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Famous Indian Personalities Trivia Quiz

A quiz about interesting Indian personalities from all walks of life, who have made an impact on India and the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by reenarage. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
reenarage

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,851

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1924

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, this lady was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. To which Indian city did she dedicate over forty years of her life tending to the needs of the poor, sick, orphaned and dying? Hint

Chennai

Hyderabad

Kolkata

Darjeeling

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Financial Times named this business tycoon, born in Rajasthan, the 2006 Person of the Year. Who is this Indian businessman? Hint

Arun Sarin

Mukesh Ambani

Vijay Mallya

Lakshmi Mittal

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Question 3 of 10

3. This Grandmaster was the first Indian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000. He is ranked no.1 in the April 2007 FIDE rankings. Who is this chess player? Hint

Srinath Rao

Krishnan Sasikiran

Viswanathan Anand

P. Harikrishna

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Question 4 of 10

4. Author of "The Argumentative Indian", this Indian Economist is noted for his work in welfare economics. Who is he? Hint

Jagdish Bhagwati

Manmohan Singh

Amartya Sen

Arindam Chaudhuri

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Question 5 of 10

5. Acclaimed film maker Satyajit Ray's debut film "Pather Panchali" released in 1955 and was a great success. Which of these films did he NOT make? Hint

Bawarchi

Mahanagar

Apur Sansar

Charulata

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Question 6 of 10

6. Homi J. Bhabha was an Indian nuclear physicist, considered to be the father of India's nuclear weapons program. With the help of J.R.D. Tata, he established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. How did he die? Hint

Air crash

Natural death

Heart attack

Cancer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Indian novelist, Anita Desai has been short-listed for the Booker Prize three times. Which of these works was NOT short-listed? Hint

Clear Light of Day

Fire on The mountain

In Custody

Fasting, Feasting

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ravi Shankar is a well-known Indian instrumentalist in the world. He is recognized for bringing the Indian classical music tradition to the West. This was done through his association with which of the following people? Hint

Michael Jackson

Oprah Winfrey

George Harrison

John Lennon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician, considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all times. G.H. Hardy discovered him. In which year did he die?
Hint

1920

1924

1887

1901

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Question 10 of 10

10. Shahrukh Khan is a noted Indian actor. He is an actor, producer and a television host. Which of these production companies did he set up? Hint

Dreamz Unlimited

Percept Pictures

White Feather Films

Balaji Telefilms

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Kolkata

Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. After her death on September 5, 1997 she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta".

2. The Financial Times named this business tycoon, born in Rajasthan, the 2006 Person of the Year. Who is this Indian businessman?

Answer: Lakshmi Mittal

Lakshmi Mittal is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist and resides in Kensington, London. He is the fifth richest person in the world and the richest Indian as of 2007.

The Financial Times named Mittal its 2006 Person of the Year.
In May 2007, he was named one of the "100 most influential people" by Time magazine.

3. This Grandmaster was the first Indian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000. He is ranked no.1 in the April 2007 FIDE rankings. Who is this chess player?

Answer: Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and former FIDE world champion. In the April 2007 FIDE Elo rating list, Anand was ranked first in the world for the first time. He is only the sixth person to head the rating list since its inception in 1970, along with Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik and Topalov.

4. Author of "The Argumentative Indian", this Indian Economist is noted for his work in welfare economics. Who is he?

Answer: Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen was born in Santiniketan, West Bengal. In 1998, he received the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in welfare economics. In 1999, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India. He is a trustee of the Economists for Peace and Security and currently teaches at Harvard University.

5. Acclaimed film maker Satyajit Ray's debut film "Pather Panchali" released in 1955 and was a great success. Which of these films did he NOT make?

Answer: Bawarchi

Satyajit Ray directed 37 films including feature films, documentaries and shorts. His first film, Pather Panchali, won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Document at Cannes. He received the Academy Honorary Award in 1992.

Answer: Air crash

Homi Bhabha represented India in International Atomic Energy Forums and as President of the United Nations Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, in Geneva in 1955.

He died in an air crash in 1966. There are numerous conspiracy theories and his death still remains a mystery.

7. Indian novelist, Anita Desai has been short-listed for the Booker Prize three times. Which of these works was NOT short-listed?

Answer: Fire on The mountain

Anita Desai nee Mazumdar was born to a German mother and a Bengali father. German was her first language.

Her daughter, the author Kiran Desai, is the winner of the 2006 Booker prize for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss".

Answer: George Harrison

Ravi Shankar holds the Guinness Record for the longest international career.
His daughter Norah Jones is a Grammy Award winner.

9. Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician, considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all times. G.H. Hardy discovered him. In which year did he die?

Answer: 1920

Srinivasa Ramanujan has made substantial contributions to mathematics in the areas of analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions. He compiled over 3500 results. He died at the young age of 32.

10. Shahrukh Khan is a noted Indian actor. He is an actor, producer and a television host. Which of these production companies did he set up?

Answer: Dreamz Unlimited

Shahrukh Khan was born in Delhi and started his career in television. He is popularly known as "The King Khan of Bollywood" and has won numerous awards.

Source: Author reenarage

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