Famous Personalities problems
- 1. Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy who passed away in June 2017, he was a famous poet of _________ and ____________ language.
Options- A. Kannada and Hindi
- B. Telugu and Malayalam
- C. Hindi and Urdu
- D. Telugu and Urdu Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk
Correct Answer: Telugu and Urdu
Explanation:
Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy, popularly known as CiNaRe, passed away. CiNaRe was known for his use of Telugu in its pure form, and would not be swayed by filmmakers on the use of the language. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992. His compilation of poems, titled ?Viswambhara?, got him the Jnanpith award in 1988. In 1997, he was nominated as a Member of the Rajya Sabha.
- 2. R.K.Laxman excelled as
Options- A. Journalist
- B. Writer
- C. Cartoonist
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: Cartoonist
- 3. Who is the Creator of the popular cartoon characters Mandrake the Magician and the Phantom? Discuss
Correct Answer: Lee Falk
- 4. Govind Talwalkar,recipient of the recently announced B.D.Goenka Award for excellence in Journalism, was the editor of which of the following newspapers
Options- A. LokSatta
- B. The Maharastra Times
- C. The Tribune
- D. Nay Bharat Times Discuss
Correct Answer: The Maharastra Times
- 5. The first Indian who was choosen as the secretary general of commonwealth is
Options- A. Krishnamurthy
- B. Kamalesh Sharma
- C. Rakesh Verma
- D. Gopalaswamy Discuss
Correct Answer: Kamalesh Sharma
- 6. Who is known as the Iron man of India
Options- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. Balgangadar Tilak
- C. Sardar Vallabhabai Patel
- D. Mahatma Gandhi Discuss
Correct Answer: Sardar Vallabhabai Patel
- 7. Mohammed Azharuddin, former Indian Cricket Team Captain, represents ...........Constituency of Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha,
Options- A. Mirzapur
- B. Moradabad
- C. Meerut
- D. Mathura Discuss
Correct Answer: Moradabad
- 8. Who amongst the following is a famous Sarod player
Options- A. Zakir Hussain
- B. Hari Prasad Chourasia
- C. Ram Narain
- D. Amjad Ali Khan Discuss
Correct Answer: Amjad Ali Khan
- 9. Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was
Options- A. Chief minister of a State
- B. Minister of a State
- C. Member of Lok Sabha
- D. Member of the Rajya Sabha Discuss
Correct Answer: Minister of a State
- 10. Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?
Options- A. C P Thakur
- B. Gullapalli N. Rao
- C. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
- D. Aroup Chatterjee Discuss
Correct Answer: Gullapalli N. Rao
Explanation:
Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, the founder and chair of the LV Prasad Eye Institute (Hyderabad), has been selected to the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame instituted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He will be honoured at the induction ceremony in Los Angeles on May 6, 2017 at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.
Currently, Rao is the President of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmologica International (AOI), a group of 80 eminent academicians in ophthalmology in the world and is a past Chair of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
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