Friday 22 June 2012

India Quiz - Part 7


India Quiz - Part 7


1) Which of these rivers doesn't rise in India?

1) Kaveri
2) Ganga
3) Brahmaputra
4) Kanyakumari

2) How many lions are there in our national emblem???

1) One
2) Two
3) Four
4) Eight

3) The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhiji's ashes were placed before immersion is in...

1) Kanyakumari
2) Gandhinagar
3) Ahmedabad
4) Ganga

4) The largest Indian fruit is the...

1) Water melon
2) Papaya
3) Grapes
4) Jackfruit

5) Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical monuments?

1) Kolkata
2) Delhi
3) Mumbai
4) Punjab



6) The term 'Anab Shahi' refers to a variety of...

1) Grapes
2) Bananas
3) Mangoes
4) Guavas

7) White Leghorn is a breed of...

1) Himalayan Deer
2) Himalayan Langur
3) Poultry
4) Indian Goat

8) The ISRO was founded by...

1) Homi J.Bhabha
2) Dr Vikram A.Sarabhai
3) Dr Raja Ramanna
4) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

9) Who was the First Indian to go in space?

1) Kalpana Chawla
2) Tenzing Norgay
3) Rakesh Sharma
4) Sanjay Thapar

10) The first satellite launched by India was called...

1) Aryabhatta
2) Bhaskara I
3) Bhaskara II
4) Rohini



11) India's first satellite was launched in...

1) 1950
2) 1965
3) 1985
4) 1975

12) Which was the first vessel acquired by the Department of Ocean Development (DOD) for fisheries and oceanographic research?

1) Sagar Kanya
2) Sagar Vikas
3) Sagar Lakhsmi
4) Sagar Sampada

13) One of the richest states of India, the origin of its name is from the five rivers that once flowed through the state. Which is this state?

1) West Bengal
2) Panchnad
3) Haryana
4) Punjab

14) The Himalayan mountain range, stands guard to India's northern borders. One of the mountains of the Himalayan range is the highest mountain of India - which one?

1) Everest
2) Cardamom
3) Karakoram
4) Kanchenjunga

15) India has a long coastline which is serviced by more than 150 ports both major or minor. Which of these ports lies on the eastern sea coast of India?

1) Cochin
2) Kandla
3) Vizag
4) Madurai



16) Which Indian city, famous for its lagoons, is known as the Venice of the East?

1) Hyderabad
2) Jaipur
3) Mumbai
4) Alleppey

17) From deltas to bodies of water... India is surrounded by bodies of water on three sides, the west, the south and the east. How many oceans touch the Indian mainland?

1) 2
2) 1
3) 3
4) None

18) India's rich geographical variety encompasses almost all geographical features like mountains, lakes, waterfalls, geysers, plateaus etc. Which of the following feature is not found in India?

1) Iceberg
2) Desert
3) Glacier
4) Lagoon

19) India is often known as the land of rivers, with most of its major cities based on the banks of rivers. Through which of these Indian cities does the river Mithi flow?

1) Ahmedabad
2) Kolkata
3) Mumbai
4) Delhi

20) Which of the following is not a Constitutionally mandated body?

1) National SC/ST Commission
2) Planning Commission
3) Commission for Center-State Relations
4) Election Commission

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