indian heritage[1]

1. The tallest statue of Hanuman is in

1. Maharashtra

2. Punjab

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Andhra PradeshA) Andhra Pradesh (in Paritala 135 feet)

2. Which Indian city manufactured balls for the World Cup Football?

1. Ludhiana

2. Mumbai

3. Jalandhar

4. ChennaiA) Jalandhar

3. Name the oldest mountain range of India

1. Himalayas

2. Nilgiris

3. Aravallis

4. VindhyasA) Aravallis

4. In which year was Teachers' Day first celebrated in India?

1. 1965

2. 1947

3. 1962

4. 1975A) 1962

5. Which of these sanctuaries is in Karnataka

1. Gir Sanctuary

2. Kaziranga Sanctuary

3. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary

4. Tadoba National ParkA) Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary (Tadoba is in Maharashtra, Gir - Gujarat, Kaziranga - Assam)

6. On which riverbank is Goa located?

1. Ganga

2. Mandovi

3. Gomati

4. SabarmatiA) Mandovi (Gomati is a tributary of Ganga, Sabarmati is in Gujarat)

7. Name the Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?

1. Leander Paes

2. Mahesh Bhupathi

3. Vijay Amritraj

4. Ashok AmritrajA) Ashok Amritraj (brother of Vijay Amritaraj, both of them Tennis players. But Vijay Amritraj has only acted in movies)

8. The Great Indian Bustard, an endangered bird, is found in

1. The Thar Desert

2. The Deccan Plateau

3. The Sunderbans

4. The Sambhar LakeA) The Thar Desert (and adjoining states in India, Pakistan)

9. Which state was the first to electrify all its villages?

1. Haryana

2. Kerala

3. Maharashtra

4. Tamil NaduA) (not Maharashtra, not Kerala)

10. 'Prem Rog' a movie directed by Raj Kapoor is based on which social cause?

1. Dowry

2. Widow-remarriage

3. Untouchability

4. CasteismA) Widow-remarriage (man in love with widow of higher status)

11. Which of these foreign rulers were the last to leave the country?

1. British

2. Dutch

3. French

4. PortugeseA) Portugese (left Goa only in 1961)

12. Which is India's second highest civilian honour?

1. Ashoka Chakra

2. Padma Bhushan

3. Padma Shri

4. Padma VibhushanA) Padma Vibhushan (followed by Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Ashok Chakra isn't civilian)

13. Which monument was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar?

1. Qutub Minar

2. Red Fort

3. Charminar

4. Fatehpur SikhriA) Fatehpur Sikhri (in 1571)

14. The stories depicted in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are from the

1. Ramayana

2. Mahabharata

3. Jataka

4. PanchatantraA) Jataka???? (stories)

15. Hamida Begum was the mother of

1. Akbar

2. Humayun

3. Babar

4. AurangazebA) Akbar (Humayun's wife)

16. One of the oldest and holiest Indian cities lies on the banks of the river Shipra. What is its name?

1. Ujjain

2. Gandhinagar

3. Chandipur

4. MysoreA) Ujjain

17. Name the river whose main tributary is the Tungabhadra

1. Krishna

2. Godavari

3. Kaveri

4. NarmadaA) Krishna

18. Which city is called the religious capital of Maharashtra?

1. Mumbai

2. Pune

3. Nasik

4. ShirdiA) Nasik (Pune is the cultural capital)

19. What was Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula, known as during the British rule?

1. Cape Coromandel

2. Cape Comorin

3. Cape Victoria

4. Cape ConnaughtA) Cape Comorin

20. In which state is India's first marine national park located?

1. Gujarat

2. Kerala

3. Goa

4. Tamil NaduA) Gujarat (acknowledged in 1982)

21. Which is the Indian state whose ruler was the only royalty who did not attend the Delhi Durbar for King George V in 1911?

1. Udaipur

2. Hyderabad

3. Mysore

4. GwaliorA) Udaipur (Maharana Fateh Singh)

22. In which monument would you find the grave of Sultan Mohammad Adil Shah?

1. Lodhi Tomb, Delhi

2. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur

3. Charminar, Hyderabad

4. Bibi ka Maqbara, AurangabadA) Gol Gumbaz

23. Which Indian state gets its name from the Burmese word for "people with pierced ears"?

1. Mizoram

2. Tripura

3. Nagaland

4. ManipurA) Nagaland (Naka)

24. Which noted Indian personality's father was one of the three main (Indian)contractors who built Connaught Place? The other two were Sardar Dharam Singh and Rai Bahadur Narain Singh.

1. Amrita Shergil

2. Vir Sanghvi

3. Khuswant Singh

4. Swaraj PaulA) Khuswant Singh (his father Sir Sobha Singh)

25. Which artist, of royal descent, became so famous that his Palace was "completed to open a post office" due to the countless painting requests that arrived "every day from everywhere"?

1. Nandalal Bose

2. Raja Ravi Varma

3. Sobha Singh

4. Rabindranath TagoreA) Raja Ravi Varma (it is!)

26. Which landmark film deals with the story of the King of Kumarpur and his two quarrelling wives Dilbahar and Navbahar?

1. Light of Asia

2. Raja Harishchandra

3. Alam Ara

4. Prithvi VallabhaA) Alam Ara

27. During his incarceration at which prison from 1942 to 1946 did Jawaharlal Nehru write the 'Discovery of India'?A) Ahmednagar (actually in five months April to September 1944)

28. Indian state capital was designed by the noted German architect Otto Konigsberger in 1946?A) Bhubaneswar

29. Which tradition of the Republic Day parade was discontinued in 2009 owing to security concerns after they caused a scare at the previous year's parade?A) Elephants

30. In 2000, P. Gopichand became the 2nd player to win the All-England title in badminton, 20 years earlier, who had become the first?A) Prakash Padukone

31. Which Maratha leader was known as the Maratha Machiavelli by the Europeans in the 18th-19th centuries?A) Nana Phadnavis

32. The subject of a classic poem by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, which apsara was the wife of the King Pururavas?A) Urvashi (the poem - Urvashi)

33. Which daughter of Fatma Begum, from Surat, became a famous film star, and also India's first woman film director?A) Zubeida (the first woman film director is Fatma Begum, though Zubeida is her daughter)

34. Who is acknowledged to be the first Indian to play at the Wimbledon tennis championships?A) S Nihal Singh (played at Wimbledon in 1908. Though B Nehru entered the competition in 1905, he gave a walkover to his opponent)

35. the famous film start seen in this still from one of his films

A) Dara Singh

36. Which town has the distinction of being the coldest inhabited town in India, and is the second coldest inhabited town in the world?A) Drass

37. Who was the youngest ever luge (men's category) Olympian (at 16 years old) and the sole Indian representative at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan?A) Shiva Keshavan

38. Which English word, meaning "Any large, overpowering, destructive force" has origin in the falsehood that Hindu devotees of Krishna were lunatic fanatics who threw themselves under the wheels of chariots in order to attain salvation?A) Juggernaut (Jaggannath)

39. Which of these English words does not have a Hindi or Urdu origin?A) Banana

40. Identify the Indian architect who has worked with Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, and has been on the selection committee for the Pritzker Prize, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, and the Aga Khan Award. He was also the first founder Director of School of Architecture, Ahmedabad.A) B V Doshi

41. Who is the fictional private investigator that has starred in a series of Bengali novels, short stories and movies, from the series Feluda created by the famous Indian Bengali film director and writer Satyajit

Ray?A) Pradosh Chandra Mitter

42. Which is the second most commonly spoken language in India, after Hindi?A) Bengali (83 million speakers followed by Telugu - 74, Marathi - 72, Tamil - 61)

43. Which is the largest freshwater island in South Asia?A) Majuli, Assam (in Brahmaputra)

44. Which is the island on which Mumbai and Thane lie, thus the most populous island in India and the 14th most populous in the world?A) Salsette Island

45. Identify this Jain religious cenre:

A) Shatrunjaya Hill

46. This miniature painting is an illustration from which early Mughal manuscript, commissioned by Akbar and directed by Mir Sayyed Ali and Abd as Samad?

A) Tutinama

47. In which city would you currently find this priceless sculpture from the trove of Indian heritage?

A) Patna

48. Born in Bilaspur, in 1927, which Indian player holds the record with Udham Singh, for winning the greatest number of gold medals in field hockey at the Olympic Games?A) Leslie Claudius

49. Identify this painting, often called "India's Mona Lisa."

A) Bani Thani

50. Which Arjuna Awardee and Padma Shri, who won a gold medal in the 1970 Asian Games, died recently in New Delhi?A) Chandgi Ram

51. From which city did Doordarshan first start its broadcast on 15 September 1959?A) Delhi

52. Which mythological figure is also known as Halyudha, Adiguru and Anmkarsana, which means child transferred from the womb?A) Balarama

53. Identify this tennis legend

1. Ramanathan Krishnan

2. Ramesh Krishnan

3. Ghaus Mohammad

4. Zeeshan AliA) Ramesh Krishnan (not Ramanathan Krishnan)

54. Which of the following newspaper was established by Mahatma Gandhi?A) Indian Opinion (in South Africa)

55. Pick the wrong match.

1. Chilka Lake :: Orissa

2. Kolleru Lake :: Karnataka

3. Dal Lake :: Kashmir

4. Sambhar Lake :: RajasthanA) Kolleru Lake is in Andhra Pradesh

56. Aryabhata was India's first satellite. Which was the second one?A) Bhaskara-1 (1979)

57. Where was the first Indian Institute of Technology setup?A) Kharagpur (1951)

58. What is the odd one out?

1. Silambam

2. Gatka

3. Thang-fa

4. BandoA) Thang-fa (is a meaningless word. Others martial arts: Silambam- Tamil Nadu, Gatka - Punjab, Bando - near Myanmar)

59. Which of the following is the motto of the Indian Navy

1. 'शं� नो� वरुणः�'- "May Vauna be peaceful to us"

2. We protect

3. On the Sea We Are Glorious

4. Touching the Sky with GloryA) शं� नो� वरुणः�

60. What is the meaning of 'Koh-i-Noor'?A) Mountain of Light

61. The 'Sanskriti Express' train is a tribute from the Indian Railways to which Indian Nobel laureate?A) Rabindranath Tagore

62. Which was Indian television's first soap opera?A) Hum Log

63. According to tradition, which style of painting is said to be originated in the Ramayana, when King Janaka commissioned artists to do paintings for the marriage of his daughter, Sita, to Lord Rama?A) Madhubani

64. Which was India's first fully indigenous passenger car?

1. Maruti Suzuki

2. Hyundai Santro

3. Honda Accent

4. Tata IndicaA) Tata Indica (of course Suzuki, Honda, and Hyundai are foreign)

65. Which of the following sports/games originated in India?A) Chess

66. Which of the following is not a 'Classical Language' of India?A) Hindi (Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu are the 4)

67. 'Losar' meaning the 'New Year' is celebrated in which part of India?A) Sikkim (Tibet)

68. Which contemporary Indian writer was born as 'Nilanjana Sudeshna'?A) Jhumpa Lahiri

69. Who was the director of Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots'?A) Rajkumar Hirani

70. India celebrates the 'National Science Day' on 28th February every year in honor of which scientist?A) C.V. Raman for the Raman Effect

71. Which Indian freedom fighter was born as 'Manikarnika' in the city of Varanasi?A) Rani Laxmibai

72. Pick the odd one out.

1. Tapti

2. Mahi

3. Narmada

4. KaveriA) Kaveri is the only East flowing one.

73. Who amongst them was a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, who was also an advisor of Google and Paypal?A) Rajeev Motwani

74. Who was the first "crorepati" in the T.V. show Kaun Banega Crorepati?A) Harshavardhan Navathe

75. The movie Slumdog Millionaire is an adaptation of which novel?A) Q & A

76. What special about the movie 'My Dear Kuttichathan' released in 1984?A) The first 3D movie released in India

77. Which of the following cities doesn't have a 'Jantar Mantar'?A) Udaipur

78. Which state capital in India is also known as the 'Scotland of the East'?A) Shillong

79. Which form of art did Maharani Gayatri Devi help revive?A) Blue Pottery

80. Which athelete is known as Payolli Express?A) P.T. Usha

81. Tirupati, the famous temple town is in which state?A) Andhra Pradesh

82. If I am good at penning 'Thrilling Tales' without 'Too Much Trouble' as I walk you on the 'Roads to Mussoorie' to a 'Stairway To Nowhere' and 'The India I love' then who am I?A) Ruskin Bond

83. Used in India before our independence, the term derives from the Latin prefix meaning "in the place of" and a French word, meaning king. What word?A) Viceroy ('Vice' - "in the place of", 'roi' - king)

84. The letter "M" stands for which city in the name of the great singer MS Subbalakshmi?A) Madurai

85. Which Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University represented India at UNESCO from 1948-49 and was later Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, from 1949 to 1952?

A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (He was vice president from 1952-1962. The first presidential election took place only in 1952 :P)

86. Calicocotton is a cloth named after which Indian port?A) Calicut

87. What was the name of Dhirutarastra's daughter in the Mahabharath?A) Dushala

88. Rabindranath Tagore composed the National Anthem of India and which other country?A) Bangladesh (Amar Shonar Bangla)

89. city is known as the Diamond capital of India?A) Surat

90. Who established Aligarh Muslim University?A) Sir Syed Ahmaed Khan

91. Which famous sufi saint's shrine is in Fatehpur Sikri?A) Khwaja Saleem Chisti

92. If you land at the Choudhari Charan Singh airport which city are you in?A) Lucknow

93. Who laid the foundation of the Maurya Dynasty?A) Chandragupta Maurya

94. Who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?A) Ahmad Shah Abdali

95. Who among the following was the signatory to the Poona Pact in the Yerwada Jail near Pune when Mahatma Gandhi was sick?A) B. R. Ambedkar

96. Where do you find the historic gate Rumi Darwaza, named after the great Turkish poet Rumi in India?A) Lucknow

97. Who wrote "Kanan Kusum"?A) Jaishankar Prasad

98. Which one of these schools of the performing arts was founded in 1930?

1. Kerala Kalamandalam

2. Sangeet Natak Academy

3. Margi

4. School of DramaA) Kerala Kalamandalam (Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi - 1952, Margi theater Trivandrum - 1970, School of Drama, New Delhi - 1959)

99. The greeting 'Jai Hind' was started by which famous person?

1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

2. MK Gandhi

3. Subhash Chandra Bose

4. Bal Gangadhar TilakA) SC Bose (though Chempakaraman Pillai is said to have introduced it)

100. 'Bandi Nata' is the folk play of which Indian state?

1. Orissa

2. Maharashtra

3. Gujarat

4. Madhya PradeshA) Orissa

101.Question: How many times did Geet Sethi win the lBSF World Billiards title?102.1) 2

2) 3 3) 4 4) 5

103. India Quiz , Sports Quiz

105. Question: Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?106.1) Geet Sethi

2) Wilson Jones 3) Michael Ferreira 4) Manoj Kothari

109. Question: How many gold medals have been won by India in the Olympics so far?110.1) 4

2) 6 3) 8 4) 10

113. Question: India won its first Olympic hockey gold in...?114.1) 1928

2) 1932 3) 1936 4) 1948

115. Hockey Quiz , India Quiz, Sports Quiz

117. Question: Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?118.1) Milkha Singh

2) P.T.Usha 3) Karnam Malleshwari 4) K.D.Yadav

121. Question: In which high-security area in Delhi did two bomb blasts take place on Wednesday?122.1) Vayu Bhavan

2) South Block-Sena Bhawan area 3) Rashtrapati Bhavan 4) Sunder Bhawan

123. Politics Quiz , India Quiz

125. Question: Which beautiful and imposing mosque is located in the middle of the sea?126.1) Fatehpur Sikri

2) Haji Ali Dargah 3) Char Minar 4) Lal Quila

127. India Quiz , Geography Quiz

129. Question: Which caves dating back to 600 A.D. are located on Gharapuri Island in Mumbai’s harbour?

130.1) Elephanta Caves 2) Ajanta Caves 3) Kanheri Caves 4) Ellora Caves

131. History Quiz , India Quiz, Geography Quiz

133. Question: Which museum was designed by George Witter, was formerly known as Prince of Wales Museum?

134.1) Mahatma Gandhi Sanghralaya 2) Veermata Sanghralaya 3) Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sanghralaya 4) Dr. Ambedkar Sanghralaya

135. India Quiz , History Quiz

137. Question: Which historical monument was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay?

138.1) India Gate 2) Churchgate 3) Arc of Victory 4) Gateway of India

141. Question: What is the most popular sport in Goa?142.1) Field hockey

2) Cricket 3) Football (soccer) 4) Golf

145. Question: What is Goa's capital city?146.1) Goa

2) Mumbai 3) Vasco da Gama 4) Panaji

149. Question: In which century did Portuguese merchants first land in Goa?

150.1) 17th 2) 14th 3) 15th 4) 16th

151. History Quiz , India Quiz, Geography Quiz

153. Question: The Ochterlony Monument was built in 1848 by Sir David Ochterlony to commemorate his victory in the Nepal War (1814 – 1816). What was it renamed as after India achieved independence?

154.1) Victory Tower 2) Qutub Minar 3) Shaheed Minar 4) Char Minar

155. India Quiz , Architecture Quiz

157. Question: Which is the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Theresa?158.1) Nirmal Hriday

2) Shishu Bhavan 3) Asha Sadan 4) Shanti Nagar

159. India Quiz , Personalities Quiz

161. Question: Which fort was built after the Battle of Plassey in 1757?162.1) Fort Henry

2) Fort William 3) Fort Calcutta 4) Fort Andrew

165. Question: Which was the first planetarium to be set up in India?166.1) Gandhi Planetarium

2) Nehru Planetarium 3) Birla Planetarium 4) Tagore Planetarium

167. India Quiz

169. Question: Which monument was built in memory of a British monarch?170.1) Victoria Memorial

2) Prince of Wales Memorial 3) King George Memorial 4) King Richard Memorial

171. India Quiz , Architecture Quiz

173. Question: Orgyen Trinley Dorje is the real name of...?174.1) 17th Kagyu Karmapa

2) 16th Kagyu Karmapa 3) Dalai Lama 4) Rimpoche of Gangtok

175. Geography Quiz , India Quiz

177. Question: How many 'World Cultural Heritage Sites' are there in India?178.1) 10

2) 14 3) 15 4) 17India Quiz

Question: Where is Fort William located ?

1) Chennai 2) Goa 3) Kolkata 4) Mysore

India Quiz, Geography Quiz

Question: Name this Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?

1) Leander Paes 2) Mahesh Bhupathi 3) Vijay Amritraj 4) Ashok Amritraj

Personalities Quiz, India Quiz

Question: Sishu is the literary work of which Indian author?

1) Vikram Seth 2) Jawaharlal Nehru 3) Rabindranath Tagore 4) Arundhati Roy

India Quiz, Books Quiz

Question: Which of these Cities located in the state of Gujarat is famous for zari production?

1) Surat 2) Rajkot 3) Surendranagar 4) Ahmedabad

Question: Which State in India is the largest producer of Soyabean?

1) Rajasthan 2) Gujarat 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh

Question: The western ghats in Maharashtra is known as...?

1) Nilgiris 2) Sahyadris 3) Cardamon Hills 4) Annamalai

Question: On which riverbank is Goa located?

1) Ganga 2) Mandovi 3) Gomati 4) Sabarmati

Question: Which state is known as India's Spice Garden...?

1) Kerala 2) Karnataka 3) Bihar 4) Uttaranchal

Question: Thumba in Kerala is famous because...?

1) It has several industries 2) It is a rocket launching station 3) It is a harbour 4) It has an international airport

Question: Which of these places is not located in Mumbai?

1) The Gateway of India 2) The Kamala Nehru Park 3) The Juhu Beach 4) The Charminar

Question: Name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel trading event...?

1) Pushkar Mela 2) Kumbha Mela 3) Sonepur Mela 4) Suraj Kund Mela

Question: Which Indian State has most airports?

1) Maharashtra 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Kerala 4) Gujarat

Question: Name the oldest mountain range of India...?

1) Himalayas 2) Nilgiris 3) Aravallis 4) Vindhyas

Question: Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in ...?

1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Assam 3) Mizoram 4) Kashmir

Question: Located in India it is Asia's largest residential university. Name it...?

1) Banaras Hindu University 2) The Utkal University 3) Jawaharlal Nehru University 4) Anna University

Question: Name the largest freshwater lake in India...?

1) Dal Lake 2) Powai lake 3) Wular lake 4) Chilka lake

Question: Name the largest freshwater lake in India...?

1) Dal Lake 2) Powai lake 3) Wular lake 4) Chilka lake

Question: Jhabua are tribals from ...?

1) Gujarat 2) Rajasthan 3) Maharashtra 4) Madhya Pradesh

Question: Which of these places grow apples in abundance?

1) Manali 2) Leh 3) Ooty 4) Kodaikanal

Question: Which Indian city manufactured balls for the World Cup Football?

1) Ludhiana 2) Mumbai 3) Jalandhar 4) Chennai

1. India Quiz , Geography Quiz2. Question: In which state is Silent Valley?3. 1) Maharashtra

2) Kerala 3) Punjab 4) Kashmir

6. Question: With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?

7. 1) Arjuna Award 2) Padma Bhushan 3) The Bharat Ratna 4) Padma Vibhushan

8. India Quiz , Personalities Quiz, Politics Quiz

10. Question: What is the full form of the "APJ" in Dr. Kalam's name?11. 1) Ahmed Panthwawala Jain

2) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen 3) Ali Ponnuswamy Jampiru 4) Akbar Panneer Jalant

14. Question: Into what position was Dr. Kalam sworn in on 25 July, 2002?15. 1) Prime Minister of India

2) Election-Commissioner of India 3) Secretary-General of the Commonwealth 4) President of India

18. Question: Who said, "those who attack Congress and spare Nehru are fools. They do not know the A.B.C of politics ... "?

19. 1) Dr B.R. Ambedkar 2) Atal Behari Vajpayee 3) Shyama Prasad Mukherji 4) Laloo Prasad Yadav

20. India Quiz , Politics Quiz

22. Question: Jawarhal Nehru was famous (or notorious) for his affair with a married woman; a love story with an ironical twist! Who was this lady?

23. 1) Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi 2) Mrs. Rosie Cripps 3) Mrs. Lara Cripps 4) Lady Edwina Mountbatten

24. India Quiz , Politics Quiz

26. Question: Mohandas Gandhi, later called Mahatma, was born in Gujarat, India in 1869. When he was 19, he went to England to study at University College, London (UCL). What did Gandhi study in England?

27. 1) Political Science 2) Poetry 3) Law 4) Dentistry

30. Question: Which actress from "Gone With the Wind" was born in Darjeeling, India and lived much of her life in London?

31. 1) Vivien Leigh 2) Butterfly McQueen 3) Olivia de Havilland 4) Evelyn Keyes

34. Question: Who was the first Indian F.R.S?35. 1) Curekji

2) Dadaji 3) Cursetji 4) Karimji

38. Question: Who was the first to command the Indian navy?39. 1) Kartik

2) Katari 3) Katira 4) Krutari

42. Question: Who was the first Muslim lady to sit in the throne of Delhi?43. 1) Noorjehan

2) Razia Riaz Monnera 3) Iltumisha 4) Sultana Razia Begum

46. Question: Who was the first person in India to win a Nobel Prize?47. 1) Nowroji

2) CV Raman 3) Rabindranath Tagore 4) Chandrashekar

50. Question: Who wrote the Novel 'Pather Dabi'in Bengali?51. 1) Kazi Nazrul Islam

2) Bankimchandra 3) Rabindranath Tagore 4) Saratchandra Chattopadhay

52. India Quiz , Books Quiz

54. Question: Who wrote the songs of 'Kaho naa...Pyaar Hai'?55. 1) Sameer

2) Mehboob 3) Anand Bakshi 4) Ibrahim Ashq

58. Question: Who wrote the 'Geet Gobindom'?59. 1) Dijendralal Sarkar

2) Ballal Sen

3) Jaidev 4) Dhoyi

62. Question: Who is also called the 'Bidrohi Kobi' in Bengali literature?63. 1) Saratchandra Chattopadhay

2) Ashapurna Debi 3) Rabindranath Tagore 4) Kazi Nazrul Islam

66. Question: Which author is a Bengali writer and an Oscar winning film director?67. 1) Chhabi Biswas

2) Rabindranath Tagore 3) Satyajit Ray 4) Bankimchandra

70. Question: From which animal is the valuable Pashmina wool obtained?71. 1) Black sheep

2) Deer 3) Ram 4) Himalayan goat

72. Animals Quiz , India Quiz

74. Question: Which animal is the main attraction in Assam's Kaziranga National Park?75. 1) Zebra

2) The one-horned rhinoceros 3) Lion 4) Giraffe

76. Animals Quiz , Geography Quiz, India Quiz

78. Question: Manikaran is a pilgrim site located in ...?79. 1) Uttaranchal

2) Punjab 3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Himachal Pradesh

Question: What is Berar district in Maharashtra famous for?

1) Mangoes 2) Cotton 3) Paper 4) Forests

Question: Where is the Chittorgarh fort located?

1) Maharashtra 2) Goa 3) Delhi 4) Rajasthan

Geography Quiz, India Quiz

Question: India is the world's leading producer of this mineral...?

1) Gold 2) Silver 3) Mica 4) Iron

India Quiz

Question: The famous Jamia Milia Islamia university is located in...?

1) Varnasi 2) New Delhi 3) Pune 4) Mumbai

India Quiz

Question: Which of these places is a famous ski resort?

1) Gulmarg 2) Panchgani 3) Dharamshala 4) Panchmarhi

India Quiz

Question: Name the famous 'tear-shaped' lake located in the Himalayas?

1) Bhim Tal 2) Naini Tal 3) Nakuchia Tal 4) Sat Tal

India Quiz

Question: Which of these states is famous for weaving carpets?

1) Sikkim 2) Kashmir

3) Tamil Nadu 4) Orissa

India Quiz

Question: When Tipu Sultan was killed?

1) May 10, 1799 2) May 12, 1799 3) May 5, 1799 4) May 9, 1799

India Quiz, History Quiz

Question: The final act of betrayal was when Tipu went himself to fight the British soldiers that were able to enter the fort courtyard. One of the traitors then ordered the inner doors to be shut. Who was this traitor?

1) Badaruddin 2) Zaman 3) Purnia 4) Mir Sadiq

Question: In 1799, the British attacked Mysore. Many of Tipu's high-ranking officials were involved in a conspiracy with the British. Most important of these was his prime-minister, Who was he?

1) Pandit Purnia 2) Mir Sadiq 3) Badruzzamah Inaita 4) Shah Zaman

Question: In 1798, Tipu signed a secret agreement with the French leader...?

1) Louis XVIII 2) Napoleon 3) Robespierre 4) Lafayette

Question: In 1789, Tipu attacked the British controlled state of Travancore, triggering another war. In 1792, Tipu surrendered to British commander...?

1) Dallhousie 2) Cornwallis 3) Wellseley 4) Mountbatten

Question: Tipu made peace with the ____________in 1784.

1) Rajputs 2) Marathas 3) British 4) Nizam of Hyderabad

Question: In 1780, Tipu's father attacked Carnatic and routed a British army. He was defeated and died in _______.

1) 1781 2) 1783 3) 1780 4) 1782

Question: In 1767, Tipu's father was at war with the British, who were allied by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the _______________.

1) Dutch 2) Rajputs 3) Marathas 4) Sikhs

Question: What was the name of Tipu Sultan's father?

1) Haydar Ali 2) Pandit Purnia 3) Ghazi Khan 4) Mir Sadiq

Question: When was Tipu born?

1) 1755 2) 1742 3) 1744 4) 1749

Question: In what year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

1) 1945 2) 1947 3) 1948 4) 1951

India Quiz, Criminals Quiz

Question: An Indian social and political leader was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist. Who was he?

1) Indira Gandhi 2) Sanjay Gandhi 3) Rajiv Gandhi 4) M.K. Gandhi

Question: Nathuram Godse was the man who struck down this pacifist...?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Tom Mboya 3) Stephen Biko 4) M.K. Gandhi

Question: What is Berar district in Maharashtra famous for?

1) Mangoes 2) Cotton 3) Paper 4) Forests

Question: Where is the Chittorgarh fort located?

1) Maharashtra 2) Goa 3) Delhi 4) Rajasthan

Question: India is the world's leading producer of this mineral...?

1) Gold 2) Silver 3) Mica 4) Iron

India Quiz

Question: The famous Jamia Milia Islamia university is located in...?

1) Varnasi 2) New Delhi 3) Pune 4) Mumbai

India Quiz

Question: Which of these places is a famous ski resort?

1) Gulmarg 2) Panchgani 3) Dharamshala 4) Panchmarhi

India Quiz

Question: Name the famous 'tear-shaped' lake located in the Himalayas?

1) Bhim Tal 2) Naini Tal 3) Nakuchia Tal 4) Sat Tal

India Quiz

Question: Which of these states is famous for weaving carpets?

1) Sikkim 2) Kashmir 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Orissa

India Quiz

Question: When Tipu Sultan was killed?

1) May 10, 1799 2) May 12, 1799 3) May 5, 1799 4) May 9, 1799

Question: The final act of betrayal was when Tipu went himself to fight the British soldiers that were able to enter the fort courtyard. One of the traitors then ordered the inner doors to be shut. Who was this traitor?

1) Badaruddin 2) Zaman 3) Purnia 4) Mir Sadiq

Question: In 1799, the British attacked Mysore. Many of Tipu's high-ranking officials were involved in a conspiracy with the British. Most important of these was his prime-minister, Who was he?

1) Pandit Purnia 2) Mir Sadiq 3) Badruzzamah Inaita 4) Shah Zaman

Question: In 1798, Tipu signed a secret agreement with the French leader...?

1) Louis XVIII 2) Napoleon 3) Robespierre 4) Lafayette

Question: In 1789, Tipu attacked the British controlled state of Travancore, triggering another war. In 1792, Tipu surrendered to British commander...?

1) Dallhousie 2) Cornwallis 3) Wellseley 4) Mountbatten

Question: Tipu made peace with the ____________in 1784.

1) Rajputs 2) Marathas 3) British 4) Nizam of Hyderabad

Question: In 1780, Tipu's father attacked Carnatic and routed a British army. He was defeated and died in _______.

1) 1781 2) 1783

3) 1780 4) 1782

Question: In 1767, Tipu's father was at war with the British, who were allied by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the _______________.

1) Dutch 2) Rajputs 3) Marathas 4) Sikhs

Question: What was the name of Tipu Sultan's father?

1) Haydar Ali 2) Pandit Purnia 3) Ghazi Khan 4) Mir Sadiq

Question: When was Tipu born?

1) 1755 2) 1742 3) 1744 4) 1749

Question: In what year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

1) 1945 2) 1947 3) 1948 4) 1951

Question: An Indian social and political leader was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist. Who was he?

1) Indira Gandhi 2) Sanjay Gandhi 3) Rajiv Gandhi 4) M.K. Gandhi

Question: Nathuram Godse was the man who struck down this pacifist...?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Tom Mboya 3) Stephen Biko 4) M.K. Gandhi

Question: Which of these is a national soup of India? (It is also the national soup of another country)

1) Sambhar 2) Cock-a-Leckie 3) Potage Minnestroni 4) Mulligatawny

India Quiz

Question: Who wrote the national song of India?

1) Rabindranath Tagore 2) Lord Mountbatten 3) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 4) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

India Quiz

Question: Who wrote the national anthem of India?

1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Jawarharlal Nehru 3) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 4) Rabindranath Tagore

India Quiz

Question: The Chakra (Wheel) in the Indian national flag has how many spokes?

1) 22 2) 20 3) 21 4) 24

India Quiz

Question: Which art was patronised by jahangir ?

1) Architecture 2) Sculpture 3) Painting 4) Music

Question: Which river is located in Kolkata (Calcutta)?

1) Adyar, Cooum 2) Sabarmati 3) Hooghly 4) Godavari

Question: Which river is located in Surat?

1) Godavari 2) Hooghly 3) Tapi 4) Adyar, Cooum

Question: In which year did Milkha Singh win the first National title in the 400 m race?

1) 1955 2) 1956 3) 1957 4) 1970

India Quiz, Sports Quiz

Question: When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established?

1) 1936 2) 1946 3) 1956 4) 1966

Question: Which of the following is a Manipuri version of Hockey?

1) Khong Kangjei 2) Hiyang Tanaba 3) Yubi Lakpi 4) Yubi-Lakpi

Question: In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?

1) Meghalaya 2) Rajasthan 3) Manipur 4) West Bengal

Question: The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to...?

1) Sportsmen 2) Coaches 3) Umpires 4) Sports Editors

Sports Quiz, India Quiz

Question: With which sport is the 'Choudhury Trophy' associated?

1) Golf 2) Circumnavigation of the earth by car 3) Formula One racing 4) Buggy-Jumping

Question: Who was the first Indian chess player to get the Grandmaster norm?

1) Vishwanathan Anand 2) Dibyendu Barua 3) Praveen M.Thipsay 4) Nassir Wajih

India Quiz, Sportrs Quiz

Question: How many gold medals did P.T.Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

Question: India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in...?

1) 1964 2) 1966 3) 1970 4) 1974

Question: The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with...?

1) Weight Lifting 2) Target shooting 3) Athletics 4) Swimming

Question: Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?

1) M.L.Valsamma 2) P.T.Usha 3) Kamaljit Sandhu 4) K.Malleshwari

Question: Who was the first Indian to reach the semi final in Wimbledon Tennis Championship?

1) Ramanathan Krishnan 2) Ramesh Krishnan 3) Laender Paes 4) Mahesh Bhupati

India Quiz, Tennis Quiz, Sports Quiz

Question: Who among the following is NOT associated with billiards in India?

1) Subash Agrawal 2) Ashok Shandilya 3) Manoj Kothari 4) Mihir Sen

Question: The craft of carpet making was first introduced in India in...?

1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Kashmir 3) West Bengal 4) Sikkim

India Quiz

Question: Which tribal group is dominant in the 'Blue Mountains' of South India?

1) Todas 2) Lepchas 3) Lambadas 4) Chenchus

Question: Which one of the following pairs represent the ancient 'tala' instruments?

1) Muzhavu-Tabla 2) Muzhavu-Thudi 3) Thudi-Tabla 4) Tumburu-Kinnaram

India Quiz

Question: In which Indian city would you find the mosque with "Shaking Minarets"?

1) Hyderabad 2) Lucknow 3) Ahmedabad 4) Allahabad

Geography Quiz, India Quiz, Architecture Quiz

Question: Which of the following musical instruments is NOT of foreign origin?

1) Flute 2) Sitar 3) Violin 4) Tabla

India Quiz

Question: "DHANUSHKODI" is the meeting point of...?

1) The Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal 2) The Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean 3) The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea 4) Ganga and the Yamuna

Question: The 'Satyagraha Ashram' was founded in 1921 at Wardha in Maharashtra by...?

1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Jamnalal Bajaj 3) Acharya Vinoba Bhave 4) Mother Teresa

India Quiz, Personalities Quiz, Geography Quiz

Question: The largest NANDI in India is found at...?

1) Chaumundeshwari Temple, Mysore 2) Leepakshi Temple, Andhra Pradesh 3) Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur 4) Ekambaranatha Temple, Kanchipuram

Question: The DILWARA TEMPLES at Mount Abu are dedicated to...?

1) Adinath 2) Bahubali 3) Gautama Buddha 4) Mahavira

Question: The experimental satellite SROSS abbreviation means?

1) Stretched Rohini Satellite Series 2) Super Rohini Satellite Series 3) Subsystem Rohini Satellite Series 4) Subcontracted Rohini Satellite Series

Space Quiz, India Quiz

Question: METSAT the first exclusive meteorological satellite built by ISRO is a?

1) Polar Orbit Satellite 2) Geosynchronous Satellite 3) Low Earth Orbit Satellite 4) Deep Space Probe

Question: On which spacecraft did Rakesh Sharma make his historic trip to Space?

1) Salyut 7 2) Soyuz-T 3) Apollo 11 4) Progess 1

Question: Who was the backup crew for Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space?

1) Ravi Kumar 2) Ravish Sharma 3) Madhavan Nair 4) Ravish Malhotra

Question: Who was the Chairman of ISRO (2003)?

1) Prof Satish Dhawan 2) Dr. K Kasturirangan 3) Prof U R Rao 4) Prof Yash Pal

Question: Which is India's first artificial satellite?

1) Aryabhata 2) Rohini 3) INSAT 4) Bhaskara

Question: IRS series satellites are used for?

1) Communication 2) Astronomy 3) Remote Sensing 4) Forestry

Question: Which of these is not a launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

1) GSLV 2) HSLV 3) PSLV 4) ASLV

Question: Who is said to be the "Father of the Indian Space Program"?

1) Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam 2) Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai 3) Dr. K Kasturirangan 4) Prof Satish Dhawan

Question: The dance form Garba is associated with which state?

1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra 3) Orissa 4) Himachal

Question: In which of these places is the Kumbh Mela celebrated?

1) Hardwar 2) Punjab 3) Thiruvananthapuram 4) Bengal

India Quiz

Question: Which of these rivers doesn't rise in India?

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

Question: How many lions are there in our national emblem???

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

India Quiz

Question: The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhiji's ashes were placed before immersion is in...

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

History Quiz, India Quiz

Question: The largest Indian fruit is the...

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

India Quiz

Question: Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical monuments?

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

History Quiz, India Quiz, Architecture Quiz

Question: The term 'Anab Shahi' refers to a variety of...

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

Question: White Leghorn is a breed of...

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

Question: The ISRO was founded by...

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

Question: Who was the First Indian to go in space?

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

Question: The first satellite launched by India was called...

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

Question: India's first satellite was launched in...

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

Question: 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

Question: 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

Question: 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

Question: 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

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

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

Question: 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

Question: 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

Question: 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

Question: 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

Politics Quiz, India Quiz

Question: How many judges sat on the bench to hear the landmark case of Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala in 1973?

1) 7 2) 9 3) 13 4) 11

Question: Which of the following Constitutional posts is enjoyed for a fixed term?

1) President 2) Chief Justice 3) Prime Minister 4) Governor

Question: From which Constitution was the Concept of a Five Year Plan borrowed into the Indian Constitution?

1) USA 2) USSR 3) UK 4) Ireland

Question: Which important human right is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?

1) Right to Equality 2) Right to Freedom of Religion 3) Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression 4) Right to life and liberty

Question: Which of the following words was added into the Pre-amble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?

1) Federal 2) Socialist 3) Sovereign 4) Republic

Question: Which dynasty was ruling in Delhi and was defeated by Babur when he invaded India?

1) Slave dynasty 2) Tughlaq dynasty 3) Khilji dynasty 4) Lodhi dynasty

Question: Wagah border town is also the place of the official checkpoint between India and which other country?

1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh 3) China 4) Nepal

Question: Tamil, one of India's oldest languages, along with Sankrit, it has been the direct and indirect ancestor of many South Indian languages. Tamil is also the national language of which of the following countries?

1) Indonesia 2) Malaysia 3) Singapore 4) Thailand

Question: Samudragupta, one of India's greatest empire builders, of the Gupta period, his son and father both had the same name. What was it?

1) Chandragupta 2) Maurya 3) Asoka 4) Skandagupta

Question: In which Indian city are you likely to find Osmania University, established by the local ruler or the Nizam?

1) Ahmedabad 2) Aurangabad 3) Hyderabad 4) Allahabad

Question: Lakshadweep, the name of these picturesque islands off India's South Western coast comes from the Sanskrit word for which number?

1) 1,000,000 2) 100,000 3) 10,000 4) 1,000

Question: How did Humayun, the second Mughal Emperor of India die?

1) Killed in battle 2) Died of a heart attack 3) Assassinated by his son 4) Broke his neck after falling down the stairs

Question: Which elephant-headed god of Hinduism makes frequent appearances as the idol in Apu's store in "The Simpsons"?

1) Ganesha 2) Vishnu 3) Shiva 4) Bramha

Question: Which overseas IT related company was the first to set up shop in Bangalore, which is now easily the IT capital of India?

1) Texas Instruments 2) IBM 3) Intel 4) Apple

Question: The Chilka lake, India's largest salt water lake and Asia's largest inland salt water lagoon, covers approximately what area?

1) 1300 sq km 2) 1000 sq km 3) 1100 sq km 4) 1200 sq km

Question: Which of the following rivers does NOT meet the Bay of Bengal?

1) Vaigai 2) Godavari 3) Mahanadi 4) Tapi (Tapti)

Question: Punjab, a state in northern India, is known as the 'Land of Five RIvers'? Tell me, what are the names of these five rivers?

1) Krishna, Tungabhadra, Godavari, Bhima, Vaigai 2) Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Jhelum, Sutlej 3) Gomati, Son, Gandak, Damodar, Yamuna 4) Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati, Luni, Mahi

Question: This is one of the two biggest rivers in the tiny state of Goa, along with the Zuari. It is famous for boat cruises, dolphins, and even an off-shore casino! It finally empties itself into the Arabian sea near Panaji (Panjim), the capital of Goa. What is the name of this river?

1) Kaveri (Cauveri) 2) Brahmaputra 3) Mandovi (Mandavi) 4) Tungabhadra

Question: The prime tributary of the Ganga (Ganges), this river rises in the Himalayas, and flows southeast to meet the Ganga at Allahabad. Its upper course forms a long section of the Uttar Pradesh - Haryana border. The confluence with the Ganga at Allahabad is considered a sacred spot by Hindus and is a pilgrimage spot. Which river am I referring to?

1) Brahmaputra 2) Yamuna 3) Krishna 4) Bhima

Question: Where would you find the only sanctuary of Asiatic lions in the world?

1) Lakshadweep 2) Karnataka 3) Gujarat 4) Mizoram

Question: Which Indian state is known for its wonderful beaches?

1) Bangalore 2) Goa 3) Mumbai 4) Pune

Question: Which place in India is known for its distinct French culture?

1) Pondicherry 2) Karnataka 3) Kerala 4) Gujarat

Question: Which Indian city is well known across the world for its film industry?

1) Bangalore 2) Hyderabad 3) Mumbai 4) Pune

Question: Which state is known as 'God's own country'?

1) Rajasthan 2) Karnataka 3) Kerala 4) Gujarat

Question: Which city is known as Silicon Valley of India'?

1) Bangalore 2) Hyderabad 3) Mumbai 4) Pune

Question: In which Indian city would you find the Indira Gandhi International Airport?

1) Chennai 2) Mumbai 3) New Delhi 4) Bangalore

Question: 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

Question: Who was the first person in India to win a Nobel Prize?

1) Nowroji 2) CV Raman 3) Rabindranath Tagore 4) Chandrashekar

Personalities Quiz, India Quiz

Question: In 1857 there was a major rebellion against the British. It began in which city?

1) Bangalore 2) Calcutta 3) Meerut 4) Bombay

Question: 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

Question: Which city was captured from the British by local ruler Siraj-ud-Daula in 1756?

1) Bombay 2) Madras 3) Calcutta 4) Delhi

Question: 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

Question: 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

Question: 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

Question: 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

Army Quiz, India Quiz

Question: Which is the oldest armoured regiment in the Indian Army?

1) 1 Horse 2) President's Bodyguards

3) 1st Armoured Regiment 4) 2 Lancers

Question: 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

Question: 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

Question: Which is the odd one out?

1) Jat Regiment 2) Mahar Regiment 3) Maratha Light Infantry 4) Punjab regiment

Question: 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

Question: What is the name of the indigenously developed third generation anti-tank missile to be inducted into the Indian Army in the nest couple of years?

1) Nag 2) Arrow

3) Sagarika 4) Javelin

Question: What is the nickname of the Vickers MBT operated by the Indian Armor in the 1970s and 1980s?

1) Sharath 2) Ajeya 3) Vijayanta 4) Bheesma

Question: The Indian Army has used tanks originally designed and built in many countries. Which of these countries has India never bought tanks or a license for production?

1) France 2) UK 3) Germany 4) USSR/Russia

Question: Name the person who built Fort Necessity.

1) Edward Braddock 2) James Wolfe 3) Jeffrey Amherst 4) George Washington

Question: The fourth and final phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1756-1763. What is the name of the fourth phase?

1) King George's War 2) The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War) 3) King William's War 4) Queen Anne's War

Question: The third phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1744 to 1748. What is the name of the third phase?

1) Queen Anne's War 2) King William's War 3) King George's War 4) The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years' War)

Question: The second phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1702 to 1713. What is the name of the second phase?

1) King George's War 2) The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War) 3) King William's War 4) Queen Anne's War

Question: The first phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1690 until 1697. What is the name of the phase?

1) Queen Anne's War 2) King William's War 3) King George's War 4) The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years' War)

Question: The French and Indian Wars were triggered when French and Algonquian Indians massacred the inhabitants of this city in 1690. Which?

1) Rochester 2) Albany 3) Schenectady 4) Salam

Question: During his time of life in the Gupta empire, which of these is a famous play that the Gupta poet Kalidasa wrote?

1) Mohenjo-Daro 2) Shakuntala 3) Kshatriya 4) Ramayana

Question: Which of these remains of the Gupta empire is the western Indian city of Ajanta most notable for?

1) Buddhist Monastery 2) Stone Carvings 3) Cave Painting 4) Large Temple

Question: Which of these important inventions that is used all around the world was created by the Gupta civilization?

1) Leather Belts 2) 'Arabic' Numeral System 3) Farm Tractor 4) Newspaper

Question: After the fall of the Maurya empire in India, what was the next major empire to unite many kingdoms in India?

1) Gupta 2) Dravidians 3) Tamil 4) Pandava

Question: Which of these was not one of the things Asoka did for his people during his rule?

1) Make stone pillars across India 2) Send missionaries to Sri Lanka 3) Plant banyan trees by the roads 4) Set up food banks in poor towns

Question: Known as the "philosopher king", Asoka was the emperer of the Maurya empire as of 268 BC. What was his relationship to Chandragupta, the original founder of the empire?

1) Grandson 2) Nephew 3) Son 4) Son-in-law

Question: Which of these facts about Chandragupta is true?

1) He called his people children. 2) He converted to Buddhism and rejected war. 3) He trained women to protect his palace. 4) He had stone pillars set up through India with Buddhist inscriptions on them.

Question: We know most of what we know today because of Megasthenes, an ambassador to the Maurya court. What empire was Megasthenes an ambassador for?

1) Greek 2) Egyptian 3) Roman 4) Ottoman

Question: After Chandragupta forged his empire in the north, what geographic feature did he conquer most of after capturing the Ganges Valley?

1) Deccan 2) Indus River Valley 3) Western Ghats 4) Hindu Kush

Question: Chandragupta, who first gained power after capturing the rich Ganges Valley, went on to create what ancient Indian empire with his son and grandson?

1) Gupta 2) Deccan 3) Maurya 4) Tamil

Question: The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign of which ruler?

1) Harshavardhana 2) Skandgupta 3) Kanishka 4) Menander

Question: Which king adopted titles such as Param Bhagaveta and Maharajadhiraja Sri Bhattaraka?

1) Asoka 2) Chandragupta Maurya 3) Samudragupta 4) Chandragupta II

Question: What are Archer, Standard, Battle-axe, Kacha, and Tiger-slayer all types of?

1) Inscriptions 2) Bows 3) Coins 4) Swords

Question: The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the ruling period of which dynasty?

1) Kushan Dynasty 2) Maurya Dynasty 3) Gupta Dynasty 4) Satvahanas Dynasty

Question: Which astronomer's treatise was named 'Panchasiddhantika'?

1) Aryabhatta 2) Varahamihira 3) Gargi 4) Brahma Gupta

Question: During whose reign did the apostle St.Thomas go to India to preach Christianity?

1) Kujala Kadphises 2) Gondophernes 3) Antialkidas 4) Wema Kadphises

Question: In which year did Asoka wage the battle of Kalinga?

1) 263 B.C 2) 260 B.C 3) 261 B.C 4) 262 B.C

Question: Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?

1) Chandragupta I 2) Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) 3) Samudragupta 4) Skandgupta

Question: Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Kingdom?

1) Kunal 2) Asoka 3) Brihadratha 4) Tivara

Question: Which Satvahana ruler adopted the title Tri-samudra-toya-pita-vahana?

1) Vashishtiputra Pulumayi 2) Gautamiputra Sri Satkarni 3) Simuka 4) Yajnasri Satkarni

Question: Which Chinese traveller's description about the Indian society are recorded in the book 'Fo-Kero-Ki'?

1) Fa-hien 2) Hiuen Tsang 3) I-tsing 4) Pan-Ku

Question: Back to the olden days. Who was left behind as the governor of India by Alexander the Great?

1) Ptolemey 2) Patrocles 3) Chandragupta 4) Selucus

Question: One of the famous and controversial person during the freedom struggle who opposed Gandhiji's ideologies of non-violence and non-cooperation was one of these men. Which?

1) Gopalakrishna Ghokale 2) Nehru 3) Subhas Chandra Bose 4) Vallabhai Patel

Question: Complete the trilogy, famous during the Indian Independence stuggle. Two were called Lal and Bal. Who was the third?

1) Mal 2) Gandhi 3) Bose 4) Pal

Question: There were four dynasties flourising in Tamil Nadu. Three of them were Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas. Which was the fourth?

1) Kakatiyas 2) Rashtrakutas 3) Pallavas 4) Hoysalas

Question: Who was the French governor who was defeated by Robert Clive during the Anglo-French wars in India?

1) Multiplex 2) Napoleon 3) Charles de Gaulle 4) Dupleix

Question: Who was the prime minister of Nandas?

1) Chanakya 2) Nanda 3) Asoka 4) Raksas

Question: Who is known as the "Napoleon of India"?

1) Akbar 2) Chandragupta 3) Samudragupta 4) Ashoka

Question: Who were the first European settlers in India?

1) English 2) Portuguese 3) French 4) Dutch

Question: When did India become a sovereign Democratic Republic?

1) 1947 2) 1945 3) 1942 4) 1950

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Question: Who found the Mauryan Empire in India?

1) Chandragupta 2) Kanishka 3) Ashoka 4) Chanakya

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