Famous Personalities MCQs

72. The first Defence Minister of India was

A. K. M. Cariappa
B. Gopalaswami Aiyangar
C. Baldev Singh
D. Sardar Patel
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The first defence minister of independent India was Baldev Singh Chokkar, who served in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet during 1947 – 52.

73. Prime Minister of which country attended the recently organised river festival ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ in India?

A. Bhutan
B. China
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Namami Brahmaputra River Festival, the biggest river festival of India in the North East was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Guwahati on 31 March, 2017. The inauguration took place in the presence of Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.

77. Who invented aeroplane?

A. Edison
B. Wright Brothers
C. Hoffman
D. Stevenson
✅ The correct answer is option B.
On 17 December, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane.

80. Who among the following is a renowned vocalist?

A. Kaushalaya Reddy
B. Manjit Bawa
C. Raja Ravi Verma
D. Pt. Jasraj
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Pandit Jasraj is an Indian classical vocalist. He belongs to the Mewati gharana of Hindustani classical music. Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana in an orthodox Brahmin family to Motiram, a classical singer.