Famous Personalities(General Knowledge ) Questions and Answers

Question 1.

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

  1.    USA
  2.    Mexico
  3.    Australia
  4.    New Zealand
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> USA

Question 2.

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

  1.    Physics
  2.    Medical Science
  3.    Environmental Science
  4.    History
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Physics

Question 3.

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

  1.    Edward Kasner
  2.    Bill Gates
  3.    Tim Berners Lee
  4.    Vinod Dham
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Tim Berners Lee

Question 4.

Who produced the first film in India " Raja Harishchandra" in 1913?

  1.    Sohrab Modi
  2.    Dada Saheb Phalke
  3.    V Shanta Ram
  4.    KL Sehgal
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Dada Saheb Phalke

Question 5.

The first woman to climb the Mount Everest was

  1.    Marie Jose Perec
  2.    Florence Griffith Joyner
  3.    Junko Tabei
  4.    Jackie Joyner Kersee
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Junko Tabei

Question 6.

Who was known as "Lady with Lamp"?

  1.    Sarojini Naidu
  2.    Joan of Arc
  3.    Mother Teresa
  4.    Florence Nightingale
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Florence Nightingale

Question 7.

Birju Maharaj is a famous

  1.    Bharatnatyam Dancer
  2.    Santoor Player
  3.    Kathak Dancer
  4.    Sitar Player
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Kathak Dancer
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Question 8.

Chanda Kochhar is associated with

  1.    Advertising
  2.    Banking
  3.    Dairy Development
  4.    Physics
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Banking

Question 9.

Bharatnatyam Dance is from which State?

  1.    Andhra Pradesh
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    M.P.
  4.    Tamil Nadu
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Tamil Nadu

Question 10.

Kuchipudi Dance is from which State?

  1.    Andhra Pradesh
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    M.P.
  4.    Bihar
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Andhra Pradesh