General Knowledge Questions and Answers on Famous Personalities of India and World

1. Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society in India and started the Home Rule League?

A. Annie Besant

B. Acharya Narendra Dev

C. Lal-Bal-Pal

D. None of the above

2. Who among the following known as Pocket Hercules?

A. Mike Tyson

B. Manohar Aich

C. Manotosh Roy

D. Muhammad Ali

 

3. Who was the first president of Uzbekistan?

A. Abdulhashim Mutalov

B. Oʻtkir Sultonov

C. Islam Karimov

D. Nigmatilla Yuldashev

4. Which of the following eminent personalities who was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty as Rama IX?

A. Sirikit Kitiyakara

B. Vajiralongkorn

C. Ananda Mahidol

D. Bhumibol Adulyadej

5. Who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent?

A. Junko Tabei

B. Bachendri Pal

C. Santosh yadav

D. Premlata Agarwal

 

6. The first Women External Affair Minister of India was:

A. Sushma Swaraj

B. Jayalalitha

C. Pratibha Patil

D. Indira Gandhi

 

7. In what year was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?

A. 1990

B. 1991

C. 1992

D. 1993

 

8. In what year did Sonia Gandhi received Citizenship of India?

A. 1982

B. 1984

C. 1985

D. 1987

 

9. Who is currently (2016) the Vice President of India?

A. Ms. Pratibha Patil

B. Mohammad Hamid Ansari

C. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

D. Krishan Kant

 

10. Who was the 1st Prime Minister of India?

A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

C. Gulzar Lal Nanda

D. None of the Above