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Consider the following historical personalities.
1. Abdur Razzak
2. Duarte Barbosa
3. Marco Polo
4. Nicolo di Conti
What is the correct chronological order in which they visited India?

(a)4,1,2,3

(b)3,4,2,1

(d)1,2,3,4

Comment

Answer is: BNA

Larry page and Sergey Brin are well known as

(a)creators of Bluetooth device

(b)founders of Google

(c)stem cells researchers

(d)scientists of human genome

Comment

Answer is: BNA

How is Gabriel Garcia Marquez well known as?

(a)known for research in agricuture

(b)a renowned football coach

(c)a great writer who won the nobel prize for literature

(d)known for research in railway engineering

Comment

Answer is: CNA

Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?

(a)Cardilogy

(b)Influenza virus

(c)HIV/AIDS

(d)Alzheimer

Comment

Answer is: BNA

In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate Pearl S Buck collaborate?

(a)Shatranj ke Khiladi

(b)Guide

(c)Lawrence of Arabia

(d)Titanic

Comment

Answer is: BNA

Who is Wole Soyinka?

(a)A well known economist

(b)A well known football player

(c)A well known industrialist owning steel plants in many parts of the world

(d)A Nobel Prize winner for literature

Comment

Answer is: DNA

Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission?

(a)Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(b)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(c)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(d)JB Kripalani

Comment

Answer is: BNA

Ratan Thiyam, the famous personality from Manipur, is known for his work in the field of

(a)Sports

(b)Music

(c)Theatre

(d)Social reform

Comment

Answer is: CNA

How is Leila Seth known as?

(a)First woman chairperson of the UPSC

(b)First woman Election Commissioner of India

(c)First woman chief justice of a high court in India

(d)First woman Governor of a state in India

Comment

Answer is: CNA

10.

Prof. Muhammad Yunus is renowned in which one of the following areas?

(a)International Economics

(b)Human Rights

(d)Microcredit Concept

Comment

Answer is: DNA

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