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01. Who is the father of Geometry?
A. Aristotle B. Euclid
C. Pythagoras  D. Kepler

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Answer: Euclid

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02. What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?
A. Film Direction B. Drawing Cartoons 
C. Instrumental Music D. Classical Dance

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Answer: Drawing Cartoons 

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03. Who was known as Iron man of India?
A. Govind Ballabh Pant B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Subhas Chandra Bose D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

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Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

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04. Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
A. Baba Amte B. Shabana Amzi
C. Mira Nair D. Swami Agnivesh 

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Answer: Swami Agnivesh 

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05. Narendra Dabholkar was famous for his:
A. Lokpal bill fight B. Medical Practice
C. Anti-Superstition fight D. Water movement

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Answer: Anti-Superstition fight

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06. Which among the following personalities is the inventor of the safety pin?
A. Elias Howe. B. Richard Drew.
C. Samuel Colt. D. Walter Hunt.

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Answer: Walter Hunt.

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07. Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?
A. Bismarck B. Eisenhower
C. Gen. Rommel D. Walter Scott

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Answer: Gen. Rommel

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08. The first Indian to swim across English channel was
A. V. Merchant B. P. K. Banerji
C. Mihir Sen D. Arati Saha

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Answer: Mihir Sen

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09. Nishi Vasudeva is the first lady to head an oil company. The name of this oil company is:
A. IOC B. BPCL
C. ONGC D. HPCL

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Answer: HPCL

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10. Who among the following was an eminent painter?
A. Sarada Ukil B. Uday Shanker
C. V. Shantaram D. Meherally

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Answer: Sarada Ukil

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11. Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?
A. Pop Music B. Jounalism
C. Sports D. Acting

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Answer: Pop Music

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12. The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which of the following fields?
A. Painting B. Films
C. Pop Music D. Fashion Designing

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Answer: Fashion Designing

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13. Ms Kim Campbell is the first woman Prime Minister of
A. Portugal B. Canada
C. Switzerland D. Congo

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Answer: Canada

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14. Ms. Vijaya Mehta has earned distinction in which of the field?
A. Theatre B. Film Direction
C. Classical Dance D. Journalism

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Answer: Theatre

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15. Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
A. Painting B. Ballet
C. Architecture D. Western Music

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Answer: Architecture

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16. 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

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Answer: G. D. Birla 

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17. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the prestigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which of the following musical instruments?
A. Guitar B. Violin
C. sarod D. Tabla

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Answer: Guitar

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18. Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
A. Kamaraj B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Nehru D. Rajaji

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Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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19. Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?
A. Muthuswami Dikshitar B. Purandardasa
C. Swami Thirunal D. None of these

Answer and Explanation

Answer: Muthuswami Dikshitar

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Three great saint composers - Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastri are known as the 'Trimurti' of Carnatic music. They were not only contemporaries during the later half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, but were also, incredibly, born in the same town of Thiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.

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20. Raja Ravi Verma, was famous in which of the fields?
A. Painting B. Politics
C. Dance D. Music

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Answer: Painting

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