Important Personalities

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Notable figures from Indian and global history, science, politics, and public life -- the people behind the events and achievements covered elsewhere on DesiQuiz. Questions might ask who led a particular movement, who made a particular breakthrough, or who's associated with a well-known achievement, spanning freedom fighters and political leaders to scientists, reformers, and cultural figures. A good fit if names and biographies stick with you more easily than dates and treaties.

Q1.Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

A.Rabindranath Tagore
B.C.V. Raman
C.Amartya Sen
D.Mother Teresa

Q2.Which Indian mathematician formulated the Fibonacci sequence?

A.Pingala
B.Aryabhata
C.Bhaskara II
D.Brahmagupta

Q3.Who was the first Indian to win a Grammy Award?

A.Ravi Shankar
B.A.R. Rahman
C.Zakir Hussain
D.Pandit Jasraj

Q4.Who wrote the book "Train to Pakistan"?

A.Khushwant Singh
B.Jawaharlal Nehru
C.Mahatma Gandhi
D.Rabindranath Tagore

Q5.Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in Peace?

A.Kailash Satyarthi
B.Mahatma Gandhi
C.Mother Teresa
D.Rabindranath Tagore
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