India Quiz - Part 9
1) Which Indian state is known for its wonderful beaches?
1) Bangalore
2) Goa
3) Mumbai
4) Pune
2) Which place in India is known for its distinct French culture?
1) Pondicherry
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Gujarat
3) Which Indian city is well known across the world for its film industry?
1) Bangalore
2) Hyderabad
3) Mumbai
4) Pune
4) Which state is known as 'God's own country'?
1) Rajasthan
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Gujarat
5) Which city is known as Silicon Valley of India'?
1) Bangalore
2) Hyderabad
3) Mumbai
4) Pune
6) In which Indian city would you find the Indira Gandhi International Airport?
1) Chennai
2) Mumbai
3) New Delhi
4) Bangalore
7) Which Pallava ruler founded the city of Mahabalipuram and built several temples there?
1) Narasimhavarman
2) Simhavishnu Avanisimha
3) Siva-Skandavaram
4) Mahendra Vaarman I
8) Who was the first person in India to win a Nobel Prize?
1) Nowroji
2) CV Raman
3) Rabindranath Tagore
4) Chandrashekar
9) In 1857 there was a major rebellion against the British. It began in which city?
1) Bangalore
2) Calcutta
3) Meerut
4) Bombay
10) In what year did Queen Victoria become Empress of India (in addition to being Queen of England)?
1) 1877
2) 1857
3) 1867
4) 1887
11) Which city was captured from the British by local ruler Siraj-ud-Daula in 1756?
1) Bombay
2) Madras
3) Calcutta
4) Delhi
12) Why was the Mughal empire weakened, and less able to prevent the British from expanding their power base in India?
1) The local rulers had gained individual power
2) The emperors were running short of money
3) The empire had been attacked from Persia and Afghanistan
4) All of these reasons
13) Which Indian cities were the first trading posts for this company?
1) Delhi and Bombay
2) Calcutta and Delhi
3) Madras and Calcutta
4) Madras and Bangalore
14) What was the name of the company founded in 1600 as a joint stock company, with the intention of trading in India?
1) British India Company
2) East India Company
3) East Indian Trading Company
4) British-Indian Trading Company
15) Who was appointed the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army in June 2005?
1) Bhupendra Singh Thakur
2) Mohinder Puri
3) Padam Pal Singh Bhandari
4) Joginder Jaswant Singh
16) Which is the oldest armoured regiment in the Indian Army?
1) 1 Horse
2) President's Bodyguards
3) 1st Armoured Regiment
4) 2 Lancers
17) This weapons system was under a cloud of controversy for the greater part of the 1990s costing Rajiv Gandhi the Prime Ministership, on allegations of corruption in the acqisition of these systems. However, the Kargil War in 1999 showed that these weapons systems were actually well worth the trouble. Which was that?
1) T-90 Tanks
2) Dhruv helicopters
3) LCA fighters
4) Bofors guns
18) Which regiment has the honour of having the most number of Param Vir Chakra (India's highest medal for gallantry) awardees?
1) Brigade of the Guards
2) Grenadiers Regiment
3) Punjab Regiment
4) Parachute Regiment
19) Which is the odd one out?
1) Jat Regiment
2) Mahar Regiment
3) Maratha Light Infantry
4) Punjab regiment
20) This regiment, raised in 1949, was the first all class regiment, made by combining the senior most battalions of four senior most infantry regiments. It is the most elite regiment of the Indian Army. Which regiment am I referring to?
1) Brigade of the Guards
2) Mechanized Regiment
3) Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry
4) Punjab Regiment
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