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Famous Persons interview questions – page 4

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Who is Larry Pressler?
1. Tennis player
2. Painter
3. Politician
4. Actor
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C. Politician
Who was the first Indian Governor- General of India?
1. S. Radhakrishnan
2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. B.R. Ambedkar
4. C. Rajagopalachari
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D. C. Rajagopalachari
Which of the following musical instruments is also referred to as ‘earth body’?
1. Dholak
2. Tabla
3. Mridangam
4. Santoor
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C. Mridangam
Ratha Yatra (Car Festival) is famous festival in
1. Rajasthan
2. Odisha
3. West Bengal
4. Maharashtra
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B. Odisha
Most ancient musical instrument among the following is
1. Sitar
2. Sarod
3. Veena
4. Tabla
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C. Veena
Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe ‘every tear from every eye’?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Sardhar Patel
3. Rajendra Prasad
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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D. Jawaharlal Nehru
M.S. Swaminathan distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
1. Agriculture
2. Astrophysics
3. Medicine
4. Nuclear Physics
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A. Agriculture
Which Indian festival signifies the victory of good over evil?
1. Pongal
2. Maha Shivaratri
3. Holi
4. Dussehra
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D. Dussehra
Who produced the first film in India ‘Raja Harishehandra’ in 1913?
1. K.L. Sehgal
2. V. Shanta Ram
3. Sohrab Modi
4. Dada Saheb Phalke
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D. Dada Saheb Phalke
The first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress was
1. Baruddin Tyabji
2. Ferozeshah Mehta
3. A.O. Hume
4. Dadabai Naoroji
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D. Dadabai Naoroji
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
1. Annie Besant
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Vijayalaxmi Pandit
4. Nehru
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A. Annie Besant
The first woman to become a chief Minister of any State in India was
1. Mayawati
2. Sucheta Kripalani
3. Dr. J. Jayalalitha
4. Nandini Satpathy
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B. Sucheta Kripalani
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Limba Ram is associated with which of the following fields?
1. Politics
2. Social service
3. Motion pictures
4. Sports
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D. Sports
Who among the following was the first to land on moon?
1. Edwin Aldrin
2. Rakesh Sharma
3. Neil Armstrong
4. Tensing Norgay
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C. Neil Armstrong
Who was the first Indian to reach Antarctica?
1. K. karuna Nautial
2. B.K. Dutta
3. G.S. Sirohi
4. Rakesh Sharma
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C. G.S. Sirohi
Who was Robert Peary?
1. First person to reach the North Pole
2. First person to reach the South Pole
3. Great statesman of china
4. None of these
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A. First person to reach the North Pole
Late Girilal jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?
1. Literature
2. Politics
3. Social service
4. Journalism
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D. Journalism
Which one of the following Presidents of India served for two terms?
1. V.V. Giri
2. Zakir Husain
3. Rajendra Prasad
4. S. Radhakrishnan
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C. Rajendra Prasad
The first Defence Minister of India was
1. Sardar Patel
2. Baldev Singh
3. Gopalaswami Aiyangar
4. K M Cariappa
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B. Baldev Singh
A Nageshwara Rao is associated with which of the following fields?
1. Politics
2. Motion picture
3. Social service
4. Literature
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B. Motion picture
Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Surendranath Banerjee
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Gopal Krishnan Gokhale
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C. Dadabhai Naoroji
Who is known as Indian Bismarck?
1. Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Kamaraj
3. Rajaji
4. Nehru
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A. Vallabhbhai Patel
The first woman in space was
1. Sally ride
2. Valentine Tereshkova
3. Naidia Comenci
4. Tamara press
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B. Valentine Tereshkova
The television was invented by
1. Marconi
2. Berliner
3. James Russell
4. John Loge Baird
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D. John Loge Baird