General Knowledge Quiz 38: Famous Personalities

General Knowledge Quiz 38: Famous Personalities

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1. In honour of the prime minister of which country the Mahathir Award for Global Peace was instituted?

Kenya
Malaysia
Egypt
Sudan

2. Mein Kampf is the autobiography of

Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Nabakov

3. Melba Hernandez was politician who played a vital role in the revolutionary war of her country. Name the country

France
Serbia
Russia
Cuba

4. The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is a satirical play about several political philosophies. Who is the author?

William Shakespeare
George Bernard Shaw
Henrik Ibsen
Ben Jonson

5. The Laskar Awards named after American businessman Albert Lasker are given in the field of

Advertising
Management
Cinema
Medicine

6. Who has the distinction of being the youngest to win Man Booker Prize?

Arundhati Roy
Eleanor Catton
Jhumpa Lahiri
Martha Kearney

7. Who is considered as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Margaret Thatcher
David Lloyd George
Sir Henry Campbell
Robert Walpole

8. With which one of the following musical instrument will you associate Ustad Vilayat Khan?

Shehanai
Violin
Tabla
Sitar

9. Who created the first f hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) that combines a conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) system with an electric propulsion system?

William C Durant
Henry Ford
Ferdinand Porsche
Thomas Edison

10. Snellen Chart is used to measure which one of the following abilities?

Hearing
Vision
Smell
Touch

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