Prominent National Personalities

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Prominent National Personalities: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Famous Sports Persons, Famous Personalities and Personalities of Indian History.

Important Questions on Prominent National Personalities

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Freedom fighter Kanakiata Barua was martyred in:

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Who among the following reached South Pole first ?

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In 1884, the Deccan Education Society was founded by whom in Pune?

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Who was the main inspirator of the Young Bengal Movement? 

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Who among the following is known as Flying Sikh of India?

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Name the women sportsperson, who became the first Indian women to hold an Honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the country's defence forces:

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Recently, an Indian sportsman Neeraj Chopra clinches silver medal in Warsaw (Poland). With which sport he is associated with? 

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Name the assassin of John Lennon:

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists.

List-I ( Person) List-II ( Area)
A ECG Sudarshan 1 Economics
B PK Sethi 2 Long Distance swimming
C Mihir Sen  3 Orthopaedic surgery
D I G Patel  4 Physics

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Who among the following is popularly known as ‘Periyar’?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin and stamp mark the 350th birth anniversary of Sikh guru:

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Name the women sportsperson, who became the first Indian woman to hold an Honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the country's defence forces:

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Who is the founder of Patna's famous for his Super 30 programme, which coaches underprivileged students for JEE - Advanced?

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Which of these Union Cabinet ministers have never served as the Chief Minister of any State or Union Territory?

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Annamayya, a poet/singer of medieval times, belonged to which present Indian state?  

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Why was Sucheta Kadethankar in the news recently?

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Which of these is not correctly matched regarding the region of Shahjahan?

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Consider the following passage Jawaharlal Nehru was to write of her in 1937: 'A day will come when India also will remember her and cherish her.' Who is being referred in the above passage?

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Who was the leader of the 'Red Shirts'?

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Who laid the foundation of Congress Socialist Party in 1934?