Sail E0 Webinar

General Knowledge

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES MCQs

Important Personalities, Prominant Personalities, Famous Persons

Total Questions : 1158 | Page 115 of 116 pages
Question 1141. Who is appointed as New Chairman of ISRO?
  1.    M. G. K. Menon
  2.    Roddam Narsimhan
  3.    U. R. Rao
  4.    K. Sivan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> K. Sivan
K. Sivan, Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, is the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Question 1142. The name of the train "Shatabdi Express" refers to the centenary of
  1.    Mahatma Gandhi
  2.    I. N. C.
  3.    India's War of Independence
  4.    Jawaharlal Nehru
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Jawaharlal Nehru
The name "Shatabdi" means centenary in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced on 10 July 1988, by then Railways Minister Madhavrao Scindia to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru the first Prime Minister of India, between New Delhi and Gwalior Junction.
Question 1143. Who of the following had called Subhash Chandra Bose as 'Desh Nayak'?
  1.    Mahatma Gandhi
  2.    Ram Manohar Lohia
  3.    Rabindranath Tagore
  4.    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore called Netaji 'Desh Nayak'.
Question 1144. Ex President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 77th Session of the Indian History Congress in which state?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Karnataka
  3.    Tamil Nadu
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kerala
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 77th session of Indian History Congress (IHC) at University of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 29 December, 2016.
Question 1145. The Chief Minister who remained in the office for longest period :
  1.    Pawan Kumar Chamling
  2.    Lalu Prasad
  3.    Mayawati
  4.    M. Karunanidhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Pawan Kumar Chamling
Pawan Kumar Chamling served as the chief minister of Sikkim for 24 years and 165 days.
Question 1146. Who served as the governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?
  1.    K. Rosaiah
  2.    E. S. L. Narasimhan
  3.    Satya Pal Malik
  4.    C. Vidyasagar Rao
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> E. S. L. Narasimhan
Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan is an Indian former civil servant and politician who served as the first Governor of Telangana. He assumed office of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in December 2009 and Governor of Telangana on 2 June 2014.
Question 1147. Who among the following is a renowned vocalist?
  1.    Kaushalaya Reddy
  2.    Manjit Bawa
  3.    Raja Ravi Verma
  4.    Pt. Jasraj
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Pt. Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj is an Indian classical vocalist. He belongs to the Mewati gharana of Hindustani classical music. Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana in an orthodox Brahmin family to Motiram, a classical singer.
Question 1148. The first Defence Minister of India was
  1.    K. M. Cariappa
  2.    Gopalaswami Aiyangar
  3.    Baldev Singh
  4.    Sardar Patel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Baldev Singh
The first defence minister of independent India was Baldev Singh Chokkar, who served in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet during 1947 - 52.
Question 1149. Who amongst the following is an Economist of international fame and was in news recently?
  1.    John Key
  2.    Paul Krugman
  3.    Nicolas Sarkozy
  4.    Mohamed Elbaradei
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Paul Krugman
Paul Robin Krugman is an American economist, professor, and columnist. He is a professor of economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and a columnist for The New York Times.
Question 1150. The Planning Commission of India has set up a 12 member committee on financial sector reforms. Who is the Chairman of the Committee?
  1.    Janki Raman
  2.    Raghuram Rajan
  3.    Rakesh Mohan
  4.    K. V. Kamath
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Raghuram Rajan
The Chairman of the 12 member Committee was Raghuram Rajan.

Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers