PERSONALITIES MCQS SET 07

PERSONALITIES MCQS SET 07

61) The architect of North and South Blocks of Central Secretariat in Delhi was :
A) Sir Edward Lutyens
B) Herbert Bakers
C) Robert T. Russel
D) Antonin Reymond
Answer: Sir Edward Lutyens
   
62) The first PM of England was :
A) Oliver Cramwell
B) Benjamin Dizrelli
C) Robert Walpole
D) Gladstone
Answer: Robert Walpole
   
63) Founder of Boys Scout and Civil Guide was :
A) Charles Andrews
B) Robert Montgomery
C) Richard Temple
D) Baden Powell
Answer: Baden Powell
   
64) Chandigarh was designed by :
A) Le Corbousier
B) Edward Lutyens
C) Christopher Wren
D) Michelongo
Answer: Le Corbousier
   
65) Which of the following personalities is credited with starting 'Vana Mahotsav' in 1950 ?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) K.M. Munshi
C) Sardar Patel
D) None of these
Answer: K.M. Munshi

66) Ms Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu is the first Indian woman
A) to reach Antarctica
B) pilot inducted in Indian Air Force
C) to ski to the South Pole
D) to win the Gold Medal in Asian Boxing Championship
Answer: to ski to the South Pole
   
67) Who fits with this description Indian cotton merchant, banker, congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi?
A) M R Jayakar
B) V S Sastri
C) G D Birla
D) Jamanlal Bajaj
Answer: G D Birla
   
68) Who served as India's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union?
A) VK Krishna Menon
B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C) KM Pannikar
D) KR Narayanan
Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
   
69) Which of the following is the first liquor free village in Rajasthan?
A) Kachhabali
B) Dholpur
C) Jhunjhunu
D) Jhalawar
Answer: Kachhabali
   
70) Which among the following famous dancers is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style?
A) Sonal Man Singh
B) Sanjukta Panigrahi
C) Yamini Krishnamurthy
D) Madhavi Mudgal
Answer: Yamini Krishnamurthy