Friday 22 June 2012

India Quiz - Part 16


India Quiz - Part 16


1) Which state in India is rated by The National Geographic Traveller as one of the top 50 "must-see" places in the world?

1) Uttaranchal
2) Kerala
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Jammu & Kashmir

2) Foreign tourists are permitted to visit which of the following islands of Lakshadweep?

1) Kavaratti
2) Minicoy
3) Bangaram
4) Agatti

3) Air India was launched in

1) 1932
2) 1942
3) 1947
4) 1950

4) Who is popularly known as 'Father of Indian Constitution'?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) B.R.Ambedkar
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

5) Who was India's first deputy Prime Minister?

1) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2) B.R.Ambedkar
3) Sardar Baldev Singh
4) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel



6) Rabindra Nath Tagore composed the National Anthem of...

1) India
2) Bangla Desh
3) India and Bangla Desh
4) India and Nepal

7) Which British Governor-General was responsible for the introduction of Railways in India?

1) Lord Clive
2) Lord Cornwallis
3) Lord Dalhousie
4) Warren Hastings

8) Who among the following was India's longest serving Prime Minister?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Indira Gandhi
3) Lal Bahadur Shastri
4) V.P.Singh

9) Which of the following is NOT a state of India?

1) Chattisgarh
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttaranchal
4) Vrindachal

10) Which Indian city was known in ancient times as 'Saket'?

1) Lucknow
2) Faizabad
3) Allahabad
4) Patna



11) Which was the only refinery in India at the time of its Independence?

1) Digboi
2) Bongaigonga
3) Mathura
4) Ahmedabad

12) The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

1) Greeks
2) Romans
3) Chinese
4) Arabs

13) Zero was invented by

1) Aryabhatta
2) Varahamihira
3) Bhaskara I
4) An Unknown Indian

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