PERSONALITIES MCQS SET 02

PERSONALITIES MCQS SET 02

11) VeenaGuru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?
A) Kuchipudi
B) Kathak
C) Manipuri
D) Bahratanatyam
Answer: Kathak
   
12) The first Indian to swim across English channel was
A) V. Merchant
B) P. K. Banerji
C) Mihir Sen
D) Arati Saha
Answer: Mihir Sen
   
13) Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of
A) Portugal
B) Canada
C) Switzerland
D) Congo
Answer: Canada
   
14) Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?
A) Pop Music
B) Journalism
C) Sports
D) Acting
Answer: Pop Music
   
15) Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style?
A) Sanjukta Panigrahi
B) Madhavi Mudgal
C) Sonal Man Singh
D) Yamini Krishnamurthy
Answer: Yamini Krishnamurthy

16) Who headed the first scientific group to leave for Antarctica in 1982?
A) Dr. D.R. Sengupta
B) Dr. S.Z. Kasim
C) Dr. V. K. Raina
D) Dr. H. K. Gupta
Answer: Dr. S.Z. Kasim
   
17) Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which of the following fields?
A) Social Service
B) Journalism
C) Literature
D) Politics
Answer: Journalism
   
18) Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp"?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Joan of Arc
Answer: Florence Nightingale
   
19) Gangubai hangal is the name associated with
A) Literature
B) Music
C) Journalism
D) Environment
Answer: Music
   
20) Who is known as "Trimurthy of Carnatic Music"?
A) Muthuswami Dikshitar
B) Purandardasa
C) Swami Thirunal
D) None of these
Answer: Muthuswami Dikshitar