Famous Personalities— Concepts, Formulas & Shortcuts
- Mahatma Gandhi — Father of the Nation; Sardar Patel — Iron Man of India.
- Dr B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.
- Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister; Dr Rajendra Prasad the first President.
- Vikram Sarabhai is called the father of the Indian space programme; Homi Bhabha of the nuclear programme.
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam — Missile Man of India and 11th President.
- Sarojini Naidu — Nightingale of India and the first woman Governor of an Indian state.
Famous Personalities Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1.Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?
Easy- AJawaharlal Nehru
- BMahatma Gandhi
- CSardar Patel
- DSubhas Chandra Bose
Famous Personalities question 1 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi is universally referred to by this title in India.
Q2.Who was the first President of India?
Easy- ADr Rajendra Prasad
- BDr S. Radhakrishnan
- CDr Zakir Husain
- DV.V. Giri
Famous Personalities question 2 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: A. Dr Rajendra Prasad
Explanation: Dr Rajendra Prasad served as the first President from 1950 to 1962.
Q3.Who is called the Missile Man of India?
Easy- AHomi Bhabha
- BVikram Sarabhai
- CA.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- DC.V. Raman
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Answer: C. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Explanation: Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam earned the title for his work on India's missile programme.
Q4.Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
Easy- ASarojini Naidu
- BIndira Gandhi
- CPratibha Patil
- DSucheta Kripalani
Famous Personalities question 4 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Indira Gandhi
Explanation: Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966.
Q5.Who is regarded as the father of the Indian space programme?
Moderate- AHomi Bhabha
- BVikram Sarabhai
- CSatish Dhawan
- DK. Sivan
Famous Personalities question 5 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Vikram Sarabhai
Explanation: Vikram Sarabhai founded the institutions that became ISRO.
Q6.Who is known as the Nightingale of India?
Moderate- ASarojini Naidu
- BAnnie Besant
- CKasturba Gandhi
- DVijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Famous Personalities question 6 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: A. Sarojini Naidu
Explanation: Sarojini Naidu earned the title for her poetry, and later became Governor of the United Provinces.
Q7.Who is called the father of India's nuclear programme?
Moderate- AHomi Bhabha
- BVikram Sarabhai
- CC.V. Raman
- DMeghnad Saha
Famous Personalities question 7 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: A. Homi Bhabha
Explanation: Homi Jehangir Bhabha founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and led India's atomic energy effort.
Q8.Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
Moderate- AC.V. Raman
- BRabindranath Tagore
- CMother Teresa
- DAmartya Sen
Famous Personalities question 8 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, before C.V. Raman's Physics prize in 1930.
Q9.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is remembered chiefly for:
Moderate- AFounding the INC
- BIntegrating the princely states
- CWriting the Constitution
- DLeading the Quit India Movement
Famous Personalities question 9 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Integrating the princely states
Explanation: As Home Minister he integrated over 500 princely states into the Indian Union.
Q10.Who gave the slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"?
Moderate- AJawaharlal Nehru
- BLal Bahadur Shastri
- CIndira Gandhi
- DSardar Patel
Famous Personalities question 10 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Explanation: Lal Bahadur Shastri coined it in 1965 to honour soldiers and farmers.
Famous Personalities — Frequently Asked Questions
Who is called the Father of the Indian Space Programme?+
Vikram Sarabhai, who founded the Physical Research Laboratory and led the creation of ISRO.
Which epithets recur most in exams?+
Father of the Nation, Iron Man of India, Missile Man, Nightingale of India and Punjab Kesari appear repeatedly, so learning the epithet-to-person mapping is high value.
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