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25 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Notable Personalities (Current Affairs). Spanning from 1995 to 2009. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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Based on 25 questions across 9 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Notable Personalities within the broader Current Affairs syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Notable Personalities. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Famous person) A. Anna Hazare B. Deepak Parekh C. GVK Reddy D. Harish Salve List II (Well-known as) 1. Lawyer 2. Banker 3. Gandhian and social activist 4. Industrialist
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Persons in news) A. Luisa Dias Diogo B. Mwai Kibaki C. Rupiah Banda List II (Countries they belong to) 1. Kenya 2. Mozambique 3. Zambia 4. Zimbabwe
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Person) A. Sabyasachi Mukherjee B. Aniruddha Bahal C. Vikram Akula D. Yusuf Hamied List-II (Area) 1. Microfinance loans 2. Pharmaceuticals 3. Fashion designing 4. Investigative journalism
Q: How is Sarosh Zaiwalla well-known as?
Q: Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Person) A. K. P. Singh B. Vikram Pandit C. Roopa Farooki D. Kishore Biyani List-II (Area) 1. Banking 2. Fiction writing 3. Retail business 4. Real estate
Q: How is Steve Fossett known?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Pascal Lamy D. Steve Ballmer List-II (Position/Organization) 1. WTO 2. Speaker, US House of Representatives 3. WHO 4. Microsoft Codes:
Q: Who among the following is Chile’s first woman President?
Q: Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long-serving President of which of the following?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List-I A. E. C. G. Sudarshan B. V. Shanta C. T. N. Krishnan D. Mahesh Dattani List-II 1. Theatre 2. Violin 3. Research in Physics 4. Cancer treatment 5. Water-harvesting A B C D
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I A. Harold Pinter B. Jacques Diouf C. Jose Manuel Barroso D. Raymond Lafitte List-II 1. Director-General, FAO 2. President, European Commission 3. World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project 4. Litterateur
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Person) A. Ela Bhatt B. Mahasweta Devi C. Ebrahim Alkazi D. Vijay Govindarajan List II (Area of work) 1. Theatre training 2. Women’s labour sector 3. Management teaching 4. Litterateur and Social Worker for the country’s tribal communities Codes:
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? British Prime Minister — Political Party
Q: Match List I (Persons) with List II (Positions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) B. P. Mishra (B) Suresh Kalmadi (C) Praful Patel (D) V. S. Jain List II 1. Executive Director, IMF 2. Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd 3. President, Indian Olympic Association 4. Vice-President, South Asian Region, World Bank
Q: World's longest-ruling head of Government is from
Q: Match List I (Distinguished Ladies) with List II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Jhumpa Lahiri (B) Sunita Narain (C) Naina Lal Kidwai (D) Ravina Raj Kohli List II 1. Science and environment 2. Novel-writing 3. Film industry 4. Banking 5. Television media Codes:
Q: In 2003, Alison Richard took over as the first ever woman Vice-Chancellor of
Q: George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?
Q: Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Anil Kakodkar (B) Raman Puri (C) M. Jagannatha Rao (D) G. Madhavan Nair List II 1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff 2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission 3. Chairman, ISRO 4. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission Codes:
Q: Match List I (Country) with List II (President) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Country) A. Congo B. Nigeria C. Uganda D. Zambia List II (President) 1. Levy Mwanawasa 2. Joseph Kabila 3. Olusegun Obasanjo 4. Yoweri Museveni
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Country) I. Columbia II. The Philippines III. Mexico IV. Venezuela List II (President) A) Vicente Fox B) Hugo Chavez C) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo D) Andres Pastrana
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Person) I. Santosh Yadav II. Oprah Winfrey III. Oscar Wilde IV. P. Sainath List II (Distinguished as) A) T.V. Host B) Journalist C) Mountaineer D) Dramatist and Author
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II I. Ernesto Zedillo A) Uruguay II. Alberto Fujimori B) Brazil III. Julio Maria Sanguinetti C) Mexico IV. Fernando H. Cardoso D) Bolivia E) Peru
UPSC has asked 25 questions on Notable Personalities in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2009. This sub-topic falls under Current Affairs.
Questions on Notable Personalities have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1995. The topic has appeared in 9 out of 31 years.
Among 25 questions on Notable Personalities: 13 are easy, 12 are moderate, and 0 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
