Famous Personalities problems
- 1. Who wrote the famous line: 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'
Options- A. John Keats
- B. V.S. Naipaul
- C. Sir Richard Burton
- D. Larry Collins Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: John Keats
- 2. Wayne Rooney, the famous footballer, hails from which country?
Options- A. Italy
- B. Brazil
- C. Argentina
- D. England Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: England
Explanation:
Wayne Rooney was born on October 24, 1985, in Croxteth, Liverpool, England.
- 3. The official song ?WakaWaka? of FIFA World Cup held in the year 2010 at South Africa was sung by which popular singer?
Options- A. Madonna
- B. Destiny Child
- C. Shakira
- D. Rehanna Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Shakira
Explanation:
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa, is a song by Colombian singer Shakira was released on 7 May2010 by Epic Records as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Africa.
- 4. Neil O?Brien, who died recently, was a famous
Options- A. journalist
- B. billiards player
- C. dramatist
- D. quiz master Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: quiz master
Explanation:
Neil O'Brien (10 May 1934 ?24 June 2016) was a quiz master who was often credited for conducting the first formal well-organised quiz in Calcutta, India.
- 5. Henry T. Colebrooke was a Professor of Sanskrit in which one of the following institutions?
Options- A. Fort William College
- B. Serampore Mission
- C. Kashi Vidyapith
- D. Asiatic Society Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Fort William College
Explanation:
In 1782 Colebrooke was appointed through his father's influence to a writer-ship with the East a India Company in Calcutta.Lord Wellesley appointed him honorary professor of Hindu law and Sanskrit at the college of Fort William.
- 6. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. She is (the best and wisest) girl in the class.
Options- A. best and wisest
- B. a best and a wisest
- C. the best and the wisest
- D. No improvement Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: the best and the wisest
- 7. Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons?
Options- A. Jayaprakash Narayan
- B. Dada Bhai Naoroji
- C. Ram Manohar Lohia
- D. Sarojini Naidu Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Dada Bhai Naoroji
- 8. Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter?
Options- A. Uday Shankar
- B. Sonal Mansingh
- C. Amrita Shergill
- D. Yamini Kirshnamurthy Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Amrita Shergill
- 9. What are the names of the two identical long tailed macaques cloned by the Chinese Scientists?
Options- A. Long Hong and Zhua Zhua
- B. Zhong-Zhong and Hua Hua
- C. Tailong and Shanua
- D. Rongla and Shamone Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Zhong-Zhong and Hua Hua
- 10. Which of these Indian Music Legends is the exponent of the instrument, Sitar?
Options- A. Bhimsen Joshi
- B. Ravi Shankar
- C. Amjad Ali Khan
- D. Alla Rakha Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Ravi Shankar
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