GK - Famous Personalities
31.
Who was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize?
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The first Asian recipient, Rabindranath Tagore, was awarded the Literature Prize in 1913.
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Option DExplanation :
The first Asian recipient, Rabindranath Tagore, was awarded the Literature Prize in 1913.
32.
The first Indian to swim across English channel was
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Mihir Sen was an Indian long distance swimmer and businessman. He was best known for being the first Indian to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958 in the fourth fastest time (14 hrs & 45 mins) and the only man to swim the oceans of the five continents in one calendar year (1966).
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Option CExplanation :
Mihir Sen was an Indian long distance swimmer and businessman. He was best known for being the first Indian to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958 in the fourth fastest time (14 hrs & 45 mins) and the only man to swim the oceans of the five continents in one calendar year (1966).
34.
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was:
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first external affairs minister to deliver a speech in Hindi at the UN General Assembly, effectively raised India's stand on key issues like nuclear disarmament, state-sponsored terrorism and reforms at the world body.
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Option AExplanation :
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first external affairs minister to deliver a speech in Hindi at the UN General Assembly, effectively raised India's stand on key issues like nuclear disarmament, state-sponsored terrorism and reforms at the world body.
35.
Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?
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The Trinity of Carnatic music, also known as The Three Jewels of Carnatic music, refer to the outstanding trio of composer-musicians of Carnatic music in the 18th century, being Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.
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Option AExplanation :
The Trinity of Carnatic music, also known as The Three Jewels of Carnatic music, refer to the outstanding trio of composer-musicians of Carnatic music in the 18th century, being Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.
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