MCQ on Famous Personalities of India for competitive exams 2024

11. Who is often referred to as the “Milkman of India” for his contributions to the dairy industry?

a) Verghese Kurien

b) Ratan Tata

c) Mukesh Ambani

d) N. R. Narayana Murthy

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Answer: a) Verghese Kurien

12. The legendary playback singer known as the “Queen of Melody” in India is:

a) Alka Yagnik

b) Shreya Ghoshal

c) Lata Mangeshkar

d) Asha Bhosle

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Answer: c) Lata Mangeshkar

13. Who is the iconic tabla maestro and a recipient of the Bharat Ratna award?

a) Ustad Zakir Hussain

b) Pandit Ravi Shankar

c) Pandit Jasraj

d) Anoushka Shankar

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Answer: a) Ustad Zakir Hussain

14. The famous Indian author of “The God of Small Things” is:

a) Arundhati Roy

b) Jhumpa Lahiri

c) Vikram Seth

d) Salman Rushdie

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Answer: a) Arundhati Roy

15. Who is known as the “Flying Sikh” and won several international medals in athletics?

a) Milkha Singh

b) P. T. Usha

c) Dhanraj Pillay

d) Anju Bobby George

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Answer: a) Milkha Singh

16. The classical dancer and choreographer who is also a Member of Parliament is:

a) Mallika Sarabhai

b) Sonal Mansingh

c) Hema Malini

d) Shovana Narayan

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Answer: c) Hema Malini

17. Which Indian Nobel laureate is renowned for his work in economics, especially for his research on poverty alleviation?

a) Amartya Sen

b) C. V. Raman

c) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

d) Kailash Satyarthi

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Answer: a) Amartya Sen

18. The famous playback singer and composer known as the “Bhajan Samrat” is:

a) Anup Jalota

b) Kishore Kumar

c) Jagjit Singh

d) Hariharan

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Answer: a) Anup Jalota

19. Who is the founder of the Reliance Industries and is one of the richest people globally?

a) Mukesh Ambani

b) Azim Premji

c) Anil Ambani

d) Gautam Adani

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Answer: a) Mukesh Ambani

20. The renowned badminton player who won an Olympic silver medal in 2016 is:

a) P. V. Sindhu

b) Saina Nehwal

c) Jwala Gutta

d) Kidambi Srikanth

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Answer: a) P. V. Sindhu

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