Famous Personalities MCQs

172. Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was buried alive under snow by deadly avalanche at Siachen Glacier, who later died in a hospital after he was miraculously rescued by army, was a soldier of :

A. Dogra Regiment
B. Madras Regiment
C. Rajput Regiment
D. Jat Regiment
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was buried alive under snow by deadly avalanche at Siachen Glacier, who later died in a hospital after he was miraculously rescued by army, was a soldier of Madras regiment.

173. Who served as the governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?

A. K. Rosaiah
B. E. S. L. Narasimhan
C. Satya Pal Malik
D. C. Vidyasagar Rao
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan is an Indian former civil servant and politician who served as the first Governor of Telangana. He assumed office of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in December 2009 and Governor of Telangana on 2 June 2014.

177. M. S. Swaminathan was

A. a jounalist
B. an agricultural scientist
C. an ecologist
D. an ornithologist
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist and administrator, known for his role in India’s Green Revolution. Swaminathan has been called the “Father of Green Revolution in India” for his role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India.

178. Madhuri Dixit is associated with –

A. Bharatnatyam
B. Kuchipudi
C. Kathak
D. Kathakali
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Madhuri Dixit, also known by her married name Madhuri Dixit Nene, is an Indian actress, producer, and television personality. She is associated with Kathak dance.

180. Who has inaugurated the first-ever Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference in Delhi?

A. Venkaiah Naidu
B. Narendra Modi
C. Bharrat Jagdeo
D. Kamla Persad
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the first-ever Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference in the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra (PBK) in Delhi on 9 January, 2018. Approx 124 Members of Parliament (MP) and 17 mayors from 23 countries will participate in this conference. The conference is a way of reaching out to the Indian community overseas by the Central government. The event will have two thematic sessions, the first one will have as special guest senior Congress leader and chairman of the parliamentary committee on external affairs, Shashi Tharoor. The session will be presided over by Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The second session will have Parliamentary Affairs minister Ananth Kumar as a special guest which will be chaired by Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.