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Each section contains 100 MCQs on Famous Personalities .
71
Ex President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 77th Session of the Indian History Congress in which state?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 77th session of Indian History Congress (IHC) at University of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 29 December, 2016.
72
Who among the following is a renowned vocalist?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
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.
73
Who served as the governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
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.
74
The first Defence Minister of India was
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The first defence minister of independent India was Baldev Singh Chokkar, who served in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet during 1947 - 52.
75
The Chief Minister who remained in the office for longest period :
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Pawan Kumar Chamling served as the chief minister of Sikkim for 24 years and 165 days.
76
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Central Pay Commission constituted by the Government of India in February 2014?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Typically, the commission takes 18 months to submit its report. The Seventh Pay Commission was constituted in February 2014 under the chairmanship of Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur to submit its recommendations by August 2015.
77
Name the only US president who also served as the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
William Howard Taft was elected the 27th President of the United States (1909 - 1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921 - 1930), the only person to have served in both of these offices.
78
Who amongst the following is an Economist of international fame and was in news recently?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Paul Robin Krugman is an American economist, professor, and columnist. He is a professor of economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and a columnist for The New York Times.
79
To whom the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever' is attributed?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
John Keats dedicated this poem to the late poet Thomas Chatterton. The poem begins with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever".
80
The Planning Commission of India has set up a 12 member committee on financial sector reforms. Who is the Chairman of the Committee?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Chairman of the 12 member Committee was Raghuram Rajan.