Famous Personalities MCQs

103. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with –

A. Sarod
B. Veena
C. Sitar
D. Violin
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.

105. Yves Saint Laurent recently died. He was

A. U. S. A. Film director
B. First man to go to Mars mission
C. Renowned fashion designer
D. An internationally renowned financial expert
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent ( 1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), often referred to as Yves Saint-Laurent, was a French fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his eponymous fashion label.

108. Who invented the electric bulb?

A. Thomas More
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. James Watt
D. None
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Electric bulb was invented by Thomas Alva Edison.

109. Who discovered the X-rays?

A. Ross Ronald
B. H. C. Urey
C. W. K. Roentgen
D. G. Marconi
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Wilhelm Roentgen, Professor of Physics in Wurzburg, Bavaria, discovered X-rays in 1895 accidentally while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass.

110. The name of the train “Shatabdi Express” refers to the centenary of

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. I. N. C.
C. India’s War of Independence
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The name “Shatabdi” means centenary in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced on 10 July 1988, by then Railways Minister Madhavrao Scindia to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru the first Prime Minister of India, between New Delhi and Gwalior Junction.