10 GK MCQ's on Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

 1- Which island bears the name of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?

(a) Wheeler Island, Odisha
(b) Landfall Island
(c) Bhavani Island
(d) Sriharikota

Answer: a

2- What is Dr. Abdul Kalam's full name?

(a) Avul Jakir Jalaluddin Kalam
(b) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
(c) Abdul Sakir Jainulabdeen Kalam
(d) None of the above

Answer: b

3- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born on what date?

(a) 15 October 1931
(b) 2 September 1929
(c) 15 August 1923
(d) 29 February 1936

Answer: a

4- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam does not receive which of the following awards?

(a) Padma Bhushan
(b) Padma Vibhushan
(c) Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
(d) Bharat Ratna 

Answer:c 

5- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam did not write which of the following books?

(a) Failure to Success: Legendary Lives
(b) You Are Born to Blossom
(c) Ignited Minds
(d) A House for Mr. Biswas‎ 

Answer:d

6- Which of the following statements about Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is NOT correct?

(a) Dr. Abdul Kalam received the Bharat Ratna in 2007
(b) Dr. Abdul Kalam died on 17 July 2015 (aged 83) in Assam, India
(c) India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium was written in 1998.
(d) Kalam worked at the Defence Research and Development Organisation

Answer: b

7- What is the location of the 'Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam National Memorial'?

(a) Pei Karumbu

(b) Krusadai Island

(c) Kattupalli Island

(d) Quibble Island

Answer: a

8- What city was Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam born in?

(a) Kanyakumari

(b) Ramanathapuram

(c) Rameshwaram

(d) Madurai

Answer: c

9- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was elected President of India in 2002:

(a)  K. R. Narayanan
(b)  Lakshmi Sahgal
(c)  Krishan Kant
(d) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Answer: b 

10- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was India's President at the time.

(a) 9th 
(b) 10th 
(c) 11th
(d) 12th

Answer: c