Famous Personalities Questions and Answers Part-8

1. Name the British billionaire of Indian origin who is currently challenging market leader Tesla for making the world's largest lithium-ion battery.
a) Sanjeev Gupta
b) Gopichand Hinduja
c) Akshay Ruparelia
d) Prakash Lohia

Answer: a

2. Who among these union ministers in the PM Narendra Modi cabinet belongs to the Shiv Sena Party?
a) Sadanand Gowda
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) Anant Geete
d) Uma Bharti

Answer: c

3. Who is called Rawalpindi Express?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Shoaib Akhtar
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Imran Khan

Answer: b

4. Who discovered the X-rays?
a) Ross Ronald
b) H. C. Urey
c) W. K. Roentgen
d) G. Marconi

Answer: c

5. Castro Sibling is the new President of -
a) Romania
b) Cube
c) Israel
d) None of these

Answer: d

6. Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
a) Kamaraj
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Nehru
d) Rajaji

Answer: b

7. Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the following banks?
a) Yes Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Citigroup
d) HSBC

Answer: c

8. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad :
a) Y. C. Deveshwar
b) Kumar Mangalam Birla
c) M. Damodaran
d) Sanjiv Gupta

Answer: b

9. Which company has appointed Mr Thierry Delaporte as its Managing Director?
a) Wipro
b) HCL Infosystems Ltd.
c) Infosys
d) TCS

Answer: a

10. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with -
a) Weightlifting
b) Archery
c) Boxing
d) Shooting

Answer: d