1. Who is the father of Geometry?
[a] Aristotle
[a] Euclid
[c] Pythagoras
[d] Kepler
2. What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?
[a] Film Direction
[b] Drawing Cartoons
[c] Instrumental Music
[d] Classical Dance
3. Who was known as Iron man of India?
[a] Govind Ballabh Pant
[b] Jawaharlal Nehru
[c] Subhash Chandra Bose
[d] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is
[a] Ramanujam
[b] Rina Panigrahi
[c] Raja Ramanna
[d] Shakunthala Devi
5. Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?
[a] Volleyball
[b] Tennis
[c] Football
[d] Hockey
6. The first Indian to swim across English Channel was
[a] Arati Saha
[b] Mihir Sen
[c] P.K.Banerji
[d] V.Merchant
7. Who is known as Indian Bismarck?
[a] Patel
[b] Rajaji
[c] Nehru
[d] Kamraj
8. Samantha Fox is associated with
[a] Sports
[b] Journalism
[c] Politics
[d] Pop Music
9. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?
[a] Social Service
[b] Politics
[c] Literature
[d] Journalism
10. Zubin Mehta is associated with
[a] Music
[b] Painting
[c] Literature
[d] Journalism
11. Who among the following is called ‘Father of German Unity’?
[a] George Bush
[b] Morarji Desai
[c] Helmut Kohl
[d] Mikhail Gorbachev
12. R.K. Laxman is a renowned?
[a] Writer
[b] Cartoonist
[c] Journalist
[d] Politics
13. Uday Sankar is a famous
[a] Dancer
[b] Producer
[c] Writer
[d] Painter
14. Who among the following persons is called Desert Fox?
[a] Bismarck
[b] Eisenhower
[c] Gen.Rommel
[d] Walter Scott
15. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?
[a] Ajit Pal Singh
[b] Mohinder Singh
[c] Milkha Singh
[d] Joginder Singh
16. Who among the following was an eminent painter?
[a] Uday Shanker
[b] Sarada Ukil
[c] V. Shantaram
[d] Meherally
17. Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?
[a] Biochemistry
[b] Electronics
[c] Economics
[d] Geology
18. Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with?
[a] Classical music
[b] Commercial art
[c] Film Direction
[d] Classical dance
19. Dr. Joon Lew of korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the?
[a] Eradication of leprosy
[b] Campaigning against AIDS
[c] Against Drugs
[d] Against child labour
20. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
[a] Veena
[b] Sarod
[c] Violin
[d] Sitar
21. Vilayat Khan was associated with
[a] Flute
[b] Tabla
[c] Shehnai
[d] Sitar
22. Gangubai Hangal is the name associated with
[a] Music
[b] Literature
[c] Environment
[d] Journalism
23. With which of the following is Begum Akhtar associated?
[a] Painting
[b] Vocal Music
[c] Classical Dance
[d] Writing
24. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?
[a] Music
[b] Sanskrit
[c] Literature
[d] Dharamshastra
25. Which of the following personalities is credited with starting Van Mahotsava in 2950?
[a] Jawaharlal Nehru
[b] KM Munshi
[c] Sardar Patel
[d] None of these
26. Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India is from which country?
[a] USA
[b] Mexico
[c] Australia
[d] New Zealand
26. Meghnad Saha is known for his contribution in which one of the following fields?
[a] Physics
[b] Medical Science
[c] Environmental Science
[d] History
27. Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web(WWW)?
[a] Edward Kasner
[b] Bill Gates
[c] Tim Berners-lee
[d] Vinod Dham
28. Who among the following is a Hindustani Classical Singer?
[a] Geeta Chandran
[b] Leela Samson
[c] Gangubai Hangal
[d] Swapnasundari
29. Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance form?
[a] Kuchipudi
[b] Kathak
[c] Manipuri
[d] Bahratanatyam
30. 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
31. Which of the following fields Nageshwara Rao is associated with?
[a] Sports
[b] Literature
[c] Motion Pictures
[d] Politics
32. Jamini Roy was a famous?
[a] Producer
[b] Painter
[c] Dancer
[d] Actor
33. In which field 'Aachan Maharaj' has distinguished himself?
[a] Painting
[b] Drama
[c] Dance
[d] Vocal Music
34. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of
[a] Sitar
[b] Tabla
[c] Flute
[d] Shehnai
35. Who among the following headed the committee on Computerisation in Indian Banks?
[a] C. Rangarajan
[b] R.N.Malhotra
[c] S.Venkitramanan
[d] M.Narasimhan
36. Shiv Kumar Sharma is a famous player of
[a] Tabla
[b] Sitar
[c] Flute
[d] Santoor
37. Mallika Sarabhai is associated with which of the following fields?
[a] Sports
[b] Classical dance
[c] Social service
[d] Classical Music
38. Bismillah Khan is associated with [a] Shehnai [b] Sarod [c] Flute [d] Tabla
39. Surojeet Chatterji is associated with
[a] Sitar
[b] Piano
[c] Santoor
[d] Flute
40. The first woman in space was
[a] Olga Korbut
[b] Sally Ride
[c] Tamara Press
[d] Valentina Tereshkova
41. The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?
[a] Painting
[b] Films
[c] Pop Music
[d] Fashion Designing
42. Who is well known collector of artifacts and curios?
[a] Wadeyar
[b] Salar Jung
[c] Rabindranath Tagore
[d] Motilal Nehru
43. 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
44. Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which field?
[a] Wrestling
[b] Kabaddi
[c] Shooting
[d] Swimming
45. Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
[a] Baba Amte
[b] Shabana Amzi
[c] Mira Nair
[d] Swami Agnivesh
46. Who fits with this description 'Indian Cotton merchant, Banker, Congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi'?
[a] M. R. Jayakar
[b] V. S. Sastri
[c] G. D. Birla
[d] Jamanlal Bajaj
47. Sanjay Dutt, a noted film actor was held under
[a] TADA
[b] Narcotics Act
[c] Act 302
[d] Anti - Defection Act
48. Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of ?
[a] Atomic Power
[b] poultry farms
[c] Dairy development
[d] Economic Reforms
49. Limba Ram is associated in which fields?
[a] Sports
[b] Politics
[c] Social Service
[d] Motion Picture
50. Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?
[a] Pupal Jayakar
[b] Le Corbousier
[c] Glen
[d] Nek Chand
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