Personalities KBC Quiz & KBC Questions, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question: Name this Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?

1. Leander Paes
   
2. Mahesh Bhupathi
   
3. Vijay Amritraj
   
4. Ashok Amritraj
   

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Question: With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?

1. Arjuna Award
   
2. Padma Bhushan
   
3. The Bharat Ratna
   
4. Padma Vibhushan
   

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The Bharat Ratna was conferred on Dr. Kalam by K. R. Narayanan who was then President of India.

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Question: What is the full form of the "APJ" in Dr. Kalam's name?

1. Ahmed Panthwawala Jain
   
2. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen
   
3. Ali Ponnuswamy Jampiru
   
4. Akbar Panneer Jalant
   

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Dr. Kalam is the son of a boat owner in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He is a symbol of how in India, anybody can aspire even to the highest office.

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Question: Into what position was Dr. Kalam sworn in on 25 July, 2002?

1. Prime Minister of India
   
2. Election-Commissioner of India
   
3. Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
   
4. President of India
   

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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was sworn in as the eleventh president of India. He is famous for his humility, sincerity, dediction and love for children.

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Question: Which lines are NOT found in Shakespeare?

1. Neither a borrower nor a lender be
   
2. To sleep, perchance to dream
   
3. Out, out, brief candle
   
4. When you speak of this - and you will - be kind
   

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The line is from 'Tea and Sympathy' (by Robert Anderson)

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Question: Shakespeare lived to a ripe old age - for his time. How old was he when he died?

1. Under 40
   
2. In his 60's
   
3. In his 40's
   
4. In his 50's
   

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in 1952!

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Question: Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's comedies?

1. Merry Wives of Windsor
   
2. Twelfth Night
   
3. Troilus and Cressida
   
4. Every Man in his Humour
   

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That one is by Ben Jonson.

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Question: Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?

1. Coriolanus
   
2. Timon of Athens
   
3. Titus Andronicus
   
4. The Duchess of Malfi
   

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That one is by John Webster.

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Question: Which of the following has NOT been seriously suggested as being the true author of Shakespeare's works?

1. Edward DeVere, Earl of Oxford
   
2. John Webster
   
3. William Stanley, Earl of Derby
   
4. Francis Bacon
   

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Bacon may be the name most often mentioned, but there are many who will argue for Oxford or Derby.

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Question: The theatre with which Shakespeare is most closely associated is the...?

1. National Advancement
   
2. Monarch
   
3. Globe
   
4. Thespian
   

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It was situated on the South Bank [of the Thames], in Southwark.

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