop Music

4. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?

A. Social Service 
B. Politics
C. Literature
D. Journalism




Answer : D. Journalism

5. Zubin Mehta is associated with

A. Music
B. Painting
C. Literature
D. Journalism




Answer : A. Music

6. Who among the following is called ‘Father of German Unity’?

A. George Bush
B. Morarji Desai
C. Helmut Kohl
D. Mikhail Gorbachev




Answer : C. Helmut Kohl

7. R.K. Laxman is a renowned?

A. Writer
B. Cartoonist
C. Journalist
D. Politics




Answer : B. Cartoonist


8. Uday Sankar is a famous

A. Dancer
B. Producer
C. Writer
D. Painter




Answer : A. Dancer

9. Who among the following persons is called Desert Fox?

A. Bismarck
B. Eisenhower
C. Gen.Rommel
D. Walter Scott




Answer : C. Gen.Rommel

10. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?

A. Ajit Pal Singh
B. Mohinder Singh
C. Milkha Singh
D. Joginder Singh




Answer : C. Milkha Singh

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11. Vilayat Khan was associated with

A. Flute
B. Tabla
C. Shehnai
D. Sitar




Answer : D. Sitar


12. Gangubai Hangal is the name associated with

A. Music
B. Literature
C. Environment
D. Journalism




Answer : A. Music

13. With which of the following is Begum Akhtar associated?

A. Painting
B. Vocal Music
C. Classical Dance
D. Writing




Answer : B. Vocal Music

14. Who is known as Indian Bismarck?

A. Kamraj
B. Rajaji
C. Patel
D. Nehru




Answer : C. Patel

15. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?

A. Music
B. Sanskrit
C. Literature
D. Dharamshastra




Answer : A. Music

16. Which of the following personalities is credited with starting Van Mahotsava in 2950?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. KM Munshi
C. Sardar Patel
D. None of these




Answer : B. KM Munshi

17. Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India is from which country?

A. USA
B. Mexico
C. Australia
D. New Zealand




Answer : A. USA


18. Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which one of the following fields?

A. Physics
B. Medical Science
C. Environmental Science
D. History




Answer : A. Physics

19. Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web(WWW)?

A. Edward Kasner
B. Bill Gates
C. Tim Berners-lee
D. Vinod Dham




Answer : C. Tim Berners-lee

20. Who among the following is a Hindustani Classical Singer?

A. Geeta Chandran
B. Leela Samson
C. Gangubai Hangal
D. Swapnasundari




Answer : C. Gangubai Hangal

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21. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of

A. Sitar
B. Tabla
C. Flute
D. Shehnai




Answer : C. Flute


22. Who among the following headed the committee on Computerisation in Indian Banks?

A. C. Rangarajan
B. R.N.Malhotra
C. S.Venkitramanan
D. M.Narasimhan




Answer : D. M.Narasimhan

23. A Nageshwara Rao is associated with which of the following fields?

A. Sports
B. Politics
C. Literature
D. Social Service




Answer : B. Politics

24. Shiv Kumar Sharma is a famous player of

A. Tabla
B. Sitar
C. Flute
D. Santoor




Answer : D. Santoor

25. Mallika Sarabhai is associated with which of the following fields?

A. Sports
B. Classical dance
C. Social service
D. Classical Music




Answer : B. Classical dance

26. Who among the following is not a dramatist?

A. Hadal Sircar
B. Vijay Tendulkar
C. Jayanta Mahapatra
D. Girish R. Karnad




Answer : C. Jayanta Mahapatra

27. Bismillah Khan is associated with

A. Shehnai
B. Sarod
C. Flute
D. Tabla




Answer : A. Shehnai


28. Surojeet Chatterji is associated with

A. Sitar
B. Piano
C. Santoor
D. Flute




Answer : B. Piano

29. The first woman in space was

A. Olga Korbut
B. Sally Ride
C. Tamara Press
D. Valentina Tereshkova




Answer : D. Valentina Tereshkova

30. Nandlal Bose is known mostly for his

A. Paintings
B. Dances
C. Light Music
D. Instrumental Music




Answer : A. Paintings

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31. Naina Devi, was associated with which of the following?

A. Stage acting
B. Classical dance
C. Vocal Music
D. Social service




Answer : C. Vocal Music


32. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?

A. Drama
B. Dance
C. Vocal Music
D. Painting




Answer : B. Dance

33. Which of the following films has won 9 Oscar Awards in 1988?

A. Rain Man
B. Amadeus
C. The World Safari
D. The Last Emperor




Answer : D. The Last Emperor

34. Baden Powell is associated with

A. Sports
B. Film Direction
C. Painting
D. Scouting




Answer : D. Scouting

35. The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?

A. Films
B. Painting
C. Fashion Designing
D. Pop Music




Answer : C. Fashion Designing

36. Maiden Queen was the nickname of

A. Queen Mary
B. Queen Victoria
C. Queen Elizabeth-I
D. Queen Elizabeth-II




Answer : C. Queen Elizabeth-I

37. With which of the following fields is M.F.Hussian associated?

A. Social work
B. Painting
C. Music
D. Literature




Answer : B. Painting


38. Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following?

A. Kabaddi
B. Wrestling
C. Swimming
D. Shooting




Answer : D. Shooting

39. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated

A. Sitar
B. Shehnai
C. Tabla
D. Flute




Answer : A. Sitar

40. Who among the following is not reputed as a painter?

A. Laxman Pal
B. Nandlal Bose
C. Amrita Shergill
D. Satish Gujaral




Answer : C. Amrita Shergill

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41. The only Indian recipient of Nishan–e–Pakistan is

A. Indira Gandhi
B. Maulana Azad
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Morarji Desai




Answer : D. Morarji Desai


42. Greto Garbo is a name associated with

A. Acting
B. Literature
C. Classical Dance
D. Journalism




Answer : A. Acting

43. Vijayapat Singhania has established a world record in

A. Skating
B. Driving
C. Swimming
D. Flying




Answer : D. Flying

44. Who among the following is the first person to set foot on moon?

A. Yuri Gagarin
B. Glen
C. Neil Armstrong
D. Rakesh Sharma




Answer : C. Neil Armstrong

45. Who is known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’?

A. Baba Amte
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Mother Teresa
D. B.R. Ambedkar




Answer : C. Mother Teresa

46. Ms. Kalanidhi Narayan is associated with

A. Kathak
B. Odissi
C. Bharatnatyam
D. Kathakali




Answer : C. Bharatnatyam

47. R.K. Nayyar, was a distinguished personality in the field of

A. Literature
B. Classical
C. Film making
D. Textile designing




Answer : C. Film making


48. Birju Maharaj is a well known exponent of

A. Kathakali
B. Kathak
C. Manipuri dance
D. Odissi dance




Answer : B. Kathak

49. Palghat Mani Iyer has specialised in playing

A. Tabla
B. Sitar
C. Flute
D. Mridangam




Answer : D. Mridangam

50. With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated?

A. Classical dance
B. Direction of films
C. Classical Music
D. Commercial art



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