Famous personality

Q.1. Who is the architect of the world's longest constitution?
A. BR Rao
B. BR Ambedkar
C. C Rajagoplachari
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. BR Ambedkar



Q.2. Which famous scientist and former Indian president had a bacteria named after him?
A. President Abdul Kalam
B. President Pratibha Patil
C. President Pranab Mukherjee
D. None of the above
Ans. President Abdul Kalam



Q.3. Which journalist broke the news of WWII?
A. Clare Hollingworth
B. Claire Hollingsworth
C. Clara Hollingsworth
D. None of the above
Ans. Clare Hollingworth



Q.4. Who became the first person to complete the Indian Golden Quadrilateral on foot in July 2016?
A. Michelle Kakkad
B. Michelle Kakade
C. Anushka Kakade
D. None of the above
Ans. Michelle Kakade



Q.5. Which world leader had his statue placed at Madam Tussauds?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
C. VP Singh
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. Narendra Modi



Q.6. Business tycoon Vijay Mallya has resigned from which of the following companies/groups?
A. RCB
B. Sanofi
C. United Spirits
D. All of the above
Ans. All of the above



Q.7. Who is the black hole man of India?
A. Professor Singh
B. Professor Ramayya
C. Professor Vishweshwara
D. Professor Ganesan
Ans. Professor Vishweshwara



Q.8. The first English newspaper in India was started by?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. JA Hickey
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Ans. JA Hickey



Q.9. Who was the first Indian Man to Climb Mount Everest Without Oxygen?
A. Junko Tabei
B. Reinhold Messner
C. Peter Habeler
D. Phu Dorji
Ans. Phu Dorji



Q.10. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
A. Dhan Gopal Mukerji
B. Nirad  Chaudhuri
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Aravind Adiga
Ans. Arundhati Roy

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