GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CULTURE MCQS SET 02

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CULTURE MCQS SET 02

1) The National Song of India 'Vande Mataram' was composed in Sanskrit by:
A) Bankimchandra Chatterji
B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
C) Mohhamad Iqbal
D) Laxmikanta Mohapatra
Answer: Bankimchandra Chatterji
 
2) Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Joan of Arc
Answer: Florence Nightingale
 
3) Who is called “The Light of Asia'?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Mao Tse Tung
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Gautama Buddha
Answer: Gautama Buddha
 
4) The title of 'Sparrow' given to
A) Napoleon
B) T. T. Krishnamachari
C) Major General Rajinder Singh
D) Sardar Patel
Answer: Major General Rajinder Singh
 
5) Who is known as 'Bismark of India'?
A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B) K. Kamaraj
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) C.R. Rajgopalchari
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
 
6) The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is
A) Shakunthala Devi
B) Ramanujam
C) Rina Panigrahi
D) Raja Ramanna
Answer: Shakunthala Devi
 
7) Who among the ancient poets is given the epithet of 'Shakespeare of India'?
A) Mahakavi Kalidas
B) Banabhatta
C) Upendra Bhanja
D) Kalhana
Answer: Mahakavi Kalidas
 
8) Who among the following is called the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Raja Ram Mohan Ray
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Ray
 
9) Professor Amartya Sen is associated with:
A) Biochemistry
B) Economics
C) Electronics
D) Geology
Answer: Economics
 
10) Dr. Joon Lew of Korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service for:
A) Campaigning against AIDS
B) Against Drugs
C) Eradication of leprosy
D) Against child labour
Answer: Eradication of leprosy