GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CULTURE MCQS SET 07

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CULTURE MCQS SET 07

1) Consider the following paragraph and identify the person referred to therein with the help of the code given below: After training under Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan of Patiala Gharana, he turned to Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. 'Memories Come Alive' is his autobiography. He was awarded Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
A) S.D. Burman
B) Bhupen Hazarika
C) Manna Dey
D) Bhimsen Josh
Answer: Manna Dey
 
2) Who among the following was the first lady Prime Minister in the world?
A) Golda Meir
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Mary Eugenia Charles
D) Shirimavo Bhandaranaike
Answer: Shirimavo Bhandaranaike
 
3) Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian state?
A) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
B) Miss Padmaja Naidu
C) Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
D) Mrs. Tarakeshwari Sinha
Answer: Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
 
4) The first lady Chief Minister of an Indian State after independence is:
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Sucheta Kriplani
C) Vijyalaxmi Pandit
D) Padmaja Naidu
Answer: Sucheta Kriplani
 
5) The first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest was:
A) Bachendri Pal
B) Arati Saha
C) Asha Agarwal
D) Reita Fariya
Answer: Bachendri Pal
 
6) Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which of the following fields?
A) instrumental music
B) dancing
C) vocal Music
D) classical dance
Answer: vocal Music
 
7) R. K. Laxman is a renowned:
A) Cartoonist
B) Dance master
C) Writer
D) Journalist
Answer: Cartoonist
 
8) Which of the following is not correcr about Vijayalaxmi Pandit?
A) She was a renowned diplomat from India.
B) She was the first woman to become the President of UN General Assembly
C) She had been an ambassador to many countries including Russia and United States
D) She served as a Cabinet Minister in the Indira Gandhi government
Answer: She served as a Cabinet Minister in the Indira Gandhi government
 
9) The first woman in space was:
A) Naidia Comenci
B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Sally Ride
D) Tamara Press
Answer: Valentina Tereshkova
 
10) Who is the Flying Sikh of India?
A) Mohinder Singh
B) Joginder Singh
C) Milkha singh
D) Ajit Pal Singh
Answer: Milkha singh