Famous Personalities
Droupadi Murmu became the first tribal President of India in 2022. Which state was she the Governor of before becoming President?
A
Jharkhand
B
Odisha
C
Chhattisgarh
D
Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer:
B. Odisha
Droupadi Murmu served as the Governor of Odisha from 2015 to 2021 before being elected as the 15th President of India in July 2022.
Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
A
Santosh Yadav
B
Arunima Sinha
C
Bachhendri Pal
D
Premlata Agrawal
Correct Answer:
C. Bachhendri Pal
Bachhendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984, an historic achievement in mountaineering.
Who was appointed as the President of India in 2022, continuing to serve in 2024?
A
Ram Nath Kovind
B
Droupadi Murmu
C
Pranab Mukherjee
D
Pratibha Patil
Correct Answer:
B. Droupadi Murmu
Droupadi Murmu became the 15th President of India in 2022, serving as the first tribal woman President of the country.
Which Indian physicist discovered the Raman Effect, winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930?
A
Satyendra Nath Bose
B
Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman
C
Jagadish Chandra Bose
D
Meghnad Saha
Correct Answer:
B. Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman
CV Raman discovered the Raman Effect in 1928 and became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
A
Dadabhai Naoroji
B
Allan Octavian Hume
C
Surendranath Banerjea
D
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Correct Answer:
B. Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British official, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885, which became the primary vehicle for Indian independence.
Who was appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 2023, continuing till 2024?
A
Shaktikanta Das
B
Sanjay Malhotra
C
Raghuram Rajan
D
Viral Acharya
Correct Answer:
B. Sanjay Malhotra
Sanjay Malhotra assumed office as RBI Governor in December 2023, continuing into 2024 with focus on monetary policy and financial stability.
Which Indian space scientist led the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the lunar south pole?
A
Kailasavadivoo Sivan
B
S. Somanath
C
Jitendra Singh
D
Mylswamy Annadurai
Correct Answer:
B. S. Somanath
S. Somanath, as Chairman of ISRO, oversaw the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission that achieved a soft landing on the moon's south pole in 2023-2024.
Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
A
Indira Gandhi
B
Mother Teresa
C
Lata Mangeshkar
D
Sarojini Naidu
Correct Answer:
B. Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1980.
Who is the author of 'Discovery of India'?
A
Jawaharlal Nehru
B
Rajendra Prasad
C
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D
Abul Kalam Azad
Correct Answer:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
'Discovery of India' is a seminal work written by Jawaharlal Nehru, published in 1946.
Who is credited with founding the Brahmo Samaj?
A
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B
Debendranath Tagore
C
Keshab Chandra Sen
D
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Correct Answer:
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828, a major socio-religious reform movement in India.
