Famous Personalities Questions and Answers Part-10

1. The statue of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam that was unveiled at his Rameswaram memorial by Prime Minister Modi depict him playing which musical instrument?
a) Veena
b) Mridangam
c) Tabla
d) Violin

Answer: b

2. Kuldip Nayar, a journalist, was appointed as a High Commissioner in :
a) UK
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Australia

Answer: a

3. Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected as the President of which country in presidential election held in November 2017?
a) Uganda
b) Kenya
c) Zimbabwe
d) Ghana

Answer: c

4. Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter?
a) Uday Shankar
b) Sonal Mansingh
c) Amrita Shergill
d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Answer: c

5. Yves Saint Laurent recently died. He was .
a) U. S. A. Film director
b) First man to go to Mars mission
c) Renowned fashion designer
d) An internationally renowned financial expert

Answer: c

6. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy who was the chief guest during the Republic Day Function 2008 is the -
a) President of Brazil
b) Prime Minister of Brazil
c) President of France
d) Prime Minister of France

Answer: c

7. In which of the following field 'Godavari Gaurav' for excellence is presented?
a) Politics
b) Sports
c) Journalism
d) Cinema

Answer: a

8. Indra K. Nooyi who was elected as the Chairperson of the US-India Business Council is the CEO of which of the following Companies?
a) Pepsi Co.
b) Infosys
c) Tata Consultancy Services
d) NIIT

Answer: a

9. Who amongst the following is a renowned Indian classical dancer?
a) Palghat Mani Iyer
b) Siddheshwari Devi
c) Sonal Mansingh
d) Madhumati

Answer: c

10. Paul Allen, who died in October 2018, was the co-founder of
a) Oracle
b) IBM
c) Microsoft
d) SAP

Answer: c