Famous People – GK Questions

Ans: A

Explanation:Michael Jackson was an iconic American singer, songwriter, and dancer, widely regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers in the history of popular music. He was famously known as the “King of Pop”.
Correct_Option:A

Ans: A

Explanation:Amrita Shergill, a renowned Indian artist, was born in Budapest, Hungary, to a Sikh father and a Hungarian mother.
Correct_Option:A

Ans: B

Explanation:Ms. Kim Campbell served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993. She was the first and, to date, only woman to hold the office of Prime Minister in Canada.
Correct_Option:B

Ans: C

Explanation:Mohamed Nasheed was a prominent opposition leader against Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. He actively campaigned against Gayoom’s policies and advocated for democratic reforms. Therefore, statement C, which claims he was a strong advocate of Gayoom’s policies, is incorrect.
Correct_Option:C

Ans: C

Explanation:Mihir Sen was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel in 1958. Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1960.
Correct_Option:C

Ans: A

Explanation:Jagmeet Singh is a prominent political figure in Canada and is the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP). He has been in the news for his political activities, leadership of the NDP, and his stances on various issues in Canadian politics.
Correct_Option:A

Ans: B

Explanation:Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as the ‘Indian Bismarck’ due to his pivotal role in integrating the princely states into the Indian Union after India’s independence, much like Bismarck unified Germany.
Correct_Option:B

Ans: B

Explanation:In 2018, Abhay took charge as the Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Correct_Option:B

Ans: C

Explanation:Vikram Pandit is a prominent figure in the banking industry. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup from 2007 to 2012.
Correct_Option:C

Ans: C

Explanation:The ‘Prakash hai to Vikash hai’ scheme was launched by the Uttar Pradesh government on the occasion of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday to provide free electricity connections to poor households.
Correct_Option:C

Ans: B

Explanation:Kumar Mangalam Birla was appointed as the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad in 2017. Y. C. Deveshwar was the chairman before him. M. Damodaran has served as the chairman of SEBI and UTI. Sanjiv Gupta is a faculty member at IIM Ahmedabad.
Correct_Option:B

Ans: C

Explanation:Arunima Sinha is a mountaineer and a former national level volleyball player. She is famous for being the first Indian physically challenged lady to scale Mount Everest.
Correct_Option:C

Ans: A

Explanation: Mr. Thierry Delaporte was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Wipro Limited in July 2020.
Correct_Option:A

Ans: D

Explanation:V. R. Krishna Iyer was a highly respected and prominent figure in Indian law, having served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India and as a Law Minister of Kerala. He is widely recognized for his contributions to legal jurisprudence and social justice. The other options are incorrect as he was not a film actor, Kathakali dancer, or former Vice-President of India.
Correct_Option:D

Ans: D

Explanation:Jaspal Rana is a renowned Indian sport shooter who has won numerous medals at international events, including the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. He is particularly known for his achievements in rifle shooting.
Correct_Option:D

Ans: C

Explanation: Sir Muhammad Iqbal, a prominent Urdu poet and philosopher, was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conferences. He was a vocal proponent of a separate homeland for Muslims in British India, which later paved the way for the creation of Pakistan.
Correct_Option:C

Ans: B

Explanation:Walt Disney was the American film producer and entrepreneur who co-founded The Walt Disney Company and is credited with creating iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Warner Brothers is a film studio, Steven Spielberg is a film director, and Barbera (likely referring to William Hanna or Joseph Barbera) is known for Hanna-Barbera productions.
Correct_Option:B

Ans: A

Explanation: Chandi Prasad Bhatt is a renowned Indian Gandhian and an environmental activist. He is one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement, a non-violent social and ecological movement that practiced the activism of clinging to trees to prevent them from being felled. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1982 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005.
Correct_Option:A

Ans: A

Explanation:The Guinness World Record for the largest Kuchipudi dance performance was set in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, on December 25, 2022.
Correct_Option:A

Ans: B

Explanation:The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, are credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane.
Correct_Option:B