Prominent Personality

Total Questions: 52

41. Who among the following hockey players was a part of the Indian Constituents Assembly? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 22.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Jaipal Singh Munda
Solution:Jaipal Singh Munda was a hockey player who was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. Under his captaincy, India won its first gold medal in hockey in the 1928 Olympics. He represented all the tribals of India in the Constituent Assembly of India.

42. Who among the following was an eminent physician? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 22.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Bidhan Chandra Roy
Solution:Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy was an eminent physician, academician, freedom fighter and politician. He was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal after India gained Independence. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1961.

43. Who among the following is known as the 'Father of Indian Film Industry'? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Dadasaheb Phalke
Solution:Dadasaheb Phalke is the 'Father of the Indian Film Industry'. The Government of India presents the Dadasaheb Phalke Award to a distinguished person in the film industry every year in his memory.

44. Who played the lead character in the movie "Bandit Queen"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Seema Biswas
Solution:Seema Biswas played the lead role in Bandit Queen, based on the life of Phoolan Devi. This film was released in 1994.

45. Georg Simon Ohm in whose honour we have the famous Ohm's Law, hailed from which country? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Germany
Solution:Georg Simon Ohm was a famous German physicist. He gave a law establishing the relationship between Voltage, Electric Current and Resistance. The unit of Resistance has been named after him as 'Ohm'.

46. Who was the first president of South Africa after apartheid? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Nelson Mandela
Solution:Nelson Mandela was elected the first President of South Africa after apartheid. He was the first black president of South Africa and the first democratically elected president. He was the President from the year 1994 to 1999.

47. Who among the following is/was the longest serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Sheikh Hasina
Solution:The longest-serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh is Sheikh Hasina. She is a Bangladeshi politician serving as the 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh, having held the office since January 2009.

48. In which year did Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck become the first monarch of Bhutan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) 1907
Solution:In 1907 Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck became the first monarch of Bhutan. The Constitution of Bhutan was enacted on 18 July 2008 by the Royal Government of Bhutan. Bhutan's political system has changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.

49. Which of the following kings is regarded as the founder of the Kingdom of Nepal? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Prithivi Narayan Shah
Solution:

Prithvi Narayan Shah is considered the founder of the country of Nepal. He was a Gurkha king.

50. Who is the first female President of Sri Lanka? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
Solution:The first female President of Sri Lanka was Chandrika Kumaratunga, who took office as the fifth President of Sri Lanka in November 1994.