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If You Can't Identify 5/15 Of These Indian Historical Figures, You Probably Shouldn't Have Passed 10th Standard

Identify These Indian Historical Figures

[Milkha Singh](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Milkha-Singh) was a track-and-field athlete who became the first Indian to ever reach the finals of an Olympic event in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games where he stood fourth in the 400-metre race!

**Milkha Singh**

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[Sarojini Naidu](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarojini-Naidu) was the first woman to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress and became the first Indian woman ever to be appointed as a state governor.

**Sarojini Naidu**

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[Subhas Chandra Bose](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Subhas-Chandra-Bose) was an Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary whose efforts were prominent in the Indian pursuit of independence from the British rule.

**Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose**

[C.V. Raman](https://www.britannica.com/biography/C-V-Raman) was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who was also responsible for the exponential growth of science in India.

**C.V. Raman**

A man wearing sunglasses sits with his hands folded

[Balasaheb Thackeray](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bal-Thackeray) was a cartoonist-turned-politician who founded the Shiv Sena party in 1966. He is also known as the "Godfather of Maharashtra".

Bal Thackeray

[P.V. Narasimha Rao](https://www.britannica.com/biography/P-V-Narasimha-Rao) was a former Prime Minister of India who served from 1991 to 1996.

**P.V. Narasimha Rao**

A bespectacled man holds a book in his right hand

[Dr. Radhakrishnan](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarvepalli-Radhakrishnan) was a scholar who also served as President of India from 1962 to 1967.

**Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan**

[J.R.D. Tata](https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-R-D-Tata) was an Indian businessman and aviation pioneer who was a key player in the expansion of the Tata Industries.

**J.R.D. Tata**

[M.S. Subbulakshmi](https://www.culturalindia.net/indian-music/classical-singers/m-s-subbulakshmi.html) was one of the most popular Carnatic singers and was also the first singer to be awarded a Bharat Ratna.

**M.S. Subbulakshmi**

[Sunil Gavaskar](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sunil-Gavaskar) is a former Indian cricket player who is known to be the greatest opening batsman of all time.

**Sunil Gavaskar**

[Atal Bihari Vajpayee](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Atal-Bihari-Vajpayee) was the 10th Prime Minister of India and had served a total of three terms of varying lengths.

**Atal Bihari Vajpayee**

[Shashi Kapoor](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004434/) was an Indian film actor and a part of the famous Kapoor family. He was the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor.

**Shashi Kapoor**

[Verghese Kurien](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Verghese-Kurien) is said to be the architect of the white revolution in India which made our nation the largest dairy producer in the world.

**Verghese Kurien**

[Gayatri Devi](https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gayatri-devi-1919) was the princess of Cooch Behar and the third Maharani consort of Jaipur through her marriage to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. She also ran for Parliament in 1962 where she won by the highest margin ever witnessed.

**Maharani Gayatri Devi**

[Narayana Murthy](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Narayana-Murthy) is a software businessman and the co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd. His was the first Indian company to ever be listed on an American stock exchange.

**N. R. Narayana Murthy**

Clearly, history is not your thing. Better luck next time!

Were you even paying attention in class?

You know the basics but could probably brush up on your historical knowledge.

I'm gonna guess you were a solid 60% student.

You clearly paid attention in history class! About 80% of you is made up of facts.

You're a low-key genius.

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If You Can't Identify 5/15 Of These Indian Historical Figures, You Probably Shouldn't Have Passed 10th Standard

h/t : "If You Can't Identify 14/25 Of These Historical Figures, You Probably Shouldn't Have Graduated"

If You Can't Identify 5/15 Of These Indian Historical Figures, You Probably Shouldn't Have Passed 10th Standard

h/t : "If You Can't Identify 14/25 Of These Historical Figures, You Probably Shouldn't Have Graduated"

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