Indian Personalities

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Q. 1 This Grandmaster was the first Indian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000. He is ranked no.1 in the April 2007 FIDE rankings. Who is this chess player?

Q. 2 Author of "The Argumentative Indian", this Indian Economist is noted for his work in welfare economics. Who is he?

Q. 3 Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, this lady was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. To which Indian city did she dedicate over forty years of her life tending to the needs of the poor, sick, orphaned and dying?

Q. 4 One of the most famous Indian writers in English Language, he was born in 1906 in Madras.His pieces of art include 'The Guide' and 'Bachelor of Arts'.The famous cartoonist R.K.Laxman is his brother.Name the writer.

Q. 5 A famous Indian model and an actress, she won the Famous Ford Supermodels Contest at the age of 17. She made her debut in Mani Ratnam's 'Iruvar'and also got appreciated for her work in a movie adapted from Rabindranath Tagore's 'Binodini'.Guess her name.

Q. 6 A great scholar, freedom fighter, writer and painter this literary figure won the noble prize in 1913 for his collection of well known poems. His poetic works include ' Sonar Tari', 'Puravi', ' The cycle of the spring', ' The evening songs' etc. The names of his well known novels are: 'Gora', ' The wreck', ' Raja Rani', ' Ghare Baire', ' Raj Rishi' etc. ' Chitra' is his famous play in verse. ' Kabuli Wallah' and ' Kshudita Pashan' are his famous stories. Name him.

Q. 7 Captain of  the gold medal winner Indian Hockey team in the historic 1936 Berlin Olympics, he scored 101 goals at the Olympic games and 300 goals in other international matches and his record is unbroken. He was also titled "Hockey Wizard". Name the sportsperson.

Q. 8 Born in a Kashmiri Muslim Family  of Bombay and later migrated to Great Britain, some of his well known books are 'Rome', ' Midnight's Children', ' Haroun and the sea of Stories' and the 'Moor's Last Sigh'.He created a world-wide furore and commotion with the publication of his book ' Satanic Verses'.In 1996 he received the European Union Literary Award in Denmark. Name the famous writer.

Q. 9 Born in Chandigarh in the year of 1969, he earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. His success graph took off exponentially when he, along with his colleague Jack Smith, set up Hotmail on 4th July 1996. Name the eminent figure.

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