Famous Personalities

11.	Where did Foreign Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurate ‘Panini Language Laboratory’ in August 2018?
a.	Sri Lanka
b.	South Africa
c.	Mauritius
d.	Indonesia Option “C” is correct.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated “Panini Language Laboratory” at Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI) at Port Louis in Mauritius.

12.	Deepika Pallikal is related to which sports?
a.	Squash
b.	Handball
c.	Badminton
d.	Tennis Option “A” is correct. Deepika Pallikal Karthik (born 21 September 1991) is an Indian professional squash player.

13.	Ratan Thylam, the famous personality from Manipur, is known for his work in the field of :
a.	Sports
b.	Music
c.	Theatre
d.	Social reform Option “C” is correct. Ratan Thiyam (born 20 January 1948) is an Indian playwright and theatre director, and the winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, one of leading figures of the “theatre of roots” movement in Indian theatre, which started in the 1970s.

14.	Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog constituted in 2015?
a.	Sindhu Sri Khullar
b.	Rajiv Kumar
c.	Bibek Debroy
d.	V. S. Saraswat Option “B” is correct. Dr. Rajiv Kumar is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog constituted in 2015.

15.	Name the Chief Minister of Telangana who was honoured with the Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2017.
a.	Siddaramaiah
b.	K. T. Rama Rao
c.	N. Chandrababu Naidu
d.	K. Chandrashekhar Rao Option “D” is correct. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was honoured with the prestigious Agriculture Leadership Award in 2017.

16.	Who among the following was the Chairman of the 14^th finance commission?
a.	Shanta Kumar
b.	C. Rangarajan
c.	Y. V. Reddy
d.	None Option “C” is correct. The Fourteenth Finance Commission was constituted by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution on 2 January 2013 to make recommendations for the period 2015 – 20. Dr. Y. V. Reddy was appointed the Chairman of the Commission.

17.	M. Natrajan was
a.	Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister
b.	Chief Controller and Programme Director of Agni Missile System
c.	Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister
d.	None of the above Option “A” is correct. M. Natrajan was the Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister.

18.	Ban Ki-Moon, former UNO Secretary-General belong to –
a.	Saudi Arab
b.	Egypt
c.	South Korea
d.	Brazil Option “C” is correct. Ban Ki-Moon, (born 13 June, 1944) was a South Korean diplomat and politician, who served as the eighth secretary-general (2007 – 16) of the United Nations (UN).

19.	Who among the following was sworn in as the Governor of Assam in October 2017?
a.	Satya Pal Malik
b.	Shakaranarayanan
c.	P. Sathasivam
d.	Jagdish Mukhi Option “D” is correct. Jagdish Mukhi was sworn in as the Governor of Assam in October 2017.

20.	Amjad Ali Khan is associated with –
a.	Sarod
b.	Veena
c.	Sitar
d.	Violin Option “A” is correct. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.

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