Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Personality



Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
A.Sarod  @B.Veena
C.ViolinD.Sitar
Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the Sarod. Khan was born into a musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan


Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?
A.KuchipudiB.Kathak @
C.ManipuriD.Bahratanatyam


Ms. Bachendri Pal had undertaken a unique expedition for focusing attention on which of these?
A.One Nation one Family
B.The Girl Child
C.National Integration
D.Sprit of Adventure @


In which field 'Aachan Maharaj' has distinguished himself?
A.PaintingB.Drama
C.
Dance@
D.Vocal Music

Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
A.Rajendra Prasad
B.Sardar Patel
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru@
D.Mahatma Gandhi


Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
A.Baba Amte
B.Shabana Amzi
C.Mira Nair
D.
Swami Agnivesh@


Professor Malcolm Adiseshaih had earned worldwide distinction in which of the fields?
A.LiteratureB.Defence
C.
Economics@
D.Medicine

Samantha Fox is associated with
A.Politics
B.
Pop music@
C.Journalism
D.Sports

Greta Garbo is associated with
A.Classical dance
B.Literature
C.Journalism
D.
Acting@

Who is the Flying Sikh of India?
A.Mohinder Singh
B.Joginder Singh
C.Ajit Pal Singh
D.
Milkha singh@

Ben kingsley is associated with which of the following fields?
A.Politics
B.Social Service
C.Sports
D.
Motion Pictures@

In which of the following dance forms 'Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra' is associated with?
A.
Odissi@
B.Bharathanatiyam
C.KathakD.Kathakali


Who among the following is not a dramatist?
A.Girish R. Karnad
B.Badal Sircar
C.
Jayanta Mahapatra@
D.Vijay Tendulkar
Who headed the committee on 'computerisation' in Indian Banks(1988)?
A.C. Rangarajan
B.R.N. Malhotra
C.S. Venkitramanan
D.
M.Narasimhan@

Who is the famous Sarod player?
A.Hari Prasad
B.Zakir Hussain
C.Ram Narain
D.
Amjad Ali Khan@

Sanjay Dutt, a noted film actor was held under
A.
TADA@
B.Narcotics Act
C.Act 302
D.Anti - Defection Act

Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields?
A.
Classical dance@
B.Literature
C.Journalism
D.Classical music

Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of
A.SitarB.
Flute@
C.SarodD.Tabla

Graham Green was associated with which of the fields?
A.ScienceB.Music
C.PaintingD.
Literature@

Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of ?
A.Atomic Power
B.poultry farms
C.Dairy development  @
D.Economic Reforms

Who is Tania Sachdev?
A.
Chess player@
B.Cricketer
C.Actress
D.Dancer

Limba Ram is associated in which fields?
A.
Sports@
B.Politics
C.Social Service
D.Motion Picture

Ms. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady
A.Prime minister of Bangladesh
B.
Judge of Supreme Court@
C.Judge of the High court
D.Governor of a state

Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?
A.Pupal Jayakar
B.Le Corbousier
C.Glen
D.
Nek Chand@

Hitendra Desai was famous in the which field?
A.Social Service
B.Journalism
C.
Politics@
D.Literature

Naina Devi, was associated with field of?
A.Social Service
B.Stage acting
C.Classical dance
D.
Vocal music@

Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?
A.Muthuswami Dikshitar
B.Purandardasa
C.Swami Thirunal
D.None of these

Three great saint composers - Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastri are known as the 'Trimurti' of Carnatic music. They were not only contemporaries during the later half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, but were also, incredibly, born in the same town of Thiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.
Gangubai hangal is the name associated with
A.LiteratureB.
Music@
C.JournalismD.Environment

Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
A.
Florence Nightingale@
B.Sarojini Naidu
C.Indira Gandhi
D.Joan of Arc

Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?
A.Social Service
B.
Journalism@
C.Literature
D.Politics

Who is Larry Pressler?
A.PoliticianB.Painter
C.ActorD.Tennis player

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?
A.
Guitar@
B.Violin
C.sarodD.Tabla

Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?
A.
Painting@
B.Politics
C.DanceD.Music

Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?
A.Bismarck
B.Eisenhower
C.
Gen. Rommel@
D.Walter Scott

The title of 'sparrow' given to
A.Napoleon
B.
Major General Rajinder Singh@
C.T. T. Krishnamachari
D.Sardar Patel

Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?
A.
Pop Music@
B.Jounalism
C.Sports
D.Acting

Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of
A.PortugalB.Canada
C.SwitzerlandD.Congo

The first Indian to swim across English channel was
A.V. Merchant
B.P. K. Banerji
C.
Mihir Sen@
D.Arati Saha

Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
A.KamarajB.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel@
C.NehruD.Rajaji

What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?
A.Film Direction
B.
Drawing Cartoons@
C.Instrumental Music
D.Classical Dance

Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?
A.VolleyballB.Tennis
C.FootballD.
Hockey@

Who among the following was an eminent painter?
A.
Sarada Ukil@
B.Uday Shanker
C.V. Shantaram
D.Meherally

Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
A.
Sarod@
B.Veena
C.ViolinD.Sitar


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