Famous Personalities

1.Who is known as ‘Indian Bismarck’?
a.Kamaraj
b.
c.Nehru
d.Rajaji

Option “B” is correct.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as the ‘Bismarck of India’ due to his efforts of consolidating the fragmented parts of a divided India i.e. Princely states and British India into a nation and prevented balkanization of India. Sardar was also known as the Iron man of India. A 182 metres high statue has been recently built as his memorial in state of Gujarat.
2.Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the following banks?
a.
b.
c.Citigroup
d.HSBC

Option “C” is correct.
Vikram Shankar Pandit (born 14 January 1957) is an Indian-American banker and investor who was the chief executive officer of Citigroup from December 2007 to 16 October 2012 and is the current chairman and chief executive officer of The Orogen Group.
3.Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad :
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
Kumar Mangalam Birla is the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad.
4.Which company has appointed Mr Thierry Delaporte as its Managing Director?
a.WIPRO
b.
c.INFOSYS
d.TCS

Option “A” is correct.
Thierry Delaporte is a French businessman and executive who currently serves as the CEO and managing director of the Indian IT services company Wipro.
5.Jaspal Rana is the name associated with –
a.Weightlifting
b.Archery
c.Boxing
d.Shooting

Option “D” is correct.
Jaspal Rana is associated with Shooting. Jaspal Rana (born 28 June 1976) is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category.
6.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

Option “B” is correct.
The statue of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam that was unveiled at his Rameswaram memorial by Prime Minister Modi depict him playing Mridangam.
7.Kuldip Nayar, a journalist, was appointed as a High Commissioner in :
a.UK
b.Pakistan
c.
d.Australia

Option “A” is correct.
Kuldip Nayar was appointed High Commissioner to Great Britain in 1990 and nominated to the upper house of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha in August 1997.
8.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

Option “C” is correct.
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who has served as President of Zimbabwe since 24 November 2017.
9.Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct.
Amrita Sher-Gil was a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called “one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century” and a “pioneer” in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an early age, Sher-Gil started getting formal lessons in the art, at the age of eight.
10.Yves Saint Laurent recently died. He was-
a.U. S. A. Film director
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct.
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent ( 1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), often referred to as Yves Saint-Laurent, was a French fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his eponymous fashion label.
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