Famous Personalities & Founders Questions with Solutions
This topic covers famous personalities from India and the world: leaders, reformers, scientists, entrepreneurs and their nicknames, along with the founders of organisations, companies, institutions, religions and movements. Questions often use popular titles such as 'Iron Man of India' (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel) or 'Nightingale of India' (Sarojini Naidu), or ask who founded an organisation, such as the Ramakrishna Mission (Swami Vivekananda). Grouping people by field and by title makes revision faster and helps you spot wrong options. Practise the famous personalities questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
The freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu belonged to which present-day state?
A. MizoramB. AssamC. TripuraD. ManipurmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
In November 2025, the Maharashtra government announced it would take over the historic 'India House' in London, which was once home to which prominent figure?
A. Gopal Krishna GokhaleB. Vinayak Damodar SavarkarC. Bal Gangadhar TilakD. Vinoba BhavemediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026View solution › - Q3.
Who is known as the 'Father of modern Indian advertising'?
A. Prasoon JoshiB. Kailash SurendranathC. Piyush PandeyD. Alyque PadamseemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
In 2019, a minor planet between Mars and Jupiter was named after which Indian classical singer?
A. Pandit Ravi ShankarB. M. S. SubbulakshmiC. Pandit Bhimsen JoshiD. Pandit JasrajmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The Gateway of India in Mumbai was designed by:
A. Edwin LutyensB. George WittetC. Frederick William StevensD. Herbert BakermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
In which year was the filmmaker Satyajit Ray awarded the Bharat Ratna?
A. 1984B. 1995C. 1989D. 1992mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
Shri Krishna Sinha, the first Chief Minister of Bihar, was popularly known as:
A. Bihar KesariB. DeshratnaC. Bihar VibhutiD. Lok NayakmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
Amir Khusrau was known as:
A. Zinda Pir (Living Saint)B. Tuti-e-Hind (the Parrot of India)C. Mehboob-e-Ilahi (Beloved of God)D. Lisan-ul-Ghaib (Tongue of the Unseen)mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The famous cartoonist Mario de Miranda was from which state?
A. KeralaB. GoaC. KarnatakaD. MaharashtramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
Tanguturi Prakasam was popularly known as:
A. Andhra RatnaB. Andhra KesariC. DesabhaktaD. Andhra BhojamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
Which Indian politician was popularly known as 'Babuji'?
A. Rajendra PrasadB. Jagjivan RamC. Lal Bahadur ShastriD. Charan SinghmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
On which date was Mother Teresa canonised as a saint by Pope Francis?
A. 10 December 1979B. 19 October 2003C. 4 September 2016D. 5 September 1997mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q13.
The Hindi poet Mahadevi Verma is often called:
A. The modern MeeraB. The Nightingale of IndiaC. The Queen of MelodyD. The Mother of Hindi poetrymediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q14.
The 'Nanhi Kali' project for the education of underprivileged girls was launched in 1996 by:
A. Sudha MurtyB. Anand MahindraC. Azim PremjiD. Ratan TatamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q15.
The Vaishnava saint and reformer Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in:
A. Puri, OdishaB. Nadia (Nabadwip), West BengalC. Majuli, AssamD. Vrindavan, Uttar PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q16.
Who was the first Indian to head the Indian Air Force as Chief of the Air Staff?
A. Arjan SinghB. Idris Hasan LatifC. Subroto MukerjeeD. Aspy EngineermediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q17.
The Statue of Unity in Gujarat was designed by the sculptor:
A. Anil Ram SutarB. Ram V. SutarC. Satish GujralD. Arun YogirajmediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q18.
Who became the first woman Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?
A. Soumya SwaminathanB. N. KalaiselviC. Gagandeep KangD. Tessy ThomasmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
Who said, "The United Nations was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell"?
A. Dag HammarskjoldB. Kofi AnnanC. Franklin D. RooseveltD. Trygve LiemediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q20.
Which US President served two non-consecutive terms in the nineteenth century?
A. Andrew JacksonB. Ulysses S. GrantC. Theodore RooseveltD. Grover ClevelandmediumAsked in RailwayView solution ›