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Q.331 Easy Famous Personalities
Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
ASantosh Yadav
BArunima Sinha
CBachhendri Pal
DPremlata Agrawal
Correct Answer:  C. Bachhendri Pal
Explanation:

Bachhendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984, an historic achievement in mountaineering.

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Q.332 Hard Famous Personalities
Which Indian film director won the Best Director award at the 2024 International Film Festival?
ASanjay Leela Bhansali
BRohit Shetty
CPayal Kapadia
DRajkumar Hirani
Correct Answer:  C. Payal Kapadia
Explanation:

Payal Kapadia's film received critical acclaim and international recognition at major film festivals in 2024 for its artistic excellence.

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Q.333 Medium Famous Personalities
Who was the first Chief Minister of independent India?
AJawaharlal Nehru
BSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
CC. Rajagopalachari
DDr. B.R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer:  C. C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation:

C. Rajagopalachari served as the first Chief Minister of Madras State (now Tamil Nadu) after independence, one of the earliest regional leaders.

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Q.334 Medium Famous Personalities
Who was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India in September 2024?
AGeneral Anil Chauhan
BGeneral Manoj Pandey
CAdmiral Dinesh K Tripathi
DAir Chief Marshal B.R. Krishna
Correct Answer:  A. General Anil Chauhan
Explanation:

General Anil Chauhan was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff in September 2024, succeeding General Bipin Rawat.

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Q.335 Medium Famous Personalities
Which Indian female wrestler won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 50kg category?
ANeeraj Chopra
BRani Rampal
CVinesh Phogat
DSakshi Malik
Correct Answer:  C. Vinesh Phogat
Explanation:

Vinesh Phogat made headlines in 2024 Paris Olympics, though she faced disqualification issues, but remains a notable wrestling personality in recent competitive events.

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Q.336 Easy Famous Personalities
Droupadi Murmu became the first tribal President of India in 2022. Which state was she the Governor of before becoming President?
AJharkhand
BOdisha
CChhattisgarh
DMadhya Pradesh
Correct Answer:  B. Odisha
Explanation:

Droupadi Murmu served as the Governor of Odisha from 2015 to 2021 before being elected as the 15th President of India in July 2022.

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Q.337 Medium Famous Personalities
Who was appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in December 2023?
AShaktikanta Das
BSanjay Malhotra
CUrjit Patel
DRaghuram Rajan
Correct Answer:  B. Sanjay Malhotra
Explanation:

Sanjay Malhotra took office as the 26th Governor of RBI on December 12, 2023, succeeding Shaktikanta Das who completed his term.

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Q.338 Medium Famous Personalities
Neeraj Chopra, India's Olympic javelin champion, won a gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. In which city was this event held?
ABudapest, Hungary
BEugene, USA
CTokyo, Japan
DParis, France
Correct Answer:  A. Budapest, Hungary
Explanation:

Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in javelin throw at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, with a throw of 88.17 meters.

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Q.339 Medium Famous Personalities
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who became India's first self-made woman billionaire, is the founder and chairperson of which pharmaceutical company?
ABiocon Limited
BDr. Reddy's Laboratories
CCipla Limited
DLupin Limited
Correct Answer:  A. Biocon Limited
Explanation:

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw founded Biocon Limited in 1978 and has been instrumental in making it a global biopharmaceutical company. She became India's first self-made woman billionaire according to Forbes.

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Q.340 Medium Sports and Games
Which Indian cricketer became the first to score 50,000+ international runs across all formats?
AVirat Kohli
BSachin Tendulkar
CKumar Sangakkara
DRicky Ponting
Correct Answer:  A. Virat Kohli
Explanation:

Virat Kohli surpassed 50,000 international runs in 2023, becoming the first player to achieve this milestone across ODI, Test, and T20I formats combined.

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