Famous Personalities Questions and Answers Part-5

1. Who is Larry Pressler?
a) Politician
b) Painter
c) Actor
d) Tennis player

Answer: a

2. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?
a) Guitar
b) Violin
c) sarod
d) Tabla

Answer: a

3. Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?
a) Painting
b) Politics
c) Dance
d) Music

Answer: a

4.Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?
a) Bismarck
b) Eisenhower
c) Gen. Rommel
d) Walter Scott

Answer: c

5. The title of 'sparrow' was given to -
a) Napoleon
b) Major General Rajinder Singh
c) T. T. Krishnamachari
d) Sardar Patel

Answer: b

6. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of
a) Sitar
b) Flute
c) Sarod
d) Tabla

Answer: b

7. Graham Greene was associated with which of the fields?
a) Science
b) Music
c) Painting
d) Literature

Answer: d

8. Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of ?
a) Atomic Power
b) Poultry farms
c) Dairy development
d) Economic Reforms

Answer: c

9. Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?
a) Pt. Ravi Shankar - Sitar
b) M. S. Subbulakshmi - Dance
c) Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Flute
d) Ustad Zakir Hussain Khan - Tabla

Answer: b

10. Miss Universe 1994, Ms. Sushmita Sen hails from which of the following cities?
a) Mumbai
b) Chandigarh
c) Hyderabad
d) Bangalore

Answer: c