India Quiz - Part 13
1) Under which Indian emperor's reign was the Jama Masjid in Delhi built?
1) Jehangir
2) Shah Jahan
3) Akbar
4) Aurangzeb
2) In which state is the 'Hawa Mahal' located?
1) Gujarat
2) Jammu and Kashmir
3) Maharashtra
4) Rajasthan
3) In which Indian state is the Dilwara Temple located?
1) Assam
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Maharashtra
4) In which place in India can we find cave temples of three faiths?
1) Madurai
2) Delhi
3) Ellora
4) Agra
5) Main seaport of the state of Goa and centre of the former Portuguese colony?
1) Bombay
2) Bangalore
3) Cochin
4) Vasco-da-Gama
6) Which is the former capital of India?
1) Calcutta
2) Salem
3) Jaipur
4) Agra
7) Mega-metropolis in the east of the country and home of Mother Theresa for many years. The first city in India with an underground railway system and also home to India's largest sports stadium, Eden Gardens?
1) Calcutta
2) Bangalore
3) Cochin
4) Delhi
8) Name the place which is over three thousand years old and is the capital of modern India?
1) Bombay
2) Hyderabad
3) Calcutta
4) Delhi
9) Name the famous battle that Rana Pratap fought against Akbar's forces.
1) Panipat
2) Plassey
3) Haldighat
4) Kalinga
10) Who built the famous Sanchi stupa?
1) Ashoka
2) Vikramaditya
3) Buddha
4) Harsha
11) Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
1) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2) Sher Shah Suri
3) Shah Jahan
4) Akbar
12) Who built the Qutub Minar?
1) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2) Sher Shah Suri
3) Shah Jahan
4) Akbar
13) In whose memory was the Taj Mahal built?
1) Mumtaz Mahal
2) Noor Jehan
3) Shah Jahan
4) Anarkali
14) When did Jawaharlal Nehru die?
1) 27th June 1959
2) 27th June 1954
3) 27th May 1964
4) 27th May 1974
15) Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?
1) Bahadur Shah Zafar
2) Aurangzeb
3) Jehangir
4) Shah Jahan
16) Who built the Agra Fort?
1) Humayun
2) Jehangir
3) Akbar
4) Shah Jahan
17) When did Gandhiji launch the Quit India movement?
1) 9th August 1938
2) 9th August 1940
3) 9th August 1942
4) 9th August 1944
18) What is the capital of the state Assam?
1) Shillong
2) Itanagar
3) Guwahati
4) Dispur
19) What is the capital of the state Goa?
1) Vasco da Gama
2) Panaji
3) Margao
4) Marmagao
20) What is the capital of the state Gujarat?
1) Rajkot
2) Ahmedabad
3) Gandhinagar
4) Baroda
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