Notable Personalities

25 questions in Current Affairs.

Asked in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1995

2009 · Q19 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Famous person) A. Anna Hazare B. Deepak Parekh C. GVK Reddy D. Harish Salve List II (Well-known as) 1. Lawyer 2. Banker 3. Gandhian and social activist 4. Industrialist

(a)A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
(b)A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
(c)A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
(d)A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1

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Official answer(c) A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1

2009 · Q147 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Persons in news) A. Luisa Dias Diogo B. Mwai Kibaki C. Rupiah Banda List II (Countries they belong to) 1. Kenya 2. Mozambique 3. Zambia 4. Zimbabwe

(a)A-1 B-2 C-3
(b)A-2 B-1 C-3
(c)A-2 B-1 C-4
(d)A-1 B-2 C-4

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Official answer(b) A-2 B-1 C-3

2008 · Q66 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Person) A. Sabyasachi Mukherjee B. Aniruddha Bahal C. Vikram Akula D. Yusuf Hamied List-II (Area) 1. Microfinance loans 2. Pharmaceuticals 3. Fashion designing 4. Investigative journalism

(a)A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
(b)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
(c)A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
(d)A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4

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Official answer(b) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

2008 · Q71 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

How is Sarosh Zaiwalla well-known as?

(a)A leading theatre personality
(b)A leading wildlife photographer
(c)A leading international legal expert
(d)A leading orthopaedic surgeon

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Official answer(c) A leading international legal expert

2008 · Q83 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?

(a)Chile
(b)Argentina
(c)Colombia
(d)Venezuela

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Official answer(b) Argentina

2008 · Q94 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Person) A. K. P. Singh B. Vikram Pandit C. Roopa Farooki D. Kishore Biyani List-II (Area) 1. Banking 2. Fiction writing 3. Retail business 4. Real estate

(a)A B C D 4 2 1 3
(b)A B C D 3 1 2 4
(c)A B C D 3 2 1 4
(d)A B C D 4 1 2 3

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Official answer(d) A B C D 4 1 2 3

2007 · Q18 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

How is Steve Fossett known?

(a)As a crocodile hunter
(b)For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe
(c)For swimming across the Atlantic Ocean
(d)For climbing Mt. Everest without any co-climber

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Official answer(b) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe

2007 · Q19 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Pascal Lamy D. Steve Ballmer List-II (Position/Organization) 1. WTO 2. Speaker, US House of Representatives 3. WHO 4. Microsoft Codes:

(a)A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
(b)A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
(c)A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
(d)A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2

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Official answer(c) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4

2007 · Q29 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Who among the following is Chile’s first woman President?

(a)D. Ortega
(b)M. Bachelet
(c)E. Morales
(d)A. Garcia

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Official answer(b) M. Bachelet

2006 · Q29 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long-serving President of which of the following?

(a)Oman
(b)Kuwait
(c)United Arab Emirates
(d)Saudi Arabia

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Official answer(c) United Arab Emirates

2006 · Q83 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List-I A. E. C. G. Sudarshan B. V. Shanta C. T. N. Krishnan D. Mahesh Dattani List-II 1. Theatre 2. Violin 3. Research in Physics 4. Cancer treatment 5. Water-harvesting A B C D

(a)3 1 2 4
(b)3 4 2 1
(c)2 4 5 1
(d)2 1 5 4

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Official answer(b) 3 4 2 1

2006 · Q104 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I A. Harold Pinter B. Jacques Diouf C. Jose Manuel Barroso D. Raymond Lafitte List-II 1. Director-General, FAO 2. President, European Commission 3. World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project 4. Litterateur

(a)A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
(b)A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
(c)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
(d)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

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Official answer(b) A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

2006 · Q108 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a)Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysis
(b)Anna Freud : Child psychiatry
(c)Milton Friedman : Economic
(d)Eric R. Kandel : Literature

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Official answer(d) Eric R. Kandel : Literature

2006 · Q125 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Person) A. Ela Bhatt B. Mahasweta Devi C. Ebrahim Alkazi D. Vijay Govindarajan List II (Area of work) 1. Theatre training 2. Women’s labour sector 3. Management teaching 4. Litterateur and Social Worker for the country’s tribal communities Codes:

(a)A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
(b)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
(c)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
(d)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3

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Official answer(b) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

2005 · Q124 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? British Prime Minister — Political Party

(a)John Major — Conservative Party
(b)James Callaghan — Labour Party
(c)Harold Wilson — Conservative Party
(d)Margaret Thatcher — Conservative Party

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Official answer(c) Harold Wilson — Conservative Party

2004 · Q43 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I (Persons) with List II (Positions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) B. P. Mishra (B) Suresh Kalmadi (C) Praful Patel (D) V. S. Jain List II 1. Executive Director, IMF 2. Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd 3. President, Indian Olympic Association 4. Vice-President, South Asian Region, World Bank

(a)A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
(b)A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
(c)A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
(d)A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3

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Official answer(b) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4

2004 · Q79 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

World's longest-ruling head of Government is from

(a)Switzerland
(b)Cuba
(c)Zimbabwe
(d)New Zealand

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Official answer(b) Cuba

2004 · Q102 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Match List I (Distinguished Ladies) with List II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Jhumpa Lahiri (B) Sunita Narain (C) Naina Lal Kidwai (D) Ravina Raj Kohli List II 1. Science and environment 2. Novel-writing 3. Film industry 4. Banking 5. Television media Codes:

(a)A 4 B 5 C 3 D 1
(b)A 2 B 1 C 4 D 5
(c)A 4 B 1 C 3 D 5
(d)A 2 B 5 C 4 D 1

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Official answer(b) A 2 B 1 C 4 D 5

2004 · Q109 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

In 2003, Alison Richard took over as the first ever woman Vice-Chancellor of

(a)Oxford University
(b)Cambridge University
(c)Harvard University
(d)Purdue University

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Official answer(b) Cambridge University

2004 · Q111 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?

(a)California
(b)Texas
(c)Virginia
(d)Indiana

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Official answer(b) Texas

2004 · Q119 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Anil Kakodkar (B) Raman Puri (C) M. Jagannatha Rao (D) G. Madhavan Nair List II 1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff 2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission 3. Chairman, ISRO 4. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission Codes:

(a)A 3 B 1 C 2 D 4
(b)A 4 B 2 C 1 D 3
(c)A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
(d)A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3

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Official answer(d) A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3

2002 · Q135 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I (Country) with List II (President) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Country) A. Congo B. Nigeria C. Uganda D. Zambia List II (President) 1. Levy Mwanawasa 2. Joseph Kabila 3. Olusegun Obasanjo 4. Yoweri Museveni

(a)2 3 4 1
(b)3 2 1 4
(c)2 3 1 4
(d)3 2 4 1

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Official answer(a) 2 3 4 1

2001 · Q42 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Country) I. Columbia II. The Philippines III. Mexico IV. Venezuela List II (President) A) Vicente Fox B) Hugo Chavez C) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo D) Andres Pastrana

(a)I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b)I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(c)I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d)I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B

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Official answer(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B

2001 · Q78 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Person) I. Santosh Yadav II. Oprah Winfrey III. Oscar Wilde IV. P. Sainath List II (Distinguished as) A) T.V. Host B) Journalist C) Mountaineer D) Dramatist and Author

(a)I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(b)I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(c)I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
(d)I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B

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Official answer(a) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B

1995 · Q40 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II I. Ernesto Zedillo A) Uruguay II. Alberto Fujimori B) Brazil III. Julio Maria Sanguinetti C) Mexico IV. Fernando H. Cardoso D) Bolivia E) Peru

(a)I-C, II-E, III-A, IV-B
(b)I-D, II-E, III-C, IV-A
(c)I-C, II-D, III-V, IV-B
(d)I-E, II-C, III-A, IV-D

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Official answer(a) I-C, II-E, III-A, IV-B