Famous Personalities
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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, known as the 'Missile Man of India', served as the President of India. In which years did he hold this position?
Q2 · Famous Personalities · MEDIUM
Mother Teresa, who worked extensively with the poor and sick in Kolkata, was born in which country?
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Malala Yousafzai became the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate when she won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. She is known for her activism for girls' education in which country?
Q4 · Famous Personalities · HARD
Subhas Chandra Bose founded the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) to fight for India's independence. In which country did he establish the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in 1943?
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Who became the youngest Indian woman to summit Mount Everest in 2014 at the age of 13 years and 11 months?